Maps 1945

(Far East)

UpdatedNovember 27, 2006
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Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
J4501 Japan's defensive positions in Manchzuria and Korea at the commencement of operation Far East - August Rus 2
 
upTransbaikal Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
             

 

up1st Far Eastern Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
1F4501 Decision of the 1st Army Commander on the first stage of operation W from Khasan lake 1 FEF August Rus 3
1F4502 Decision of the 5th Army commander - 1 FEF August Rus 2
1F4503 Operations of the 1st Far Eastern Front in Harbin-Girin operation Harbin area 1 FEF Aug. 9-Sept. 2 Rus 2
1F4504 Changing direction of the main blow (26th Rfl. Corps+257th Tank Brigade) Mudantzyan area 1 A/1FEF Aug. 11-13 Rus 3
1F4505 Assault of Mudantzyan Mudantzyan area 1 A/1FEF Aug. 15-16 Rus 3

 

up2nd Far Eastern Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
2F4501 Offensive operation of the 15th Army and the 5th Rifle Corps SW from Khabarovsk

15 A/2FEF

5RC/2FEF

August Rus 2
2F4502 Operations of the 2nd Army S from Blagoveshchensk 2 FEF August Rus 2
2F4503 Combat operations of the Soviet troops on Kurile islands and Sakhalin Isles & Sakhalin 2 FEF August Rus 2
2F4504 Combat operations of the 56th Rifle Corps Sakhalin 16A/2FEF Aug. 11-17 Rus 2

2F4505

 Combat operations on the Southern Sakhalin Sakhalin 79 RD/56RC/ 16A/2FEF Aug. 11-18 Rus ?
2F4506 Toro-Esutoru operations Sakhalin 16 A/2FEF August 17 Rus 1
2F4507 Landing operation against Shumshu (Sjumusju) island Shumshu (Sjumusju) 101 RD/KDR/ 2FER Aug. 18-20 Rus 2
2F4508 Operations on Shumshu (Sjumusju) island Shumshu (Sjumusju) 101 RD/KDR/ 2FER August 18-23 Rus 1

A - Army

FEF - Far Eastern Front

KDR - Kamchatka Defensive Region

RC -Rifle Corps

RD -Rifle Division

TBF - Trainsbaikal Front

Literature:
  1. Shirokorad A.B. "Russko-Yaponskiye Voiny 1904-1945", Minsk, Kharvest, 2003
  2. Vnotchenko L.N, "Pobeda na Dalnem Vostoke (map is given from www.rkka.ru)
  3. Beloborodov A.P. Proryv Na Kharbin, Moscow, Voyenizdat, 1982 (cited from militera.lib.ru)
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