Artillery Strength of the Southern Front on July 28, 1941

Artillery Strength of the Southern Front

on July 28, 1941

September 29, 2006

18th Army
9th Army
Maritime Army
2nd Mechanised Corps
6th Army
- 49th Rifle Corps
- 37th Rifle Corps
12th Army
9th Special Rifle Corps
Front Reserve
Total Southern Front

Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
18th Army								1,2,3
17th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
96th MnRD	60	48	11	-	13	-	25
164th RD	84	54	-	12	50	-	28
269th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
274th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30th SAABn (Corps)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
85th SAABn (SCCR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 17th Rifle Corps	144	102	11	12	63	-	53
55th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
169th RD	61	50	-	12	65	18^*1	16
130th RD	84	54	-	12	54	18^*1	16
437th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 55th Rifle Corps	145	104	-	24	119	36^*1	32
4th ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	70
18th Mechanised Corps								1,2,3
47th TD	27	18	-	-	5	4	44
39th TD	33	11	-	-	25	8	28
218th MD	27	18	-	-	-	4	16
Total 18th Mechcorps	87	47	-	-	30	16	88
Total 18th Army	376	253	11	36	212	52	243
Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
9th Army								1,2,3
48th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
74th MnRD	123	68	-	20	60	20	18
176th RD	84	54	-	12	54	18	1
150th RD	84	54	-	12	54	18	16
268th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
374th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 48th Corps	291	178^*2	-	44	168	56	35
30th MnRD	72	48	-	-	48	8	12
266th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
648th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2nd Cavalry Corps								1,2,3
5th Cavalry Division	48	12	-	-	16	16	8
9th Cavalry Division	48	-	-	-	16	16	8
Total 2nd Cavalry Corps	96	12	-	-	32	32	16
SCCR Artillery Units Subordinated to the 9th Army								1,2,3
430th HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
522nd HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
527th HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
317th SABn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total SCCR units	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rybnitsa Fortified Region	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tiraspol' Fortified Region	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 9th Army	459	238^*3	-	44	248	96	63
Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Maritime Army								1,2,3
25th RD	84	54	-	12	54	18	19
95th RD	84	50	-	8	35	18	12
265th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Maritime Army	168	104	-	20	89	36	31
2nd Mechanised Corps								1,2,3
11th TD	27	27	-	-	-	3	-
16th TD	27	18	-	-	29	2	24^*10
15th MD	60	12	-	-	23	5	7
Total 2nd Mechcorps	114	57	-	-	52	10	31
Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
6th Army								1,2,3
49th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
140th RD	2	3	-	1	7	-	4
190th RD	4	2	-	-	2	2	9
197th RD	-	4	-	5	2	2	12
507th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 49th Rifle Corps	6	9	-	6	11	4	25
37th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
80th RD	43	30	-	9	4	12	12
132nd RD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
141st RD	8	6	-	2	2	7	2
189th RD	72	37	-	7	47	17	16
173rd RD	2	2	-	-	2	5	2
44th TD	-	-	-	-	6	12	-
240th MD	-	-	-	-	30	-	8
441st CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
445th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 37th Rifle Corps	125	75	-	18	91	53	40
146th RD, 719th HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3rd ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	22
Total 6th Army	131	84	-	24	102	57	87
Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
12th Army								1,2,3
13th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
14th MnRD	25	20	11	-	4^*1	6^*1	9
60th MnRD	29	37	8	-	1	-	16^*1
283rd CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
468th HHAR^*4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20th SAABn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 13th Rifle Corps	54	57	19	-	5	6	25
8th Rifle Corps								1,2,3
72nd MnRD	14	13	4	-	3	8	4^*1
192nd MnRD	-	16	5	2	3	5	13^*6
236th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
233rd HHAR^*5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
28th SAABn (Corps)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 8th Corps	14	29	9	2	6	13	17
24th Mechanised Corps								1,2,3
49th TD, 216th MD	-	7	-	-	13^*7	-	10
45th TD	-	3	-	-	-	-	10
58th MnRD	-	-	8	-	2	6^*1	14
99th RD	-	-	-	-	10	6	-
Total 24th Mechcorps	-	10	8	-	25	12	34
2nd ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	40
376th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 12th Army	68	96	36	2	36	31	116
9th Special Rifle Corps								1,2,3
106th RD	84	60	-	12	54	18	16
156th RD	84	54	-	12	54	18	16
48th Cavalry Division	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Total 9th Special Rifle Corps^*8	168	114	-	24	108	36	32
Front Reserves								1,2,3
51st RD	84	54	-	12	54	18	20
137th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
315th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
216th SABn SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Reserve	84	54	-	12	54	18	20
Unit	Mortars				45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Unit	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	45mm	76mm	76mm Divisional
Total Southern Front	1568	1000^*9	47	162	901	336	623	1,2,3

