Maps 1943

(South-Western Direction)

October 15, 2009

• Voronezh & South-Western Fronts
• Central Front
• The Stalingrad Battle and its companions
• The Kursk Battle
  • Central Front
  • Voronezh Front
    • Prokhorovka
• Ukrainian Fronts
  • 1st Ukrainian Front
  • 2nd Ukrainian Front
  • 3rd Ukrainian Front
  • 4th Ukrainian Front

Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

Voronezh & South-Western Fronts # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source VS4301 Operations of the 40th Army in the Ostrogozhsko-Rossoshansky operation Ostrogozhsk area VF Jan. 13-18 2 VS4302 Operations of the 106th Tank Brigade Rossosh area 12 TC/3TA/ VF Jan 14-16 22 VS4303 Operations of the 3rd Tank Corps N. from Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) 3 TC/SWF Jan. 22-26 30 VS4304 Battle order of the 107th Rifle Division in the Ostrogozhsko-Rossoshansky operation Ostrogozhsk area 40A/VF Jan. 10 VS4305 Attacking battle order of the 309th Rifle Division in the Ostrogozhsko-Rossoshansky operation Ostrogozhsk area 18 RC/VF Jan. 10 VS4306 Operations of the Voronezh and South-Western Fronts Kharkov area VF, SWF Feb 1-19 14 VS4307 Fights for Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) area SWF Feb 5-14 S09 VS4308 Operations of the Voronezh and South-Western Fronts Kharkov area VF, SWF Feb 19 - Mar. 21 14 VS4309 Fights of the 1st Czechoslovak Battalion around Sokolovo*1 Merefa area SWF ~Mar. 4-14 26 VS4310 Offensive of the 50th Guards Rifle Division N from Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) 14 RC/3GA/ SWF Mar. 17 16 *1 - operated together with the 25th Guards Rifle Division/3rd Tank Army   The Stalingrad Battle and its Companions # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source ST4301 Operations of the 6th Mechanised Corps Zimovniki area 2 GA/SF Jan.7-8 21 ST4302 Deployment of the Don Front troops in Stalingrad area Stalingrad area DF Jan. 10 9 ST4303 Deployment of artillery of the Don Front Stalingrad area DF Jan. 10-26 27 ST4304 Combat operations of the Don Front Stalingrad area DF Jan 10-Feb. 2 9 ST4305 Operations inside Stalingrad Stalingrad DF Jan 25- Feb. 2 9 On Feb. 15 the Don Front was disbanded. Based on its HQ the Central front was formed at the same time. Check also Stalingrad maps for 1942   Central Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source CF4301 Fights of the 2/507th Rifle Regiment for Glazunova strongpoint Glazunova 507 RR/148RD/ 13A/CF May 7-8 32 CF4302 Fights of the 280th Rifle Division for the hill 253 Morozikha area 280RD/28RC/70A/CF June 4 31 Central Front was formed on Feb. 15'43 from the Don Front HQ The Kursk Battle Central Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source KC4301 Anti-aircraft defense of the 148th Rifle Division Protasovo - Vavilonovka 15 RC/CF June 10 KC4302 Fortifications of the 151st Rifle Regiment Yelizavetino area 8 RD/15 RC/CF June 29 10 KC4303 Anti-Tank Defense of the 13th Army Yasnaya Poliana - Panskoye CF July 5 22 Anti-Tank Defense of the 13th Army Yasnaya Poliana - Panskoye CF July 5 27 KC4304 Rocket launchers fire in the anti-tank defense scheme of the 13th Army Yasnaya Poliana - Panskoye CF July 5 22 Rocket launchers fire in the anti-tank defense scheme of the 13th Army Yasnaya Poliana - Panskoye CF July 5 27 KC4305 Counter attack of second echelon of the 8th Rifle Division Krasnaya Slobodka - Saburovo 8 RD/15 RC/CF July 5 10 KC4306 Combat operations of the 13th Army Yasnaya Poliana-Alexandrovka CF July 5-6 11 KC4307 Defensive operation of the Central Front Olkhovatka area CF July 5-9 22 KC4308 Operations of the 2nd Tank Army Ponyri area 2 TA/CF July 5-10 S11a KC4309 Operations of the 2nd Tank Army (copy of the previous scheme) S11 KC4310 Course of the battle and maneuvers of the Central Front units Ponyri area CF July 5-12 11 Course of the battle and maneuvers of the Central Front units 27 KC4311 Fight of the 3rd Antitank Artillery Brigade vs. German tanks Samodurovka area (2 DD?)