Rifle and Motorised Divisions

(26-50)

Updated June 21, 2003
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27('41) -27th Rifle Division, Formation - 1941

29 - Motorised units NOTE: Home Guard (Rifle) Division = Peoples Militia Division

1-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 101-125
# Rifle Regiments Artillery FEB RcC* Other Comments
AR LAR HAR SATB SAAB** SSPGB
26 87,312,349 19 - 79*1 62 - - 9 67 459 MBn*2 In Front line forces since Sep'41
27 132,239,345 53 - 75 120 140 - 45 21* - Fell in battle on Svisloch river line Jun 25'41. Was disbanded Sep 19 '41
27('41) 132,239,345*3,337*4,3*5, Sibirian Rfl. Reg.*6 491*4,53 - - 120*7 386/149*8 - 45 21 364 MBn*9 Was renamed from Rebolsky Direction Division at Sep, 24'41
28 MnRD 88,144,235,393 Mnt. Rfl. Reg. 112 - 382 90 173, 76 AA MG Company - 67 - - Was reorganized into 28th Rfl. Div.
28*10 88,144,235,393 112 - - 90 173 - 67 - 76 AA MG Company, 72 Cav. Squadron Dec. 27'41 was disbanded
28 ('41) 88,144,235 112 - - 56 - - 67 72 414 Training Btln.98 MBn*11 , 446 MGB.*12 Was formed in Dec 27, 1941
29 (Mot.) 106,128 77 - - 125 304 - 78 LEB 104* 47 TR Was fisbanded -Sept. 19'41
29 (Jul'41) 1294,1296,1298 974 - - - 698 - - 473 - Was renamed from the 7th Home Guard Div. Sept. 26'41. Was totally crashed near Jukhnov. The residuals were used for reinforcement of 144 Rfl. Div and 1st Mot. Div. Was disbanded -Oct.11'41.
29 (Dec'41) 106,128,299 77 - - 125 304 - 78 104 - Was renamed from 459 Rfl. Div Jan 22 1942. Was reorganized into the 72 Gds. Rfl. Div. Mar. 1, 1943
29 ('43) 106,128,299 77 - - 125 - - 78 104 - Was formed using troops of 10 and 68 Rfl. Brigades May 01'43
30 MnRD 35,71,256,369 Mnt. Rfl. Reg. 59 - 121 147 - - 101 - 89 Cav. Squadron, 40 Art. MG Btln. Aug 25, 1941 was reorganised into 30 Rfl. Div
30 35,71,256 - 59 121*13 147*14, 145*15 436/287 - 101 89* 551 MBn*16 Was reorganized into 55 Gds. Rfl. Div.
30 ('43) 35,71,256 59 - - 145 - - 101 89 552 Training Company Was formed using troops of 16,119 Rfl. Brigades
31 75,177*17,248, 818 - 32 129 151 - - 104 86 - -
32 17,113,322 - 133 154*18 65 116/53 - 30 12 479MBn*19 Was reorganized into 29 Gds. Rfl. Div.
32 ('42) 17,113,322 133 - - 65 - - 30 12 - Was formed in Jun 16, 1942
33 73,82,164 - 44 92*20 105 - - 92 63 - -
34 83,134,327 63 - 145 75 - 478 59 7 - DVF
35 183,196,352 119 - 177 88 - 474 62 48 - DVF
36 Mot. 24,76,149 Mot. 175 - - - 541 487 252 133* - DVF
37 20,91,247 170 - 245 103 358 - 58 68* 310 MBn Was disbanded -Sep 19, 1941
37 ('41) 20 (15), 24,52*21,91,247*22 170*22 - - 103 - - 58 68 214MBn*23,356MBn*24 Was formed as "Petrozavodskaya" Division using troops of 52,1061 Rfl. Reg and 15 Mot. NKVD Reg. Jul. 24 1941. Was renamed into 37 Rfl. Div at Sep 24,1941
38 29,48,343 214 - - 134 124/? - 132 70 160 MBn*25 Was renamed from 460 Rfl. Div. Mar 31,1942. Mar 01,1943 was reorganised into 73 Gds. Rfl. Div
38 ('43) 29,48,343 214 - - 134 - - 132 70 - Was formed using troops of 40 Rfl. Brigade in May 09,1943
39 50,199,254 15 - 87 83 455 - 71 16 - DVF
40 3,178,231 91 - 107 53 - 470 23 5 - DVF
41 102,139,244 132 - 249*26 117 65 - 116 117 - The residuals were defeated in Kiev encirclement in Sep 1941. Was disbanded Dec 27, 1941
41 ('41) 102,139,244 132 - - 117 111/? - 116 117 101 MBn Was formed Dec 27, 1941 At May 25-28 '42 actually fell in battle in encirclement near Mikhajlovka. Was disbanded -Jun 30, 1942
41 ('42) 102,139,244 132 - - 117 - - 116 117 - Was formed using troos of 118 Rfl. Brigade in Oct 10,1942
42 44,455,459 472 - 17 4 393 - 262 84 - Main forces were blocked in Brest Fortress. Disbanded Dec. 27, 1942
42 ('41) 44,455,459 472 - - 4 - - 262 84 102 MBn*27 Was formed in Dec 27, 1941
43 66,147,708,181*28 62 - 200*29 73*30 337/299, 43/? *31 - 37 25 379 MBn*32 -
44 MnRD 25,146,305,319 Mnt. Rfl. Reg 122 - 179 56 424 - 61 4* - Actually fell in Uman encirclement. Sep 19, 1941 was disbanded
44 ('41) 2*33,35*33,25*34,146*34,305 (701) 44*33,122*34 - - 56 288 - 61 4 - Sep 24,1941 was renamed from the 3rd Gds. Home Guard Leningrad Division
45 10,61,253 - 178 217 69 393/63 - 52 10 - Mar 01,1943 was reorganized into 74 Gds. Rfl. Div.
45 ('43) 10,61,253 178 - - 69 - - 52 10 - Apr 20,1943 was formed using troops of 67 Marine Rfl. Brigade
46 176,314,340*35 - 393 198 60 60 - 40 49 - Sep 19,1941 was disbanded
46 ('41) 176,314,840 393 - - 60 220/? - 40 49 763 MBn Dec 10,1941 was formed Fell in battle in encirclement in Myasnoy Bor vicinities Jul 30, 1942 was disbanded
46 ('42) 176,314 (22), 340 (381) 393 - - 60*36 - - 40 49 - Aug 09'42 was formed using troops of 1st NKVD Rfl. Div.
47 MnRD 145,148,334,353 Mnt. Rfl. Reg. - 206 559*37 113 499 - 102 - 136 Cav. Squadron In May '42 fell in Kharkov Battle. Jun 30,1942 was disbanded
47 148,334,353 559 - - 113 400/?*38 - 102 136 457 MGB*39 Jul, 16 was using troops of 21 Student Rfl. Brigade
48 268,301,328*40,527*41 323*42 10*43 14 127*44 - - 118 85 380 (40) MD*45 -
49 15,212,222 36 - 166 121 291 - 1 91* - Was disbanded Sep 19,1941
49 ('41) 15*46,212,222,551*47 31 - - 121 - - 1 217 103MBn*48 Was formed as home guard division of Ivanovo Was renamed into 49th Rfl. Div Dec 31, 1941
50 2,49,359 - 202 257 89 - - 68 6 480MBn*49 -
1-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 101-125
*-Recon Battalion are marked (*). Not marked unit numbers means Companies. 14/3* means 14 Recon Company of the 3rd Recon Battalion. ** -Decimals (XXX/YYY) means that it included only XXX Battery of YYY SAAB, e.g. 236/324 means 236th Anti-Aircraft battery of 324th SAAB. 220/? means 220th AA Battery of unknown SAAB (maybe separate battery)

