Composition of the Soviet Troops in the Kursk Battle

(July 01, 1943)

Updated November 20, 2003

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Armies

Infantry, Paratroops and Cavalry

Artillery

Tank and Mechanised Troops

Aviation

Engineering Troops

Western Front (10th Army,11th Gds. Army, 50th Army, 1st Air Army took part in the battle)

10th Gds. Army

7 Gds. RC (29 Gds. RD),

15 Gds. RC (30,85 Gds. RD),

19 Gds. RC (22,56,65 Gds. Rfl. Div)

83 Gds. CAR

119 STR

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263,369 SEBn

11th Gds. Army

8 Gds. RC (11,26,83 Gds. RD)

16 Gds. RC (1,16,31  Gds. RD, 169 RD)

36 Gds. RC (5,18,84 Gds. RD)

108,217 RD

8 BArC :

   3 BArD (15 LABr, 5 GAB, 1 HABr, 117 SHHABr, 7 MBr)

   6 BArD (21 LABr, 10 GAB, 18 HABr, 119 SHHABr, 2 MBr)

  14 AD (54 LABr, 48 GAB, 43 HABr, 9 MBr)

56 Gds. CAR, 1,2,17,74,75 Gds. GAR, 39,403,537,761,995,1093,1165 GAR

15,16 Gds. HAR, 128,360,364 HAR

5 Gds. ATAR, 545,546 MR, 24,25 Gds. MBr*1, 40,59,60,74,325 Gds. MR*1,

14  SAAD (525,715,718,721 SAAR)

17 SAAD (500,1267,1276,1279 SAAR)

48 SAAD (231 Gds. AAR, 50,1277,1278 AAR)

716,739,1280,1484 AAR,

4, 614 SAAB

10,29,43 Gds. TBr, 213 TBr, 2,4 STR, 1453 SPGR

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6 Gds SEBn, 84,226,243,367 SEBn, 61 PonB

5th Army

207,208,312,352 RD

66 Gds. GAR, 696 ATAR, 537 MR, 41 Separate Gds. MR*1, 1479 AAR

153 TBr

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296, 297 SEBn

10th Army

139,247,290,330,385 RD 9 SDBr

188 GAR/48 GAB, 564,572 GAR, 520,992 ATAR, 544 MR, 2 Separate Gds. MBn*1, 1268 AAR

1 SATrB

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303,345,368 SEBn

20th Army

152, 154 Fortified Regions

1 Gds. ATAB, 535 MR, 1265 AAR/49 AAD, 1270 AAR, 64 SAAB

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291,301,302 SEBn

31st Army

36 RC (215,274,359 RD)

45 RC (88,220,331 RD),

82,133,251 RD

392,542,644,646 GAR, 529,873 ATAR, 536,549 MR, 28,201 Separate Gds. MBn, 49 AAD (245,1271 AAR), 240,341,1269,1478 AAR

42 Gds. TBr, 2 Gds. Mtcl Regiment, 6,20 SSnB

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72 SEBn

33rd Army

42,144,160,164,222 RD

1309 LAR/54 LABr, 55 Gds. CAR, 517,557 GAR, 2 Gds. ATAR, 538 MR, 35 Btln./60 Gds. MBn, 40 Separate Gds. MBn, 1266,1480 AAR

256 TBr, 520 STB

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298,321 SEBn

49th Army

58,146,277,338,344 RD

570,1099 GAR, 49 HAR, 3 ATAB, 593 ATAR, 540 MR, 317 Gds. MR, 1273,1481 AAR

23 Gds. TBr, 1537 SPGR, 138 STB, 6,52 SATrB

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305,306 SEBn

50th Army

38 RC (17,326,413 RD), 49,64,212,324 RD

447, 523,1091 GAR, 600 ATAR, 541,542 MR, 54 Gds. MR, 1275,1482,1483 AAR

196 TBr, 1536 SPGR, 21,43 SATrB

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307,309 SEBn

1st Air Army

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1550,1551,1552,1553,1604 AAR