/13A/ CF July 6, 8 27 KC4312 Defensive operations of the 19th Tank Corps Olkhovatka area 19 TC/CF July 7-10 28 KC4313 Fight of the 3rd Antitank Artillery Brigade vs. German tanks Samodurovka area (2 DD?)/13A/ CF July 8 22 KC4314 Defensive fight of the 3/120th Rifle Regiment against German probing action Beryozovka - Khlebtovo area 120 RR/69RD/ 18RC/65A/CF July 8 32 KC4315 Fights of the 121st Rifle Division for Rylsk town Rylsk vicinities 30 RC/60A/CF Aug. 1-5 12 Battle schemes for its further operations see in the Western Direction section   Voronezh Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source KV4301 Defensive positions and fortifications of the 375th Rifle Division prior to the Kursk Battle Staryi Gorod - Shopino 27 GRC/6GA/ VF July S11 KV4302 Anti-tank defense scheme of the 375th Rifle Division Staryi Gorod - Shopino 27 GRC/6GA/ VF July 10 KV4303 Artillery arrangement of the 6th Guards Army in the counter bombardment action Staryi Gorod - Sitnoye VF July 22 Artillery arrangement of the 6th Guards Army in the counter bombardment action Staryi Gorod - Sitnoye VF July 27 KV4304 Artillery arrangement of the 6th Guards Army Sumovskaya - Chernaya Poliana VF July 27 KV4305 Defensive positions of the 78th Guards Rifle Division Razumnoye area 25 GRC/7GA/VF July 22 KV4306 System of fire in defense of the 25th Guards Rifle Corps. Kursk defensive operation. Staryi Gorod-Krutoi Log 25 GRC/7GA/VF July 10 KV4307 Battle order of the 25th Guards Rifle Corps in the Kursk defensive operation Staryi Gorod-Krutoi Log 25 GRC/7GA/VF July 10 KV4308 Cooperation in the 25th Guards Rifle Corps in the Kursk defensive operation Staryi Gorod-Krutoi Log 25 GRC/7GA/VF July 10 KV4309 Defensive positions of the 6th Tank Corps along Pena river Syrtsevo -1st Alexandrovka 1 TA/VF July 12 KV4310 Defensive positions of the 52nd Guards Rifle Division Bykovka area 23 GRC/6GA/ VF July 12 KV4311 Operation map for the 39th Panzer Regiment in the Kursk Battle Korovino-Yakovlevo area VF zone July 4-13 4 KV4312 Defensive positions of the 81st Guards Rifle Division Download Original (920Kb) Staryi Gorod - Yastrebovo area 25 GRC/7GA/VF July 5 S11 KV4313 Battle order of the 1241st Rifle Regiment Belgorod-Petropavlovka area 375 RD/23GRC/ 6GA/VF July 5 8 KV4314 Battle order of the 200th Tank Brigade 1st Alexandrovka - Tchapaev 6 TC/1 TA/VF July 5 8 KV4315 Operations of the 52nd Rifle Division on the Oboyan direction Shapino - Dragunskoye area 23 GRC/6GA/ VF July 5-6 18 KV4316 Operations of the 23rd Guards Rifle Corps Berezov- Yakovlevo 6 GA/ VF July 5-7 22 KV4317 Anti-tank reserve of the 6th Guards Army (27th Antitank Artillery Brigade) manoeuvring and combat against enemy tanks Alexeevka-Tcherkasskoye 6 GA/VF July 5-10 22 Manoeuvring and combat of the 27th Antitank Artillery Brigade 27 KV4318 Operations of the 1st Tank Army Olkhovatka area 1 TA/VF July 5-11 S11a KV4319 Operations of the 1st Tank Army S11 KV4320 Defensive operations of the 40th Army and the 1st Tank Army 1st Alexandrovka- Yakovlevo VF July 6-12 3 KV4321 Defensive operations of the 40th Army and the 1st Tank Army 17 KV4322 Course of operations of the Voronezh Front Belgorod area VF July 5-15 27 KV4323 The decision of commander of the 280th Gds. Rifle Regiment on march and meeting engagement N from Belgorod 92 GRD/35GRC/ 7GA/VF July 7 8 KV4324 Meeting engagement of the 280th Gds. Rifle Regiment N from Belgorod 92 GRD/35GRC/ 7GA/VF July 7 8 KV4325 Maneuver of the 228th Gds. Rifle Regiment Gremyachiy-Razumnoye 78 GRD/25GRC/ 7GA/VF July 7 8 KV4326 Decision of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps commander on break-through Yakovlevo-Tomarovka area 5GA/VF ~Aug.3 25 KV4327 Combat order of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps Yakovlevo-Tomarovka area 5GA/VF ~Aug.3 25 KV4328 Course of operations of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps Yakovlevo-Tomarovka area 5GA/VF Aug. 3-5 25 KV4329 Defeat of Belgorod group of the German troops Belgorod 69 A & 7GA/VF Aug. 5 33 KV4330 Operations of the 40th Army Trostyanets area VF Aug 5-23 2 KV4331 Meeting engagement of the 3rd Mechanised Corps Bogodukhov area 47 A/VF Aug. 7 8 KV4332 Annihilation of Borisovka group of German troops Bogodukhov area VF Aug. 7 33 KV4333 Meeting engagement of the 112nd Tank Brigade Bogodukhov area 6 TC/1TA/VF Aug 11-12 22 KV4334 Meeting engagement of the 112nd Tank Brigade 8 KV4335 Meeting engagement of the 112nd Tank Brigade 12 KV4336 Counter-ofensive of the Voronezh Front N from Belgorod VF Aug.12 33   Prokhorovka # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source KP4301 Course of operations of the Voronezh Front NW from Belgorod VF July 5-15 13 KP4302 Meeting engagement of the 18th Tank Corps Prokhorovka area 5 GTA/VF July 6 12 KP4303 Situation on the beginning of the day and planed counter-blow of the front Prokhorovka area VF July 8 23 KP4304 Situation by the end of the day Prokhorovka area VF July 8 23 KP4305 Situation South-West to Prokhorovka Prokhorovka area VF Late July 9 13 KP4306 Situation on the end of July 9, and German plans for July 10 Prokhorovka area VF July 9-10 6 KP4307 Fights in Prokhorovka area Prokhorovka area VF July 10 13 KP4308 Situation on 4:00 July 10 at Prokhorovka direction Prokhorovka area VF July 10 6 KP4309 Operations at Prokhorovka direction Prokhorovka area VF July 10-11 6 KP4310 The Prokhorovka Tank Battle Prokhorovka area VF July 10-12 5 KP4311 Fights South-West from Prokhorovka Prokhorovka area VF July 11 13 KP4312 Opponents deployment on the end of July 11 and plans for July 12 Prokhorovka area VF July 11-12 6 KP4313 Combat operations of the 9th Guards Airborne Division vs. LAH Division Prokhorovka area 33 GRC/5GA /VF July 11 15 KP4314 Plans of both sides on July 12 at Prokhorovka direction Prokhorovka area VF July 11 5 KP4315 Summary operations in Prokhorovka vicinities Prokhorovka area VF July 11-13 5 KP4316 The Prokhorovka Tank Battle Prokhorovka area VF July 12 1 KP4317 Operations of the 9th Guards Airborne Division Prokhorovka area 33 GRC/5GA/ VF July 12 15 KP4318 Decision of the Voronezh Front commander on counter-blow Prokhorovka area VF July 12 13 KP4319 Opponents objectivs Prokhorovka area VF July 12 6 KP4320 Combat operations Prokhorovka area VF July 12 6 KP4321 Functional diagram of the Prokhorovka's tank meeting engagement Prokhorovka area VF July 12 6 KP4322 Course of operations in Psel river area Prokhorovka area VF July 12 13 KP4323 Fights South-West from Prokhorovka Prokhorovka area VF July 12 13 KP4324 Operations of the 5th Gds. Mechanised Corps in the course of the Prokhorovka Battle Prokhorovka area 5 GTA/VF July 12-13 21 KP4325 Final combats of the battle at Prokhorovka Prokhorovka area VF July 12-14 6 KP4326 Positions of the Soviet troops to the South-West and West from Prokhorovka by the end of July 12 and course of combat operations on July 13-15 Prokhorovka area VF July 12-15 13 KP4327 Operations of the 5th Guards Tank Army Prokhorovka area VF July 12-16 S11 KP4328 Operations of the 5th Guards Tank Army (colored variant) S11a KP4329 Operations of the 5th Guards Tank Army (colored variant) S11 KP4330 The final fights in the battle at Prokhorovka Prokhorovka area VF July 14-16 5 Ukraine Voronezh/1st Ukrainian Front* # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 1U4301 Course of operations of the 5th Gds. Mechanised Corps in Belgorod-Kharkov