Composition of the Soviet Troops in the Moscow Battle
(September 01, 1941)
June 17, 2003
"Bitva pod Moskvoi, Khronika, Fackty, Lyudi",M., Olma-Press, 2002, vol.1,2
Armies |
Infantry, paratroops and cavalry |
Artillery |
Tank and Mechanised troops |
Aviation |
Engineering troops |
Zapadny front (West Front) |
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16 |
44 Rfl. Corps (38, 108, 152 Rfl. Div.) |
49,471,587 CAR, 700 ATAR |
127 Tank Brigade |
- |
42 MEB, 169,243 SFEB |
19 |
596 CAR, 311 GAR, 120,399 SCCR HAR, 874 ATAR, 4/302 SCCR HAR, 7,318 SAAB |
101 Tank Div., 205 Separate Tank Reg. |
- |
111 MEB, 238,321 SFEB |
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20 |
73,129,144,153,161,229 Rfl. Div. |
126 CAR, 592 GAR, 302 SCCR HAR,872 ATAR,112,123,185,455 SAAB |
- |
- |
129,226,229 MEB, 288 SFEB |
22 |
29 Rfl. Corps (126,179,214 Rfl. Div.) 51 Rfl. Corps (98,112,170 Rfl. Div.) 62 Rfl. Corps (174,186 Rfl. Div) |
56,545,615 CAR, 360 SCCR HAR, 390 HAR (17 Rfl. div.), 697 ATAR, 102 SATB (17 Rfl.Div), 11 SMB, 111,183,397 SAAB |
48 Tank Div., 9 Mtcl. Reg. |
- |
22,39 SEBn, 115 MEB |
29 |
178,243,246,252 Rfl. Div. |
444,644 CAR |
Separate motorized brigade |
- |
71,72 SEBn |
30 |
134,162,242,250,251 Rfl. Div. |
392,542 CAR, 871 ATReg, 12 SMB |
107 Tank Div. |
- |
51MPonB, 263 SFEB |
Separate troops of front HQ command |
Cavalry group (50,53 Cav.Div), 62,64,65,66 fortified regions |
7 GAR,29,467 CAR, 301,375 HAR, 293 SCCR GAR, 509 ATAR, 57 HAR (95 Rfl. Div.), 27 HAR (27 Tank Div.), 164 SAAB, 7 AABr, Smolensky and Baranovichsky brigade's AA regions |
126,128 Tank Brigades, 49,52,54,56,59,64,66,184,186 Separate Tank Battalions. |
23 BAD, 31,43,46,47 MAD, 30,95,134 BAR (without planes), 304 RAR |
70,122 SEBn, 113,114,133 MEB, 62,63,64 PonB |
Total: 6 |
Rfl. Corps - 4 Rfl. Div. - 32 Cav. Div. - 3 Fortified regions - 4 |
GAR - 33 SATB - 1 SAAB - 10 SMB - 2 AABr -1 Brigade AA Regions - 2 |
Tank Div. - 3 Tank brigades - 3 Motorized brigades - 1 Separate tank regiment - 1 Motorcycle regiment - 1 Separate tank battalions -9 |
MAD - 4 BAD - 1 BAR - 3 RAR -1 |
SEBn - 19 SFEB - 6 |
Rezervny front (Reserve front) |
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24 |
19,100,106,107,120,303,309 Rfl. Div., 6 Home guard Div. |
275,488,685 CAR, 305, 573 GAR, 105,544 SCCR HAR, 533,879,880 ATAR, 24 SMB |
102,105 Tank Div. 103 Mot. Div. |
38 MAD, 10,163 FAR, 50 BAR, 77 BtlAR |
37,88 SEBn 6,103 MEB 56 MPonB |
31 |
119,247,249 Rfl. Div. |
43 CAR, 766 ATAR,231,232,281,282 NGB |
- |
- |
537 MFEB |
32 |
2,7,8,13 Home guard Div. |
873 ATAR |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
1,5,9,17,18,21 Home guard Div. |
876,878 ATAR |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
53,149,211,222 Rfl. Div. |
364,646 CAR, 320 SCCR GAR, 18, 758,875 ATAR, 64, 71,230,304 SAAB |
104,109 Tank Div. |
12 MAD, 161,165 FAR, 57 BAR |
9 MPonB, 246,273,312 SFEB, 538 MFEB |
49 |
194,220,248 Rfl. Div. 4 Home gurad Div. |
396, 3/392 CAR |
- |
- |
- |
Separate troops of front HQ command |