...continuation

Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
18th Army										1,2,3
17th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
96th MnRD	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
164th RD	32	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
269th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	18	11	-	-
274th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
30th SAABn (Corps)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
85th SAABn (SCCR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 17th Rifle Corps	56	-	11	-	-	18	47	-	-
55th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
169th RD	31	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
130th RD	31	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
437th CAR	-	-	-	-	9	-	11	-	-
Total 55th Rifle Corps	62	-	23	-	9	-	11	-	-
4th ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18th Mechanised Corps										1,2,3
47th TD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
39th TD	12	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
218th MD	-	17	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Total 18th Mechcorps	12	17	8	4	-	-	-	-	-
Total 18th Army	130	17	42	4	9	18	58	-	-
Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
9th Army										1,2,3
48th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
74th MnRD	20	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
176th RD	19	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
150th RD	30	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
268th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	22	12	-	-
374th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Total 48th Corps	69	-	35	-	-	22	47	-	-
30th MnRD	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
266th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	20	12	-	-
648th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
2nd Cavalry Corps										1,2,3
5th Cavalry Division	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9th Cavalry Division	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 2nd Cavalry Corps	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SCCR Artillery Units Subordinated to the 9th Army										1,2,3
430th HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-
522nd HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-
527th HAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-
317th SABn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total SCCR units	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	6
Rybnitsa Fortified Region	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tiraspol' Fortified Region	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 9th Army	101	-	35	-	-	42	95	60	6
Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
Maritime Army										1,2,3
25th RD	29	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-
95th RD	31	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
265th CAR	-	-	-	-	24	-	12	-	-
Total Maritime Army	60	-	12	12	24	-	12	-	-
2nd Mechanised Corps										1,2,3
11th TD	-	12	-	7	-	-	-	-	-
16th TD	-	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	-
15th MD	-	15	-	8	-	-	-	-	-
Total 2nd Mechcorps	-	39	-	26	-	-	-	-	-
Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
6th Army										1,2,3
49th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
140th RD	4	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
190th RD	2	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
197th RD	2	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
507th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-
Total 49th Rifle Corps	8	-	22	-	-	3	1	-	-
37th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
80th RD	7	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
132nd RD	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
141st RD	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
189th RD	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
173rd RD	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
44th TD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
240th MD	-	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
441st CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
445th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Total 37th Rifle Corps	32	5	5	4	-	-	5	-	-
146th RD, 719th HAR	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
3rd ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 6th Army	40	5	29	4	-	3	6	-	-
Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
12th Army										1,2,3
13th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
14th MnRD	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60th MnRD	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
283rd CAR	-	-	-	-	-	12	5	-	-
468th HHAR^*4	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
20th SAABn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 13th Rifle Corps	32	-	-	-	-	12	21	-	-
8th Rifle Corps										1,2,3
72nd MnRD	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
192nd MnRD	15	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
236th CAR	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-
233rd HHAR^*5	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
28th SAABn (Corps)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 8th Corps	35	-	4	-	-	9	12	-	-
24th Mechanised Corps										1,2,3
49th TD, 216th MD	14	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
45th TD	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
58th MnRD	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
99th RD	8	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 24th Mechcorps	40	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
2nd ATABde	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
376th HAR SCCR	-	-	36	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 12th Army	107	-	48	-	-	21	33	-	-
9th Special Rifle Corps										1,2,3
106th RD	8	24	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
156th RD	32	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
48th Cavalry Division	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Total 9th Special Rifle Corps^*8	40	24	24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Front Reserves										1,2,3
51st RD	28	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-
137th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-
315th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-
216th SABn SCCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total Reserve	28	-	-	12	-	-	-	40	6
Unit	122mm	122mm	152mm	152mm	107mm	122mm	152mm	203mm	280mm
Unit	M1910/30	M1938	M29/30	M1938	guns	gun M1931	How. M1937	203mm	280mm
Total Southern Front	506	85	190	58	33	84	204	100	12	1,2,3