operation Belgorod - Kharkov 5 GTA/VF Aug.3-Sept 2 21 1U4302 The 9th Guards Airborne Division in liberation of Poltava Poltava area 33 GRC/5GA/ VF Sept. 21-23 15 1U4303 40th Army's Dnieper forced crossing Bukrin area VF Sept. 23-28 2 1U4304 Liberation of Kremenchug by the 5th Gds. Army Kremenchug area VF ~Sept. 29 15 1U4305 At Bukrin bridgehead Bukrin area 3 GTA/VF Sept. 24 - Oct. 21 17 1U4306 Operations of the 4th Motorised Anti-tank Flame thrower Battalion Commander Capt. V.V. Kostyuchenko Dniepr VF*1 Oct. 9-11 7 1U4307 The 38th Army's commander decision for Kiev assault Kiev area 1UF Nov. 2 1U4308 Course of operations in Kiev vicinities Kiev area 1UF Nov. 3-6 27 1U4309 Kiev strategic operation Kiev area 1UF Nov 3-25 2 1U4310 Fights for Kiev Kiev area 51 RC/38A Nov.6 29 1U4311 Night combat of the 317th Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment Khodory area 1UF Dec. 7-8 22 1U4312 Operations of the 1st Gds., 38th, 40th Armies, 1st, 3rd Gds. Tank Armies Zhitomir - Vinnitsa region 1UF Dec. 24'43 - Jan. 30'44 3 1U4313 Operations of the 1st Tank, 18, 38th Armies in the course of the Zhitomir-Berdichev operation Berdichev - Vinnitsa region 1UF Dec. 28'43-Jan.16'44 3 1U4314 Defensive positions of the the 8th Guards Mechanised Corps Kazatin 1 TA/1UF ~Dec.29 12 * - Was renamed on Oct. 20 *1 - In operative zone of the 40th Army   Steppe Front/2nd Ukrainian Front* # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 2U4301 March of the 15th Gds. Rifle Division and crossing of the Dniepr river Dniepr 49 RC/7GA/STF Sept. 26 20 2U4302 Operations of the 10th Guards Airborne Division in the battle for Dniepr Dniepr 82 RC/37A/STF Sep. 30 - Oct. 2 22 2U4303 Operations of the 5th Gds. Mechanised Corps across the Dniepr river Dniepr 5 GTA/2UF Oct. 10'43 - Jan. 16'44 21 * - Was renamed on Oct. 20   South-Western Front/3rd Ukrainian Front* # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 3U4301 Meeting engagement of the 3rd Tank Brigade Grodovka area 23 TC/SWF Sept. 7 8 3U4302 Dnieper forced crossing by the 544th Rifle Regiment Dnepropetrovsk area 152 RD/6GRC/ 1GA/SWF Sept 27 - Oct. ? 8 3U4303 Annihilating of the Zaporozh'ye bridgehead Zaporozh'ye area SWF Oct. 9-14 27 3U4304 Parrying of German attacks by the 353rd Rifle Division Miloradovka station 6 GRC/46A/3UF Nov. 5-6 12 * - Was renamed on Oct. 20   Southern Front/4th Ukrainian Front* # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 4U4301 Combat order of the shock group of the Southern Front and breaking the Mius line Mius river SF Aug. 18-23 27 4U4302 Annihilation of German artillery column by advanced detachment of the 40th Guards Rifle Division Ordzhonikidze (now Yenakiyevo) region 40 GRD/31GRC/5SA/SF Sept.3 31 4U4303 Operations of the 50th Guards Rifle Division SW from Zaporozh'ye 3 GRC/5SA/ 4UF Oct.21-23 19 4U4304 Battle order of the 13th Guards Rifle Regiment in Dnieper defense Dniepr 3 GRD/13GRC/ 2GA/4UF Dec. 8 4U4305 Combat missions of the 49th Guards Rifle Division Kherson area 13 GRC/2GA/4UF Dec. 16 24 4U4306 Course of combat operations of the 49th Guards Rifle Division Kherson area 13 GRC/2GA/4UF Dec. 16-20 24 * - Was renamed on Oct. 20

Abbreviations

A - Army

CF - Central Front (on Oct. 20 renamed into the Byelorussian Front)

DD - Destroyer Division

GA - Guards Army

GRC- Guards Rifle Corps

GTA - Guards Tank Army

RC - Rifle Corps

RD -Rifle Division

SA - Shock Army

SF - Southern Front (on Oct. 20 was renamed into the 4th Ukrainian Front)

STF - Steppe Front (on Oct. 20 was renamed into the 2nd Ukrainian Front)

SWF - South-Western Front (on Oct. 20 was renamed into the 3rd Ukrainian Front)

TA - Tank Army

UF - Ukrainian Front

VF -Voronezh Front (on Oct. 20 renamed into the 1st Ukrainian Front)

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