*1. Till Oct, 26'41;

*2. Since Oct., 27,'41 till Oct., 19 '42;

*3. Since Oct. 27'41;

*4. Till Oct. 27'41;

*5. Mountain Rifle Regiment. Till Oct., 27'41;

*6. Oct. 6 -Oct. 27, 1941;

*7. Since Jan. 12'42;

*8. Till May, 10, 1943;

*9. Nov. 1,'41-Nov. 10'42;

*10. Since Sept. 19'41;

*11. Till Oct. 18'42;

*12. Till May 06,1943;

*13. Till Dec. 30, 1941;

*14. Till Jan 19, 1942;

*15. Since Jan 19, 1942;

*16. Nov. 27, 1941 -Nov 3, 1942;

*17. Since Sept. 30, 1942. Was formed using troops of 9tn NKVD Motorised Division;

*18. Till Dec. 12, 1941;

*19. Since Jan. 20, 1942;

*20. Till Aug. 09, 1941;

*21. Till Feb. 01,1942;

*22. Since Feb. 16, 1942;

*23. Till Feb. 05,1942;

*24. Since Feb. 24,1942;

*25. Till Nov 18, 1942;

*26. Till Sep 10, 1941;

*27. Till Oct 14, 1942;

*28. July, 28 1941 was transferred to 19th Rfl. Corps;

*29. Till Oct 5, 1941;

*30. Till Oct 7, 1941 and since June 7 1943;

*31. Till Feb. 5, 1943;

*32. Oct 20, 1941 -Oct 15 1942;

33. Till Oct. 23, 1941;

*34. Since Oct. 23, 1941;

*35. Since July 20, 1941 was included into the 145 Rfl. Div (28th Army). It was substituted by the 29th Rfl. Reg. from the 38th Rfl. Div.;

*36. Since June 4, 1943;

*37. Later was reorganized into Artillery Regiment;

*38. Till Apr 15,1943;

*39. Jan 10,1943 -May 10,1943;

*40. Till Oct 7,1941 and since June 30,1943;

*41. Sept 28,1941 -June 25,1943;

*42. Sep. 13 -Oct. 23, 1941;

*43. Till Oct 20,1941 and since Oct 23,1941;

*44. Till Aug. 1,1941 and since July 23,1942

*45. Oct 23,1941 -Oct 10, 1942;

*46. Till June 20,1943;

*47. Since June 30,1943;

*48. Till Nov., 13,1942;

*49. Nov 1,1941 -Oct 20, 1942;

Abbreviations:

AA - Anti-Aircraft

AR - Artillery Regiment

Art. - Artillery

DVF - Dalnevostochnij Front (Far East Front)

FEB - Field Engineering Battalion

Gds. - Guards

HAR - Howitzer Artillery Regiment

LAR - Light Artillery Regiment

LEB - Light Engineering Battalion

MBn - Mortar Battalion

MBn1 - mortar "divizion" In my source it was called not mortar "battalion" as usual, but was used russian term "divizion" (not to mix up with the English term "division"). I have no data about its structure, but consider that it must be nearly equal to battalion

MEB - Motorised Engineering Battalion

MG - Machine-Gun

MGB - Machine Gun Battalion

Mnt. - Mountain

Mot. - Motorised (mechanised)

MnRD - Mountain Rifle Division

Rc - Recon

RcB - Recon Battalion

RcC - Recon Company

Reg.- Regiment

SAAB - Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion

SATB - Separate Anti-Tank Battalion

SkiB-Ski Battalion

SSPGB - Separate Self-Propelled Guns Battalion

STB - Separate Tank Battalion

TD - Tank Division

TR - Tank Regiment

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