Maps 1941

(Western Direction)

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Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

upWestern Military District/Western Front, June-August
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
W4101 The opponents assets at the commencement of the operations. Western Special Military District Western Byelorussia WSMD June 21 Rus ?
W4102 The opponents assets at the commencement of the operations. Western Special Military District Western Byelorussia WSMD June 21 Rus 8
W4103 Operations of the 22nd Tank Division Brest area 14 MC/4A/WF June 22 Rus 24
W4104 Operations of the 86th Rifle Division Ciechanowiec 10 A/WF June 22-28 Rus 23
W4105 Course of operations on the Western direction Western Byelorussia WF June 22-July11 Rus 8
W4106 The 64th Rifle Division positioning Minsk area 44 RC/WF June 23 RusEng 23
W4107 Summary operations for the 4th Army of the Western Front. Brest-Baranovichi WF June 23-24 Rus 3
W4108 Operations of the 64th Rifle Division. Zaslavl' area 44 RC/WF June 26 RusEng 23
W4109 The 100th Rifle Division deployment at the commencement of the Minsk defense operation. Minsk area 2 RC/WF June 25-26 Rus 23
W4110 Summary operations of the 4th Army Baranovichi-Bobrujsk WF June 25-27 Rus 3
W4111 Operations of the 100th Rifle Division in Minsk defense Minsk area 2 RC/WF June 25-27 Rus 3
W4112 Minsk defensive operation Minsk 13 A/WF June 25 - July 1 Rus 3
W4113 Operations of the 30th Rifle Regiment Rogovo vicinity

64 RD/44RC/13A

/WF

 June 26 Rus 23
W4114 Operations of the 64th and 100th Rifle Divisions. Minsk vicinities

64 RD/44RC/13A/WF

100 RD/2RC/13A/WF

 June 27 RusEng 23
W4115 Summary operations for the 4th Army Stolbtsy-Krichev zone WF June 28 - July 25 Rus 3
W4116 Operations of the 100th Rifle Division in Minsk defensive operation Minsk area 2 RC/13A/WF June 29 - July 3 Rus 3
W4117 The battle between Berezina and Dnieper rivers Berezina-Dniepr

1 MD/(7MC)/20A/

WF

 June 30 - July 13 Rus 23
W4118 Pillboxes' defense Slokhi area (Brest vicinities) - June Rus 16
W4119 Pillboxes arrangement scheme Brest vicinity - June Rus 16
W4120 Surrounding scheme for the troops of the Western Front Western Byelorussia WF June-July Rus 3
W4121 Operations of the 100th Rifle Division in Berezina area Berezina area 2 RC/13A/WF July Rus 3
W4122 Breaking the circle by the troops of the 64th and 108th Rifle Division East from Minsk 44 RC/13A/WF July 1-2 Rus 23
W4123 Operations of the 1st Motorised Division in Minsk defensive operation Borisov area (7MC)/20A/WF*1 July 1-3 Rus 3
W4124 Defensive positions of the 153rd Rifle Division Vitebsk area 62 RC/22A/WF*2 July 3 Rus 7
W4125 Counter-attacks of the Western Front Mogilev-Vitebsk area WF July 6-10 Rus 3
W4126 Positioning of the 63rd Rifle Corps Rogachev-Zhlobin area 21 A/WF ~July 7 Rus 15
W4127 Operations of the 13th Army between Dnieper and Sozh rivers. Mogilev-Trubchevsk-Sevsk area WF; CF July 7- Oct. 8 Rus 3
W4128 Operations of the 132nd Rifle Division on Bykhov bridgehead and its retreat to the Sozh river positions Propojsk (Slavgorod)

20 RC/13A/WF

(July 10)

28 RC/13A/CF

(Aug 1)