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2 BtlAC (231,232 BtlAD), 2 FAC (7 Gds. FAD), 8 FAC (215,323 FAD), 204 BAD, 224,233,311 BtlAD, 303,309 FAD, 213 NBAD, 10 RAR, 1 MedAR, 713 TAR, 65 SAS

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Front HQ

371 RD, 36 Rfl. Brigade

758 ATAR, 307 Gds. MR, 11 Btln./59 Gds. MR), 1272 AAR/49 AAD, 1281 AAR, 324 SAAB

1 TC (89,117,159 TBr, 44 Mot. Rfl. Brigade, 1437 SPGR)

5 TC (24,41,70 TBr, 5 Mot.Rfl.Brigade, 1435 SPGR, 731 SATB, 277 MBn), 2Gds TBr, 94,120,187 TBr, 56 Gds STR, 161,233,248 STR, 7,37,38,40 SSnB

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11,12 MEBr, 33 SpEBr, 11 Mine-Layer Btln., 6,11,122,129,133,229,230 SEBn, 537 SMnEB, 9,51,62,87,88,89,90,91,99 PonB

Total:

Armies -9

Air Armies - 1

RC - 9

RD - 54

Rfl. Brigade - 1

SDBr - 1

Fortified Regions - 2

Artillery Corps - 1

Breaking Artillery Corps - 2

Artillery Division - 1

Separate Artillery Regiment - 35

ATAB - 2

ATAR - 10

Separate Mortar Regiment - 11

Separate Gds. Mortar Brigade - 2

Separate Gds. Mortar Regiment - 8

Separate Gds. Mortar Battalion - 5

AAD - 4

AAR - 24

SAAB - 4

TC - 2

Separate TBr - 13

STR - 7

SPGR - 3

Mtcl. Regiment -1

STB - 2

SSnB - 6

SATrB - 5

BtlAC - 1

FAC - 2

BAD - 1

BtlAD - 5

FAD - 5

NBAD - 1

RAR - 1

EBr - 3

SEBn - 32

PonB - 10

Briansk Front

 3rd Army

235,269,283,308,342,380 RD

 20 BArD (34 LABr, 53 GAB, 60 HABr, 93 HHABr*2,102 SHHABr, 20 MBr), 420 GAR, 584 ATAR, 475 MR,

 24 AAD (1045, 1337, 1343, 1349 AAR), 1284 AAR

82,114 STR, 1538 SPGR, 10,55 SATrB

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348 SEBn

61st Army

9Gds. RC (12,76,77 Gds. RD), 97,110,336,356,415 RD, 12 SDBr

60,67 Gds. GAR, 554 GAR, 533 ATAR, 547 MR,

13 AAR  (1065,1173,1175,1218 AAR), 1282 AAR

 68 TBr, 36 STR, 1539 SPGR, 31,45 SATrB

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 310,344 SEBn

 63rd Army

5,41,129,250,287,348,397 RD

1071,1311 ATAR, 286 MR, 28 AAD (1355,1359,1365,1371 AAR)

231 STR, 1452 SPGR

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356 SEBn

15th Air Army

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1 Gds. FAC (3,4 Gds. FAR)

3 BtlAC (307,308 BtlAD), 113 BAD, 225 BtlAD, 284 NBAD, 234,315 FAD, 99 Gds. RAR

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 Front HQ

25 RC (186,238,362 RD)

2 BArC:

   13 BArD (42 LABr, 47 HABr, 88,91 HHAbr, 101 SHHABr, 17 MBr),

   15 BArD (69 LABr, 35 HABr, 85,87 HHABr, 106 SHHABr, 18 MBr)

   3 Gds. MD (15,18,19 Gds. MBr)

7 BArC:

   16 BArD (49 LABr, 61 GAB, 52 HABr, 90 HHABr, 109 SHHABr, 14 MBr)

   17 BArD (37 LABr, 39 GAB, 50 HABr, 92 HHABr, 108 SHHABr, 22 MBr)

   2 Gds. MD (3,17,26 Gds. MBr)

44 GAB, 12 ATAB, 13 MBr, 8 Gds. MBr, 85,93,310,311,312,313 Gds. MR, 10 Separate Gds. MBn, 1477 AAR, 386 SAAB

1 Gds. TC (15, 16, 17 Gds. TBr, 1 Gds. Mot. Rfl. Brigade, 34 Gds. TR, 65 Mtcl. Btln., 1001 ATAR, 732 SATB, 455 MR, 80 Gds. AAR),

