Maps 1944

(Southern Direction)

September 15, 2009

• 2nd Ukrainian Front
  • Korsun-Shevchenkovsky
  • Moldavia & Romania
  • Hungary
• 3rd Ukrainian Front
  • Moldavia & Romania
  • Balkans
• 4th Ukrainian Front & Coastal Army
  • Crimea

Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

2nd Ukrainian Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 2U4401 Breakthrough of the 313rd Gds. Rifle Regiment Kazarna area 110 GRD/32GRC/ 5GA/2UF Jan 5 7 2U4402 Operations of the 9th Guards Airborne Division Stary Danzig area (15 km W from Kirovograd) 33 GRC/5GA/2UF Jan. 10-12 6   Korsun-Shevchenovsky operation 2U4403 Fights of the 15th Light Artillery Brigade*1 Lisyanka - Dzurzhentsy area SW from Korsun 3 BAD/1GA/ 1UF (2UF)*1 Feb. 16-17 [13] *1 - Operated together with the 180th & 206th Rifle Divisions/27th Army/2nd Ukrainian Front against the German troops breaking-through the encirclement. See also details from the German side [12] Moldavia & Romania 2U4404 Decision of the 35th Guards Rifle Corps commander Jassy area 27A/2UF ~Aug 19 11 2U4405 Battle order of the 35th Guards Rifle Corps Jassy area 27A/2UF ~Aug 19 11 2U4406 Artillery support of the 6th Guards Tank Army breakthrough Jassy area 27 A/2UF Aug. 20 13 2U4407 Combat operations of the 35th Guards Rifle Corps Jassy area 27A/2UF Aug 20-21 11 2U4408 Actions of the 73rd Rifle Corps N. Romania Hushi area 52A/2UF Aug. 25 4 2U4409 Fights for Tekia port Tekia settlement (Turnu-Severin area) 233 RD/53A/2UF Sept. 24 17   Hungary Check also Hungary 1945 2U4409 Battle order of the 10th Guards Rifle Corps Velence lake area 46 A/2UF ~Dec. 20 11 2U4410 Decision of the 10th Guards Rifle Corps commander on break-through Velence lake area 46 A/2UF ~Dec. 20 11 2U4411 Operations of the 10th Guards Rifle Corps Velence lake area 46 A/2UF Dec. 20-24 11 2U4412 Parrying of enemies counter-attack on the left flank of the 10th Guards Rifle Corps Velence lake area 46 A/2UF Dec. 21-22 11 2U4413 Parrying of enemies counter-attack on the left flank of the 10th Guards Rifle Corps Velence lake area 46 A/2UF Dec. 21-22 5 2U4414 Positions of the 20th Guards Rifle Corps by the end of day Székesfehérvár area*1 4 GA/2UF Dec. 31 5 2U4415 Defensive positions of the 4th Gds. Army W from Budapest 2UF Dec'44 - Jan - 45 9 *1 - German name - Stuhlweißenburg 3rd Ukrainian Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 3U4401 Artillery support of the Pliev Cavalry-Mechanised Group break-through S from Krivoy Rog 3 UF*1 Mar 6-7 13 3U4402 Southern Bug river forced crossing by the 808th Rifle Regiment N from Nikolaev 394 RD/46A/ 3UF Mar 18-20 3 3U4403 Operations of the 37th Army Voznesensk area 37A/3UF Mar.21-23 18 3U4404 Disposition of the 37th Army in Odessa region by the end of Apr. 6 Razdelnaya vicinity 37A/3UF Apr. 6 18 3U4405 Disposition of the 37th Army by morning Apr. 12 Tiraspol area 37A/3UF Apr. 12 18 *1- operated in operative zone of the 8th GA in Bereznegovato-Snigirevskaya operation Moldavia & Romania 3U4406 Planned offensive of the 37th Army S. from Kishinev 37A/3UF Aug 18 3U4407 Fighting of the 30th Gds. Airborne Rifle Regiment for Leontina strongpoint Leontina area (Dnestr river) 10 GAbnD/6GRC/ 37A/3UF Aug. 20 4 3U4408 Artillery placement at Kopansky bridgehead S from Bendery 3 UF Aug. 20 13 3U4409 Artillery support of engagemtn of the 4th Guards Mechanised Corps and 7th Mechanised Corps S from Bendery 3 UF Aug. 21 13 3U4410 Mission of recon detachment of the 66th Rifle Corps Causheni-Vek' 66 RC/ 37A/3UF Aug. 21-22 4 3U4411 Actions of the 82nd Rifle Corps N from Chimishliya 37A/3UF Aug. 25 4 3U4412 Elimination of the surrounded group of enemy Kishinev area 3UF Aug. 25-Sept. 4 4   Balkans 3U4413 Operations of the coastal support detachment in fights for Raduevats and Prakhovo Timok river DbF   15 3U4414 Combat of the 429th Rifle Regiment for mountain pass in Yugoslavia Niš area 52 RD/64RC/ 57A/3UF Oct. 10-11 3 3U4415 The plan of Belgrade assault Belgrade YA, 3UF Oct. 14 1 3U4416 Belgrade assault Belgrade YA, 3UF Oct. 14-20 1 3U4417 Artillery positions around Belgrade Belgrade 3 UF (2 UF) Oct. 15-23 13 3U4418 Capturing of encircled German troops, South-East to Belgrade SE from Belgrade YA, 3UF Oct. 18-20 1 See also see Belgrade city plane - - 1944 1 4th Ukrainian Front & Coastal Army # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Crimea 4U4401 Mission of the 3rd Guards Rifle Division Armyansk area 13 GRC/2GA/ 4UF Apr 10 4U4402 Combat operations of the 512nd Separate Tank Flamethrower Battalion in breaking through enemy's defense and liberation of Armyansk Armyansk area 2 GA/4UF*1 Apr. 8 2 4U4403 Artillery group of the 51st Army - 51A/4UF Apr. 8 13 4U4404 Course of operations of the 3rd Guards Rifle Division Perekop 13 GRC/2GA/ 4UF Apr. 8-11 10 4U4405 Combat operations of the 512nd Separate Tank Flamethrower Battalion in night attack for Dzhulga settlement liberation Armyansk area 2 GA/4UF*1 Apr. 9 2 CA4401 Deployment of the Coastal Army Adzhi-Mushkai area CA Apr. 10 8 4U4406 Operations of the 19th Tank Corps in Crimea Crimea 19 TC/4UF Apr. 11-May 12 16 CA4402 Pursuit of Axis troops by the 227th Rifle Division Sevastopol vicinities CA Apr 11-16 14 4U4407 Decision of the Coastal Army commander for offensive Balaklava area CA/4UF ~May 7 11 4U4408 Decision of the 16th Rifle Corps commander on breaking through enemy defensive lines Balaklava area CA/4UF ~May 7 11 4U4409 Course of operations of the 16th Rifle Corps Balaklava area CA/4UF May 7-8 11 4U4410 Course of operations of the 16th Rifle Corps Sevastopol vicinities CA/4UF May 11-12 11 *1 - operated together with the 126RD/54th RC/2GA/4UF Further operations of the 4th Ukrainian Front look here

Abbreviations

A - Army

BAD - Breakthrough Artillery Division

CA - Coastal Army

DbF - Danube Flotilla

GAbnD - Guards Airborne Division

GRC - Guards Rifle Corps

RC - Rifle Corps

RD - Rifle Division

UF - Ukrainian Front

YA - Yugoslavian Army

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