 July 10 - early Aug. Rus 16
W4129 Course of the Smolensk Battle Smolensk area WF July 10 - early Aug. Rus 27
W4130 Counter-offensive of the 63rd Rifle Corps Rogachev - Zhlobin area 21 A/WF ~July 13 Rus 15
W4131 Smolensk defensive operation Smolensk 16 & 20 A/WF July 13 - 28 Rus 23
W4132 Defensive positions of the 153rd Rifle Division/20th Army in combats for the town of Vitebsk Vitebsk 62 RC/22A/WF*2 Early July Rus 6
W4133 Objectives for the operational groups in Smolensk battle Roslavl - Velizh area WF July Rus 23
W4134 Operations of the 21st Army Zhlobin-Rogachev area WF July Rus 23
W4135 Operations of the 186th Rifle Division Vitebsk region 62 RC/22A/WF July Rus 23
W4136 Operations of the 61st Rifle Corps. Mogilev defense Mogilev 13 A/WF July Rus 3
W4137 Attacks against Smolensk of the 152nd Rifle Division Smolensk

152 RD/32RC/

16A/WF

 July 21-22 Rus 30
W4138 Operations of the 21st Army Gomel vicinities WF August Rus 23
W4139 Positions of the 21st Army Rogachev-Zhlobin-Gomel WF Aug. 14-19 Rus 15
W4140 Yelnia offensive Yelnya 24 A/WF Aug 31 - Sep 9 Rus 23

 


upThe Brest Fortress Defense
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
WB4101 The Brest Fortress defense scheme *3 Brest -* June-July Rus 3
WB4102 The Brest Fortress panorama Brest -* June 22 Rus 2
WB4103 The German plan of the Brest Fortress Assault Brest -* June 22 German 2

* - Units defending the Brest Fortress belonged mostly to the 4th Army

 

upThe Battle for Moscow
Kalinin Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
KF4101 Parrying of German breakthrough towards Marjino Kalinin (Tver') area 29A;30A/WF (KF) Oct. 16-21 Rus 22
KF4102 Operations between Rzhev and Kalinin (Tver') Kalinin (Tver') area WF; KF Oct. 16-30 Rus 22
KF4103 Counter-offensive of the Vatutin's operative group Kalinin (Tver') area 30; 31A/WF; (KF) Oct. 18-21 Rus 21
KF4104 Course of operations of the Kalinin Front - KF Nov. 1-26 Rus 22
KF4105 Defensive operations of the 30th Army SE from Kalinin (Tver') KF Nov 15-20 Rus 12
KF4106 Decision of the Kalinin Front commander on the counter-offensive Moscow area KF;WF Dec.1 Rus 22
KF4107 Positions of the Soviet troops in Kalinin (Tver') vicinities Kalinin (Tver') vicinities 29A;31A/KF Dec.2 Rus 21
KF4108 Decision of the Kalinin Front command for offensive against Kalinin (Tver') town Kalinin (Tver') town 29A;31A/KF Dec.2 Rus 21
KF4109 Course of operations on the Kalinin (Tver') direction Kalinin (Tver') area KF Dec. 5-16 Rus 22
KF4110 Liberation of Kalinin (Tver') Kalinin (Tver') KF Dec 5-16 Rus 21
KF4111 Course of operations on the Kalinin (Tver') direction Kalinin (Tver') area KF; WF Dec. 17-20 Rus 22
KF4112 Decision of the Kalinin Front Commander Kalinin (Tver') area KF Dec. 21 Rus 22
KF4113 Course of operations of the Kalinin Front Kalinin (Tver') area KF Dec. 21'41-Jan 1'42 Rus 22