11,12,13,26 Gds STR, 253 STR, 1444,1445,1535 SPGR, 55 Separate Mtcl. Btln., 54 SATrB

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8 SpEBr, 57 FEBr, 3 Gds. Mine-Layer  Btln, 131 SFEB, 231,740 SEBn, 48,53,131,136 PonB

Total:

Armies -3

Air Armies - 1

RC - 2

RD - 24

SDBr - 1

Artillery Corps - 2

Breaking Artillery Division - 5

Separate Artillery Brigade - 1

Separate Artillery Regiment - 4

ATAB - 1

ATAR - 4

Separate Mortar Brigade - 1

Separate Mortar Regiment - 3

Gds. Mortar Division - 2

Separate Gds. Mortar Brigade - 1

Gds. Mortar Regiment - 6

Separate Gds. Mortar Battalion - 1

AAD - 3

AAR - 3

SAAB - 1

TC - 1

Separate TBr - 1

STR - 9

SPGR - 6

Mtcl. Btln. -1

SATrB - 5

BtlAC - 1

FAC - 1

BtlAD - 1

BAD - 1

FAD - 4

NBAD - 1

RAR - 1

EBr - 2

SEBn - 8

PonB - 4

Central Front 

 13th Army

17 Gds. RC (6,70,75 Gds. RD),

18 Gds. RC (2,3,4 Airborne Div.),

15 RC (8,74,148 RD),

29 RC (15,81,307 RD)

4 BArC:

   5 BArD (16 LABr, 24 GAB, 9 HABr, 86 HHABr, 100 SHHABr, 1 MBr)

   12 BArD (46 LABr, 41 ABr, 32 HABr, 89 HABr, 104 SHHABr, 11 MBr)

   5 Gds MD (16,22,23 Gds. MBr);

19 Gds. GAR, 874 ATAR, 476,477 MR, 6,37,65,86,324 Gds. MR,

1 AAD (1042,1068,1085,1090 AAR),

25 AAD (1067,1356,1362,1368 AAR), 1287 AAR

129 TBr, 27,30 Gds. STR, 43,58,237 STR, 1442 SPGR, 49 SATrB

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275 SEBr

48th Army

42 RC (16,202,399 RD)

73,137,143,170 RD

1168 GAR, 2 ATAB, 220 Gds. ATAR, 479 MR,

16 AAD (728,1283,1285,1286 AAR), 461 AAR, 615 SAAB

45,193,228 STR, 1454, 1455 SPGR/9 TC, 1540 SPGR, 37 SATrB

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313 SEBn

 60th Army

24 RC (112 RD, 42, 129 Rfl. Brigade),

30 RC (121,141,322 RD), 55 RD, 248 Rfl. Brigade

1156 GAR, 1178 ATAR, 128,138,497 MR, 98 Gds. MR, 268 Separate Gds. MBn, 221 Gds. AAR, 217 AAR

150 TBr, 58 SATrB

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 59 SEBr, 317 SEBn

 65th Army

18 RC (69,149,246 RD)

27 RC (60,193 RD, 115 Rfl. Brigade), 37 Gds, RD, 181,194,354 RD

120,543 ATAR,  143*M Gds. MR, 218,478 MR, 94 Gds. MR, 235 AAR

29 Gds. STR, 40,84,255 STR

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14 MEBr, 321 SEBn

70th Army

28 RC (132,211,280 RD), 102, 106,140,162,175 RD, 3 DBr/2 DD

 1 Gds. AD (3 Gds. LABr,1 Gds GAB, 2 Gds. HABr), 378 ATAR, 136 MR,

12 AAD (836,977,990 AAR), 581 AAR

240,251,259 STR

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169,371,386 SEBn

 2nd Tank Army

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3 TC (50,51,103 TBr, 57 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 74 Mtcl. Btln., 881 ATAR, 728 SATB,234 MBn, 121 AAR),

16 TC (107,109, 164 TBr, 15 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 51 Mtcl. Btln.,1441 SPGR, 614 ATAR, 729 SATB, 226 MR), 11 Gds TBr, 87 Separate Mtcl. Btln.