133 Rfl. Div., 68 Fortified region. |
336,649 CAR |
143 Tank Brigade |
- |
84 SFEB |
Total -6 |
Rfl. Div. - 18 Home guard div. - 12 Fortified regions - 1 |
GAR - 24 SMB - 1 SAAB - 4 |
Tank Divisions - 4 Tank brigades - 1 Motorized divisions - 1 |
MAD - 2 FAR - 4 BAR -2 BtlAR - 1 |
SEBn - 6 SFEB -6 |
Bryansky Front (formed Aug., 16, 1941) |
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3 |
137,148,269,280,282 Rfl. Div., 4 Cav. Div. |
420 CAR |
108 Tank Div., 141 Tank brigade, 113 Separate Tank brigade |
- |
- |
13 |
45 Rfl. Corps (6,155,307 Rfl Div.) 121,132,143 Rfl. Div., 52 Cav. Div. 4th Airborne Corps (7th,8th Airborne Brigades) |
462 CAR, 387 SCCR HAR., 699 ATAR, 12,130 SAAB |
50 Tank Div. 43 Tank brigade |
- |
78,275 SEBn, 60 PonB |
21 |
28 Rfl. Corps. (117,187,219 Rfl. Div.) 66 Rfl. Corps (55,75,232,266 Rfl. Div.) 67 Rfl. Corps (24,42,277 Rfl. Div. Cav. group (32,43,47 Cav. Div.) 214th Airborne Brigade |
435 CAR, 5,6 SMB, 21 SAAB |
18 Separate Tank Reg. 20 Mtcl. Reg. 6 Separate Armored Train Battalion |
- |
23 SEBn, 266 SFEB |
50 |
217,258,260,278,279,290,299 Rfl. Div., 29 Inf. Reg. (38 Rfl. Div.) |
151,207,645 CAR, 761 ATAR, 86 SAAB |
- |
- |
5 SFEB |
Operational group of general Ermakov |
283 Rfl. Div. 21 Cav. Guard Div., 55 Cav. Div. |
- |
121,150 Tank Brigades |
- |
- |
Operational group of colonel Akimenko |
127, 160 Rfl. Div. |
753 ATAR |
- |
- |
- |
Separate troops of front HQ command |
102,151,154,287,298 Rfl. Div., Bryansky Separate Inf. Reg. |
447,455 CAR, 16,311 SAAB, 546,637,643 CAR (on reformation) |
- |
11,28,60,61 MAD |
- |
Total armies - 4 Oper. groups - 2 |
Rfl. Corps - 4 Rfl. Div. - 36 Separate Inf. Reg. - 2 Airborne Corps - 1 Airborne Brigades - 3 Cav. Div. - 7 |
GAR - 15 SMB - 2 SAAB - 6 |
Tank divisions - 2 Tank brigades - 3 Separate Tank Regiment -1 Motorcycle Regiment -1 Separate tank battalions - 2 Armored train battalions - 1 |
MAD - 4 |
SEBn - 4 SFEB - 2 |
Abbreviations
AA |
Anti-Aircraft |
AT |
Anti-tank |
ATAR |
Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment |
BAD |
Bomber Aircraft Division |
BAR |
Bomber Aircraft Regiment |
BtlAR |
Battleplane Aircraft Regiment |
Btln. |
Battalion |
CAR |
Corps Artillery Regiment |
Div. |
Division |
FAR |
Fighter Aircraft Regiment |
GAR |
Gun Artillery Regiment |
HAR |
Howitzer Artillery Regiment |
HQ |
Headquarters |
LEB |
Light Engineering Battalion |
MAD |
Mixed Aircraft Division |
Mech. |
Mechanised |
MEB |
Motorized Engineer Battalion |
MFEB |
Motorized Field Engineer (sapper) Battalion |
Mot. |
Motorized |
Mnt. |
Mountain |
MPonB |
Motorized Pontoon Battalion |
Mtcl. |
Motorcycle |
NGB |
Naval Gun Battery |
PonB |
Pontoon Battalion |
RAR |
Recon Aircraft Regiment |
Reg. |
Regiment |
Rfl. |
Rifle |
SAAB |
Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion |
SATB |
Separate Anti-Tank Battalion |
SCCR |
Supreme Command-in-chief Reserve |
SEBn |
Separate Engineering Battalion |
SFEB |
Separate Field Engineering (sapper) Battalion |
SMB |
Separate mortar Battalion |
TD |
Tank Division |