Check also Moscow counter-offensive1942

upWestern & Reserve Fronts
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
WR4101 Beach-head elimination at the eastern side of Western Dvina river. The 22nd, 29th Armies Andreapol area. 22,29A/WF Sep 16-19 Rus 23
WR4102 Distribution of the Soviet and German troops prior the beginning of "Teifun" operation September 29, 1941 (Bryansky Front) and October 1, 1941 (West and Reserve Front) Western direction BrF;WF;RF Sep.29. Oct. 1 RusEng 1
WR4103 Moscow defense. Combat operations Moscow area WF; BF; KF; SWF Sep. 30 - Nov. 2 RusEng 1
WR4104 Operations of the Soviet Armored and Tank units in the battle for Moscow Moscow area WF; BF; KF; SWF Sep - Dec Rus 23
WR4105 Organization of the counter-artillery bombardment of the 16th Army Yartsevo area WF Sep 30 Rus 23
WR4106 System of fire in defense of the 50th Rifle Division NE from Yartsevo 19A/WF*4 Oct. Rus 6
WR4107 Positions of opponents on Moscow direction Western direction WF; BrF Oct. 1 Rus 22
WR4108 Positions of the 43rd Army prior to German offensive E. from Roslavl RF Oct. 1 Rus 29
WR4109 Operations of the 1st Special Guards Rifle Corps in Orel-Mtsensk area Orel - Mtsensk Stavka Oct. 3-11 Rus 13
WR4110 Moving of the 8th Rifle Division to the frontline SE from Yelnya 32A/RF ~Oct. 8 Rus 19
WR4111 Mozhajsk-Maloyaroslavets defensive operation Moscow area WF Oct 10-30 Rus 20
WR4112 Anti-Tank defense of the Iljinsky sector Maloyaroslavets area - Oct 11 Rus 23
WR4113 Defensive operations of the 5th Army Moscow area WF Oct 12 - Dec 5 Rus 23
WR4114 Defensive operations of the 5th Army Rus 17
WR4115 Operations of the 32nd Rifle Division at Borodino area Mozhaisk area 5A/WF Oct.12-18 Rus 28
WR4116 Positions of the Soviet troops in Kalinin (Tver') vicinities Kalinin (Tver') 30A/WF Oct. 14 Rus 21
WR4117 Positions of the 5th Army Mozhaisk WF Oct. 14 Rus 13
WR4118 Antitank artillery positions of the 32nd Rifle division at Borodino Mozhaisk area 5A/WF Oct. 14 Rus 27
WR4119 Counter-attack of the 20th Tank Brigade Mozhaisk area 5A/WF Oct. 15 Rus 28
WR4120 Defensive positions of the 316th Rifle Division Volokolamsk area 16A/WF Oct. 15 Rus 25
WR4121 Fortifications of the 316th Rifle Division Volokolamsk area 16A/WF ~Oct. 15 Rus 25
WR4122 Artillery fire organization of the 316th Rifle Division Volokolamsk area 16A/WF Oct 16 Rus 23
WR4123 Defensive operation of the 1075th Rifle Regiment Volokolamsk area 316 RD/16A/WF Oct. 16-18 Rus 5
WR4124 Defensive operations of the 316th Rifle Division Volokolamsk area 16 A/WF Oct. 16 - 25 Rus 25
WR4125 Operations of the 21st Tank Brigade Kalinin (Tver') area 30A/WF Oct. 17 Rus 21
WR4126 Beginning of Tula defensive operation Tula 50A/WF Oct.28-29 Rus 12
WR4127 Battle order of the 4th Tank Brigade Defense of Orel-Mtsensk highway Orel - Mtsensk area 16A/WF Nov. 4 Rus 5
WR4128 Summary of operations on the Western Front left flank and center Moscow area WF Nov. 15 - Dec. 5 Rus 1
WR4129 Klin-Solnechnogorsk defensive operation Klin area WF Nov. 15 - Dec. 5 Rus 20
WR4130 Tula defense Tula area 50A/WF Nov. 15 - Dec. 5 Rus 12
WR4131 Battle order of the 50th Rifle Division Tuchkovo area 5A/WF Nov. 16 Rus 6
WR4132 Defensive operations of the 316th Rifle Division Volokolamsk area 16A/WF Nov. 16-19 Rus 7
WR4133 Summary of operations on the left flank of Western Front Moscow area WF Nov. 17 - Dec. 5 Rus 1
WR4134 Defensive fights in Klin area Klin - Solnechnogorsk area 16A/WF Nov. 18-24 Rus 12