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357 SEBn

 16th Air Army

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1610,1611,1612 AAR

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3 BAC (241,301 BAD), 6 MAC(221 BAD, 282 FAD), 2 Gds. BtlAD, 299 BtlAD, 1 Gds FAD, 283,286 FAD, 271 NBAD, 16 RAR, 6 MedAR, 14 SAS

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 Front HQ

2 DD (4 DBr), 115,119,161 Fortified Regions, 14 SDBr

68 GAB, 1,13 ATAB, 130,563 ATAR, 21 MR, 84,92,323 Gds. MR, 10 AAD (802,975,984,994 AAR), 997 AAR/12 AAD, 325,1259,1263 AAR, 13 Gds. SAAB

9 TC (23,95,108 TBr, 8 Mot. Rfl. Brigade, 730 SATB),

17 TC (79,101,102 TBr, 26 Mot. Rfl. Brigade), 1541 SPGR, 40 SATrB

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1 Gds. SpEBr, 6 MEBr, 12 Gds. Mine-Layer Btln, 120,257 SEBn, 9,49,50,104 PonB

Total:

Armies -5

Tank Armies -1

Air Armies - 1

RC - 10

RD - 38

Airborne Division - 3

Rifle Brigade - 4

Destroyer Division - 1

SDBr - 1

Fortified Regions - 2

Artillery Corps - 1

Breaking Artillery Division - 2

Artillery Division - 1

Separate Artillery Brigade - 1

Separate Artillery Regiment - 3

ATAB - 3

ATAR - 8

Separate Mortar Brigade - 1

Separate Mortar Regiment - 10

Gds. Mortar Division - 1

Gds. Mortar Regiment - 10

Separate Gds. Mortar Battalion - 1

AAD - 5

AAR - 12

SAAB - 4

TC - 4

Separate TBr - 3

STR - 15

SPGR - 3

Mtcl. Btln. -1

SATrB - 4

BAC - 1

FAC - 1

MAC - 1

BtlAD - 2

BAD - 3

FAD - 6

NBAD - 1

RAR - 1

EBr - 4

SEBn - 11

PonB - 4

Voronezh Front  

 6th Gds. Army

22 Gds. RC (67,71,90 Gds. RD)

23 Gds. RC (51,52 Gds. RD, 375 RD), 89 Gds. RD

27, 33 GAB, 628 GAR, 27,28 ATAB, 493,496,611,694,868,1008,1240,1666,1667 ATAR, 263,295 MR, 5,16,79, 314 Gds. MR,

26 AAR (1352,1357,1363,1369 AAR), 1467 AAR

96 TBr, 230,245 STR, 1440 SPGR, 60 SATrB

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205,540 SEBn

7th Gds. Army

24 Gds. RC (15,36,72 Gds. RD)

25 Gds. RC (73,78,81 Gds. RD), 213 RD

109,161,265 Gds. GAR, 30 ATAB, 114,115 Gds. ATAR, 1669,1670 ATAR, 290 MR,

5 AAD (670,743,1119,1181 AAR), 162, 258 Gds. AAR

27 Gds. TBr, 201 TBr, 148,167,262 STR, 1438,1529 SPGR, 34,38 SATrB

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60 SEBr, 175,329 SEBn

38th Army

167,180,204,232,240,340 RD

112 Gds. GAR, 111 Gds. HAR,29 ATAB, 222,483,1658,1660 ATAR, 491,492 MR, 66 Gds MR, 441 Btln./314 Gds. MR, 981 AAR/9 AAD, 1288 AAR

180,192 TBr

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235,268 SEBn, 108 PonB, 1505 Separate Mine-Layer Field Engineering Btln.