...continuation

Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
18th Army					1,2,3
17th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
96th MnRD	4	-	-	-
164th RD	4	4	-	-
269th CAR	-	-	-	-
274th CAR	-	-	-	-
30th SAABn (Corps)	-	12	-	-
85th SAABn (SCCR)	-	10	-	-
Total 17th Rifle Corps	8	26	-	-
55th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
169th RD	4	4	-	-
130th RD	4	4	-	-
437th CAR	-	-	-	-
Total 55th Rifle Corps	8	8	-	-
4th ATABde	12	-	20	-
18th Mechanised Corps					1,2,3
47th TD	8	-	-	-
39th TD	8	4	-	-
218th MD	8	-	-	-
Total 18th Mechcorps	24	4	-	-
Total 18th Army	52	38	20	-
Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
9th Army					1,2,3
48th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
74th MnRD	-	4	-	-
176th RD	-	4	-	-
150th RD	4	-	-	-
268th CAR	-	-	-	-
374th CAR	-	-	-	-
Total 48th Corps	4	8	-	-
30th MnRD	-	-	-	-
266th CAR	-	-	-	-
648th CAR	-	-	-	-
2nd Cavalry Corps					1,2,3
5th Cavalry Division	-	8	-	-
9th Cavalry Division	4	8	-	-
Total 2nd Cavalry Corps	4	16	-	-
SCCR Artillery Units Subordinated to the 9th Army					1,2,3
430th HAR	-	-	-	-
522nd HAR	-	-	-	-
527th HAR	-	-	-	-
317th SABn	-	-	-	-
Total SCCR units	-	-	-	-
Rybnitsa Fortified Region	-	-	-	-
Tiraspol' Fortified Region	-	-	-	-
Total 9th Army	8	24	-	-
Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
Maritime Army					1,2,3
25th RD	4	-	-	-
95th RD	-	4	-	-
265th CAR	-	-	-	-
Total Maritime Army	4	4	-	-
2nd Mechanised Corps					1,2,3
11th TD	12	-	-	-
16th TD	12	-	-	-
15th MD	8	1	-	-
Total 2nd Mechcorps	32	1	-	-
Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
6th Army					1,2,3
49th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
140th RD	-	4	-	-
190th RD	-	-	-	-
197th RD	-	2	-	-
507th CAR	-	-	-	-
Total 49th Rifle Corps	-	6	-	-
37th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
80th RD	-	-	-	-
132nd RD	-	2	-	-
141st RD	1	-	-	-
189th RD	-	4	-	-
173rd RD	-	2	-	-
44th TD	-	-	-	-
240th MD	4	-	-	-
441st CAR	-	-	-	-
445th CAR	-	-	-	-
Total 37th Rifle Corps	5	8	-	-
146th RD, 719th HAR	-	-	-	-
3rd ATABde	8	-	6	-
Total 6th Army	13	14	6	-
Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
12th Army					1,2,3
13th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
14th MnRD	-	-	-	-
60th MnRD	-	-	-	-
283rd CAR	-	-	-	-
468th HHAR^*4	-	-	-	-
20th SAABn	-	4	-	-
Total 13th Rifle Corps	-	4	-	-
8th Rifle Corps					1,2,3
72nd MnRD	-	-	-	-
192nd MnRD	4	-	-	-
236th CAR	-	-	-	-
233rd HHAR^*5	-	-	-	-
28th SAABn (Corps)	-	7	-	-
Total 8th Corps	4	7	-	-
24th Mechanised Corps					1,2,3
49th TD, 216th MD	9	-	-	-
45th TD	4^*11	-	-	-
58th MnRD	-	-	-	-
99th RD	1^*11	2	-	-
Total 24th Mechcorps	14	2	-	-
2nd ATABde	12	-	48	-
376th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-
Total 12th Army	30	13	48	-
9th Special Rifle Corps					1,2,3
106th RD	-	4	-	-
156th RD	-	4	-	-
48th Cavalry Division	?	?	?	?
Total 9th Special Rifle Corps^*8	-	8	-	-
Front Reserves					1,2,3
51st RD	4	-	-	-
137th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-
315th HAR SCCR	-	-	-	-
216th SABn SCCR	-	-	-	-
Total Reserve	4	-	-	-
Unit	Antiaircraft
Unit	37mm	76mm	85mm	Maxim MG
Total Southern Front	143	102	74	-	1,2,3

Rem.: Losses of the 130th Rifle Division (25 guns) and 149th Rifle Division (26 guns) aren't included because there are no specification by calibers.

*1 - Mountain

*2 - AMVAS: As in original. Calculation gives 176;

*3 - AMVAS: As in original. Taking into account remark (*2) it must be 236

*4 - AMVAS: As in the source. BSSA book gives the 468th HAR in the 12th Army

*5 - AMVAS: As in the source. BSSA book gives the 233rd HAR on the South-Western Front.

*6 - Including 9 mountain guns

*7 - Including 6 tank <guns>

*8 - AMVAS: No data for the 48th Cavalry Division

*9 - AMVAS: 998 after correction of remark (*2)

*10 - AMVAS: In scanned table this number isn't clearly seen. Restored using "Total" raw.

*11 - AMVAS: In original table scan it's not clearly seen. Figures both for the 45th TD &99th RD looks almost identical. Taking into account total sum "14" one of them must be "1" and another "4".

Abbreviations

AA-antiaircraft

ATABde - Antitank Artillery Brigade

CAR - Corps Artillery Regiment

HAR - Howitzer Artillery Regiment

HHAR - Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment

MC - Mechanised Corps

MD - Motorised Division

MG - Machine-gun

MnRD - Mountain Rifle Division

SAABn - Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion

SABn - Separate Artillery Battalion

SCCR - Supreme Command-in-Chiefe (i.e. High Command) Reserve

RD - Rifle Division

TD - Tank Division

Literature

Svedeniya o Boyevom Sostave Artillerii Yuzhnogo Fronta na 28 Iyulia.//Sbornik boyevykh dokumentov vol. 39, Moscow, Voyennoye Izdatelstvo Ministerstva Oborony, 1959

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