WR4135 Defensive operations of the 16th Army in Istra area Istra area WF Nov. 20-28 Rus 12
WR4136 Defensive operations of the 108th Rifle Division S-SW from Istra - Dedovsk area 5A/WF Nov. 20-Dec.5 Rus 14
WR4137 Performing counter-attack by the 131st Rifle Regiment Lenino. Volokolamsk highway direction 9GRD/16A/WF Nov. 24 Rus 5
WR4138 Parrying blows of the 2nd Panzer and 106 Infantry Divisions against Moscow Khimki vicinities 20A/WF Nov. 25-Dec. 2-3 Rus 10
WR4139 Reaching Shemetkovo-Nefed'jevo line by the 5th and 10th Panzer Divisions Shemetkovo-Nefed'jevo 16A/WF Nov. 29 Rus 10
WR4140 The last rush of the German troops towards Moscow Moscow area WF Nov 29-Dec 2-3 Rus 10
WR4141 Operations on Volokolamsk and Solnetchnogorsk directions Volokolamsk - Solnechnogorsk area 16A;20A/WF Nov. 30 Rus 10
WR4142 Situation on the close approaches to Moscow on Volokolamsk and Solnechnogorsk directions Volokolamsk-Solnechnogorsk area 16A;20A/WF Nov.30-Dec.5 Rus 10
WR4143 Battle order of the 32nd Rifle Division*5 Tarusa river area 5A/WF Nov. Rus 7
WR4144 Nara river defense Moscow area WF Nov? Rus 12
WR4145 Operations of the 26th Separate Company of Fougasse Flame throwers*6 Det'kovo area 5A/WF Dec. 1 Rus 4
WR4146 An attempt of Germans to break-through to the Moscow-Minsk highway Dedovsk-Golitsyno-Perkhushkovo area 5A/WF Dec. 1-3 Rus 10
WR4147 The Germans' break-throw in Naro-Fominsk vicinity Kubinka-Golitsyno area 33A/WF Dec 1-3 Rus 23
WR4148 The last attempts of Germans to break-through towards the Moscow-Minsk highway Kubinka-Naro-Fominsk area 5A;33A/WF Dec. 1-5 Rus 10
WR4149 Operations on the central part of the Western Front Moscow area WF Dec. 3-5 Rus 10
WR4150 Parrying of the Germans' breakthrow in Naro-Fominck vicinity. Naro-Fominsk vicinity 33A/WF Dec 3-5 Rus 23
WR4151 Breaking through enemy lines and following offensive of the 64th Naval Rifle BrigadeNEW Lama & Ruza rivers area 64 NRBde/20 A/WF Dec 4'41 - Jan. 18'42 Rus 31
WR4152 Opponent assets in the operative zone of the 30th Army and its commander's decision Klin - Solnechnogorsk area 30A/WF Dec. 6+ Rus 13
WR4153 Plans for the Klin-Solnechnogorsk operation 11
WR4154 Decision of the 8th Guards Rifle Division commander to attack Kryukovo Kryukovo 8 GRD/16A/WF Dec.6 Rus 26
WR4155 Course of fights for Kryukovo Kryukovo 8 GRD/16A/WF Dec.6 Rus 26
WR4156 Fights of the 330th Rifle Division in Mikhailov town area Mikhailov area 330 RD /10A/WF Dec. 6-7 Rus 29
WR4157 Counter-offensive of the right wing of the Western Front N from Moscow WF Dec. 6-11 Rus 12
WR4158 Offensive of the 108th Rifle Division S from Istra 5A/WF Dec. 6-19 Rus 14
WR4159 Approaching of Lama and Ruza rivers line N from Moscow WF Dec. 6-25 Rus 12
WR4160 Counter-offensive of the Western and South-Western Fronts (Yelets operation) Yelets area WF; (BrF); SWF Dec. 6'41 - Jan 8'42 Rus 9
WR4161 Course of the Yelets operation Yelets area WF; (BrF); SWF Dec. 7-16 Rus 11
WR4162 Fights in Klin area Klin vicinities 30A;1SA/WF Dec. 12-15 Rus 12
WR4163 Fights in Istra and Klin area N from Moscow WF Dec. 12-16 Rus 12
WR4164 Djakonovo defense sector assault Naro-Fominsk vicinity 18 RBde/WF Dec 13 Rus 23
WR4165 Holding actions of the 49th Army Serpukhov area WF Dec. 13-17 Rus 12
WR4166 Tula offensive operation Tula area WF Dec. 13-18 Rus 12
WR4167 Attempts to breakthrough Ruza-Moskva-Nara river defensive line Moscow area WF Dec.13-21 Rus 12
WR4168 Meeting engagement of the 19th Rifle Brigade vs. troops of the 160th Inf. Regt./360th Inf. Div.