 40th Army

100,161,184,206,219,237,309 RD

36 GAB, 29 HABr, 76 Gds. GAR, 32 ATAB, 4 Gds. ATAR, 12,869,1244,1663,1664 ATAR, 493,494 MR, 9,10 Mnt. MR,

9 AAD (800,974,993 AAR), 1488 AAR

86 TBr, 59,60 STR

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14 SEBn

 69th Army

107,111,183,270,305 RD

1661 ATAR, 496 MR, 225 Gds. AAR, 322 SAAB

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328 SEBn

1st Tank Army

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316 Gds. MR, 8 AAD (797,848,978,1063 AAR)

3 Mech. Corps (1,3,10 Mot. Rfl. Brigade, 1 Gds TBr, 49 TBr, 58 Mtcl/ Btln., 35 ATAR, 265 MR, 405 Separate Gds. MBn)

6 TC (22,112,200 TBr, 6 Mot. Rfl. Brigade, 85 Mtcl. Btln., 1461 SPGR, 538 ATAR, 270 MR),

31 TC (100,237,242 TBr)

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71,267 SEBn

 2nd Air Army

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1554,1555,1605 AAR

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1 BAC (1 Gds. BAD, 293 BAD)

1 BtlAC (266,292 BtlAD),

4 FAC (294,302 FAD),

5 FAC (8 Gds. FAD, 205 FAD),

291 BtlAD, 203 FAD, 208 NBAD, 385,454 LBAR, 50 RAR, 331 SAS

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 Front HQ

 35 Gds. RC (92,93,94 Gds. RD)

1528 HAR/29 HABr, 522,1148 SHHAR, 14,31 ATAB, 1076,1689 ATAR, 12 MBr, 469 MR, 36,80,97,309,315 Gds. MR, 22 Gds. SAAB

2 Gds. TC (4,25,26 Gds. TBr, 4 Gds. Mot. Rfl. Brig., 46 Gds. TR, 1500 ATAR, 755 SATB, 273 MR, 1695 AAR),

5 Gds. TC (20,21,22 Gds. TBr, 5 Gds Mot. Rfl. Brig., 48 Gds. TR, 1499 ATAR, 454 MR, 1696 AAR), Separate Tank Regiment

 

 4,5 MEBr, 42 SpEBr, 6 PonBr, 13 Gds. Mine-Layer Btln., 6,20 PonB

Total:

Armies -5

Tank Armies -1

Air Armies - 1

RC - 5

RD - 35

Separate Artillery Brigade - 4

Separate Artillery Regiment - 9

ATAB - 7

ATAR - 26

Separate Mortar Brigade - 1

Separate Mortar Regiment - 11

Gds. Mortar Regiment - 11

AAD - 4

AAR - 9

SAAB - 2

TC - 4

Mechanised Corps - 1

Separate TBr - 6

STR - 8

SPGR - 3

SATrB - 3

BAC - 1

BtlAC - 1

FAC - 2

BtlAD - 3

BAD - 2

FAD - 5

NBAD - 1

RAR - 1

LBAR - 1

EBr - 4

SEBn - 12

PonBr - 1

PonB - 3

Stepnoy Military District (the Soviet Supreme Command-in-Chief Reserve)

 4th Gds. Army

20 Gds. RC (5,7,8 Gds. Airborne Div.)

21 Gds. RC (68,69,80 Gds. RD)

452,1317 ATAR, 466 MBn, 96 Gds. MR,

27 AAD (1354,1358,1364,1370 AAR)

3 Gds. TC (3,18,19 Gds. TBr, 2 Gds. Mot. Rfl. Brig., 1436 SPGR, 73 Mtcl. Btln., 1496 ATAR, 266 MR, 1701 AAR, 749 SATB, 324 Gds. MBn)

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48 SEBn

 5th Gds. Army

32 Gds. RC (13,66 Gds. RD, 6 Gds. Airborne Div.),

33 Gds. RC (95,97 Gds. RD, 9 Gds. Airborne Div.),

42 Gds.RD

301,1322 ATAR, 308 Gds. MR,

29 AAD (1360,1366,1372,1374 AAR)

10 TC (178,183,186 TBr, 11 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 1450 SPGR, 77 Mtcl. Btln., 727 ATAR, 287 MR, 1693 AAR)

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256,431 SEBn

 27th Army

71,147,155,163,166,241 RD

680,1070 ATAR, 480 MR, 47 Gds. MR,

23 AAD(1064,1336,1342,1348 AAR)

93 TBr, 39 STR

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25,38 SEBn

 47th Army

21 RC (23,218,337 RD)

23 RC (29,30,38 RD)

269,1593 ATAR, 460 MR, 83 Gds. MR,

21 AAD (1044,1334,1340,1346 AAR)

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91 SEBn

 53rd Army

28 Gds. RD, 84, 116, 214, 233, 252, 299 RD

232,1316 ATAR, 461 MR, 89 Gds. MR,

30 AAD(1361,1367,1373,1375 AAR)

34,35 STR

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11,17 SEBn

 5th Gds. Tank Army

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678 HAR, 689 ATAR, 76 Gds MR,

6 AAD (146,366,516,1062 AAR)

 5 Gds. Mech. Corps (10,11,12 Gds. Mot.Rfl.Brig., 24 Gds. TBr, 4 Separate Gds. Armored Car Btln., 2 Gds. Mtcl. Btln., 1447 SPGR, 104 Gds. ATAR, 285 MR, 737 SATB, 409 Gds. MBn)

29 Gds. TC (25,31,32 TBr, 53 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 1446 SPGR, 38 Separate Gds. Armored Car Btln., 75 Mtcl. Btln., 108 ATAR, 271 MR, 747 SATB)

53 Gds. STR, 1549 SPGR, 1 Gds Mtcl. Regiment.

 994 LBAR

 377 SEBn

 5th Air Army

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7 MAC (202 BAD, 287 FAD),

8 MAC (4 Gds BtlAD, 264 BtlAD, 456 FAD),

3 FAC (265,278 FAD)

7 FAC (259,304 FAD)

69 Gds. FAR, 511 RAR

 

Front HQ

35 RC (HQ only)

3 Gds. Cav. Corps (6 Gds. Cav. Div., 6,32 Cav. Div., 144 Gds. ATAR, 3 Gds SATB, 64 Gds. MBn, 1731 AAR)

5 Gds. Cav. Corps (11,12 Gds. Cav. Div., 63 Cav. Div., SPGR*3, 150 Gds. ATAR, 5 Gds. SATB, 72 Gds. MBn, 585 AAR)

7 Gds. Cav. Corps (14,15,16 Gds. Cav. Div., 145 Gds. ATAR, 7 Gds. SATB, 57 Gds. MBn, 1733 AAR)

11 AAD(804,976,987,996 AAR)

4 Gds. TC (12,13,14 Gds. TBr, 3 Gds. Mot. Rfl. Brig., 1451 SPGR, 76 Mtcl. Btln, 756 ATAR, 264 MR, 752 SATB, 120 Gds. AAR)

3 Gds. Mech. Corps (7,8,9 Gds. Mot. Rfl. Brig. 35 Gds. TBr, 1 Gds. Mtcl. Btln., 1510 ATAR, 129 MR, 743 SATB, 334 Gds MBn, 1705 AAR)

1 Mech. Corps (19,35,37 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 219 TBr, 57 Mtcl. Btln., 75 ATAR, 294 MR),

2 Mech. Corps (18, 34, 43 Mot. Rfl. Brig., 33 TBr, 68 Mtcl. Btln., 79 ATAR, 468 MR, 734 SATB, 410 Gds. MBn, 1706 AAR)

78 Separate Mtcl. Btln.

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8 EBr, 27 SpEBr, 7,19,40 PonB, 246, 247, 248, 250, 284 SEBn

Total:

Armies -5

Tank Armies -1

Air Armies - 1

RC - 7

Cav. Corps - 3

RD - 27

Cav. Div. - 9

Airborne Division - 5

Separate Artillery Regiment - 1

Separate ATAR - 11

Separate Mortar Regiment - 4

Gds. Mortar Regiment - 6

AAD - 7

TC - 4

Mechanised Corps - 4

SPGR - 1

Separate TBr - 1

STR - 4

Mtcl. Regiment - 1

Separate Mtcl. Btln - 1

 

MAC - 2

FAC - 2

BtlAD - 2

BAD - 1

NBAD -

FAR - 1

RAR - 1

LBAR - 1

EBr - 2

SEBn - 14

PonB - 3

 

*1 - NOTE: Gds. MD/MBr/MR/MBn usually are Gds. Rocket Launcher units, but some exceptions may occur. They will be marked with (*M)

*2 - In RKKA there were at list 3 types of Heavy Artillery Formations: Heavy, Super-Heavy, Peculiar-Heavy

*3 - unnumbered unit.

*M - Mortar units

Abbreviations

AA

Anti-Aircraft

AAD

Anti-Aircraft Division

AAR

Anti-Aircraft Regiment

AD

Artillery Division

AT

Anti-tank

ATAB

Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade

ATAR

Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment

BArC

Breaking Artillery Corps

BArD

Breaking Artillery Division

BAC

Bomber Aircraft Corps

BAD

Bomber Aircraft Division

BAR

Bomber Aircraft Regiment

BtlAC

Battleplane Aircraft Corps

BtlAD

Battleplane Aircraft Division

BtlAR

Battleplane Aircraft Regiment

Btln.

Battalion

CAR

Corps Artillery Regiment

DBr

Destroyer Brigade

DD

Destroyer Division

Div.

Division

EBr

Engineering Brigade

FAC

Fighter Aircraft Corps

FAD

Fighter Aircraft Division

FAR

Fighter Aircraft Regiment

FEBr

Field Engineer (Sapper) Brigade

GAB

Gun Artillery Brigade

GAR

Gun Artillery Regiment

Gds.

Guards

HABr

Howitzer Artillery Brigade

How.

Howitzer

HHABr

Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade

Inf.

Infantry

HQ

Headquarters

LABr

Light Artillery Brigade

LBAR

Light Bomber Aircraft Regiment

LEB

Light Engineering Battalion

MAC

Mixed Aircraft Corps

MAD

Mixed Aircraft Division

MBn

Mortar Battalion

MBr

Mortar Brigade

MD

Mortar Division

MEB

Motorized Engineering Battalion

MEBr

Mine-Engineer Brigade

Mech.

Mechanised

MedAR

Medical Air Regiment

MFEB

Motorized Field Engineering (sapper) Battalion

Mot.

Motorized

MR

Mortar Regiment

MPonB

Motorized Pontoon Battalion

Mtcl.

Motorcycle

NBAD

Night Bomber Aircraft Division

PonB

Pontoon Battalion

PonBr

Pontoon Brigade

RAR

Recon Aircraft Regiment

RC

Rifle Corps

RD

Rifle Division

Rfl.

Rifle

SAAB

Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion

SAAD

Separate Anti-Aircraft Division

SAAR

Separate Anti-Aircraft Regiment

SAS

Spotter Aircraft Squadron

SATB

Separate Anti-Tank Battalion

SATrB

Separate Armored Train Battalion

SCCR

Supreme Command-in-Chief Reserve

SDBr

Separate Destroyer Brigade

SEBn

Separate Engineering Battalion

SEBr

Separate Engineering Brigade

SFEB

Separate Field Engineering (sapper) Battalion

SHHABr

Super-Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade

SHABr

Super-Heavy Artillery Brigade

SMnEB

Separate Mine-Engineering Battalion

SPGR

Self-Propelled Gun Regiment

SpEBr

Special (destination) Engineering Brigade

SSnB

Separate Snowmobile Battalion

STB

Separate Tank Battalion

STR

Separate Tank Regiment

TAR

Transport Air Regiment

TBr

Tank Brigade

TC

Tank Corps

TD

Tank Division

Literature:

  1. Kurskaya Bitva, Khronika, Facty, Ljudi, Vol. 1, Moscow, Olma-Press, 2003

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