Nedelnoye

Tarusa area

 19 RBde/49A/WF Dec. 23 Rus 30
WR4169 Operations of the Soviet Armored and Tank units in the battle for Moscow Moscow area WF Dec'41 - Jan'42 Rus 23

 

upBryansk Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
BF4101 Escaping of the 132nd Rifle Division from surrounding South from Trubchevsk 13A/BrF Sept. 30-Oct. 9 Rus 16
BF4102 Operations of the 50th Army Bryansk area BrF Oct. 2-28 Rus 18

 

Check also Moscow Counter-offensive 1942 .

 

 


In "(_)" brackets are given units formed/disbanded in the course of operations, or units from which mentioned lower units were removed..

*1 - Later this division was directly subordinated to the 20th Army HQ

*2 - Could be already transferred to the 69th RC/20th Army

*3 - Legend: Soviet positions on the end of June 22'41; on the end of June 27; Last defense centers.

Figures:

  1. Eastern gates (disposition of the 98th Separate Anti-tank Battalion;
  2. Eastern Fort (disposition of the 393rd Separate Anti-aircraft Battalion;
  3. Northern gates;
  4. Caponier (place where Major Gavrilov was captured on JULY 27);
  5. Dwelling house of command staff;
  6. North-western gates;
  7. Disposition of the 125th Rifle Regiment;
  8. White palace;
  9. Engineer caserne (where on June 24-30 Citadel headquarters was deployed) ;
  10. Brest gates;
  11. Disposition of the 455th Rifle Regiment;
  12. Engineer department;
  13. Kholm gates (disposition of the 84th Rifle Regiment);
  14. Club (former church);
  15. Canteen for command staff;
  16. Disposition of the 44th Rifle Regiment;
  17. Disposition of the 9th Frontier Post;
  18. Disposition of the 333rd Rifle Regiment;
  19. Belostok gates;
  20. Terespol gates;
  21. Disposition of the Frontier guard district school of drivers;
  22. Disposition of Lt. Zhdanov's group. (Fought in pillboxes for two weeks);
  23. Disposition of transport company of the 17th Frontier Guard Detachment;
  24. Hospital;
  25. Southern gates.


*4 - Subordination on Oct. 1'41

*5 - OOB: 17th, 113th, 322nd Rifle Regiments, 154th Howitzer Regiment, 133rd Light Artillery Regiment, Mortar Battalion, Supply units.
Equipment: 141 heavy machine-guns, 203 submachine-guns, 44 different guns, 33 mortars, 9 anti-tank rifles, 7,680 manpower.
Reinforcement: 995th Artillery Regiment (9-107mm guns), one battalion of the 509th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (8 guns).
The 113th and 322nd Rifle Regiments had three battalions each and the 17th Rfl. Regiment- two ones.[7]

*6 - Operated in the 32nd Rfl.Div/5th Army's area. Company commander - Lt. M.S. Sobetsky total German losses - 4 tanks and ~120 men

 

upAbbreviations

A- Army

BrF - Bryansk Front

CF - Central Front

GRD - Guards Rifle Division

KF- Kalinin Front

MC - Mechanised Corps

MD - Motorised Division

NRBde - Naval Rifle Brigade

RBde- Rifle Brigade

RC - Rifle Corps

SA - Shock Army

SWF - South-Western Front

WF - Western Front

WSMD - Western Special Military District

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  1. M. Kolomiets, "Bitva za Moskvu", Frontovaya Illyustratsia, 2002, No 1.
  2. A. Krupennikov, "V Pervykh Boyakh", Krasnogorsk, 1998
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  9. cited from http://www.serpukhov.su/dima/war
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  21. Na pravom flange Moskovskoi bitvy. - Tver': Moskovsky rabochii, 1991
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  23. www.rkka.ru
  24. Photocopy from the Brest(?) Museum provided by A. Yeliseenko
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  31. Avramov I.F., 82-ja Yartsvskaya, Moskva, Voyenizdat, 1973 (cited from http://www.history.h15.ru)
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