Maps 1945

(North-Western Direction)

September 15, 2009

• Leningrad Front
• 1st Baltic Front
• 2nd Baltic Front
• 3rd Byelorussian Front

Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

Leningrad Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Courland (Kurland) L4501 Combat operations of the 1/917th Rifle Regiment/249th Estonian Rifle Division Blindins st.vicinities Saldus district, Latvia 917 RR/249(Est.) RD/8(Est.) RC/ 42A/LF Mar. 18-20 14   1st Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Courland (Kurland) 1P4501 Situation by 5 AM Feb. 20 and missions of the 213rd Guards Rifle Regiment Priekule (Latvia) region 213 GRR/71GRD/ 2GRC/6GA/1PF Feb. 20 14 1P4502 Fights of the 1/213 Guards Rifle Regiment from 11 h Feb. 20 until 16 h Feb. 21. Priekule (Latvia) region 213 GRR/71GRD/ 2GRC/6GA/1PF Feb. 20-21 14 Eastern Prussia See also: 3B45xx Course of the Eastern Prussian operation Eastern Prussia 1PF; 2BF; 3BF Jan. 13 -Apr. 25 10 On Feb. 24'45 was reorganised into the Zemland Operative Group and subordinated to the 3rd Byelorussian Front . 2nd Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source               Since Apr. 1'45 renamed into the Courland Operative Group of the Leningrad Front   3rd Byelorussian Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Eastern Prussia 3B4501 Redeployment of troops of the 28th Army prior to operation Stallupönen (now Nesterov) area 3BF Dec. 25'44 - Jan. 12'45 4 3B4502 Positions and plans of the Eastern Prussian operation Königsberg direction 3BF Jan 4 3B4503 Meeting engagement in defense while counter-attack of the 1108th Rifle Regiment Filipuv (West to Suwalki*1) area 331 RD/31 RC/ 3BF Jan. 4 2 3B4504 Decision on the breakthrough to Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF ~Jan.12 4 3B4505 Decision of the 28th Army commander on the offensive against Insterburg Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) area 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4506 Positions of opponents at the commencement of operation in operative zone of the 28th Army E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 12 4 3B4507 Deployment of rear units of the 28th Army at the commencement of the operation E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4508 Deployment of the 28th Army prior to operation against Insterburg E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4509 Decision of the 54th Guards Rifle Division commander for breakthrough E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4510 Battle order of the 54th Guards Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4511 Decision of the 144th Rifle Division commander for breakthrough E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4512 Battle order of the 144th Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4513 Battle order of the 28th Army E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 12 4 3B4514 Battle order of the 94th Rifle Corps Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF ~Jan. 13 8 3B4515 Decision of the 94th Rifle Corps commander Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF ~Jan. 13 8 3B4516 Planned offensive of the 11th Guards Army Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) area 11 GA/3BF ~Jan. 13 12 3B4517 Battle order of the 28th Army at the commencement of operation E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 13 1 3B4518 Battle order of the 5th Army at the commencement of operation Stallupönen (now Nesterov) area 3BF Jan. 13 1 3B4519 Course of operations of the 28th Army against Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan 13-15 4 3B4520 Course of operations of the 144th Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF Jan. 13-17 6 3B4521 Course of operations of the 94th Rifle Corps Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF Jan. 13-17 8 3B4522 Combat operations of the 54th Guards Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF Jan. 13-19 6 3B4523 Position of troops at the right wing of the 3rd Byelorussian Front Gumbinnen (now Gusev) -Stallupönen (now Nesterov) area 3BF Jan. 13 - 19 12 3B4524 Course of operations of the 28th Army on the Insterburg direction Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) area 3BF Jan 13-22 4 3B4525 Course of the Eastern Prussian operation Eastern Prussia 1PF; 2BF; 3BF Jan. 13 -Apr. 25 10 3B4526 Battle order of the 2nd Guards Tank Corps at the beginning of the Vistula-Oder operation - 3 BF Jan. 14 ? 3B4527 Parrying of attacks of the 549th Infantry Division by troops of the 144th Rifle Division in the course of Eastern Prussian operation - 65 RC/5A/3BF Jan. 14 3 3B4528 Parrying of enemy's counter-attacks by troops of the 3rd Guards Rifle Corps and 65th Rifle Corps - 3GRC/28A/ 3BF 65RC/5A/ 3BF Jan. 14 1 3B4529 Course of operations of the 28th Army against Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan 16-19 4 3B4530 Course of operations of the 11th Guards Army Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) - Tapiau (now Gvardejsk) area 11 GA/3BF Jan. 19 - 23 12 3B4531 Fights for Gumbinnen town Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan. 20-21 4 3B4532 Maneuver of the 117th Tank Brigade in the Eastern-Prussian operation Taplacken vicinity 1 TC/3BF Jan. 21 2 3B4533 Manuever operations of the 1st Tank Corps in the Eastern Prussian operation Taplacken vicinity 3BF Jan. 21 3 3B4534 Course of operations of the 11th Guards Army Königsberg area 11 GA/3BF Jan. 23 - 30 12 3B4535 Envelope maneuver of the 89th Tank and 44th Motorised Rifle Brigades Königsberg area 1 TC/3BF Jan. 24-25 2 3B4536 Decision of the 31st Guards Rifle Division commander Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4537 Battle order of the 31st Guards Rifle Division Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4538 Decision of the 235th Rifle Division commander Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4539 Battle order of the 235th Rifle Division Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4540 The 235th Rifle Division in Königsberg assault Königsberg area 54 RD/43A/ ZOG/3BF Apr. 4-8 3 3B4541 The 208th Rifle Division in the course of Königsberg assault Königsberg area 208 RD/124RC /3BF Apr. 5-8 13 3B4542 Deployment of artillery of the 43rd Army on Apr. 5 and the 3rd Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division on Apr 5-8 Königsberg area 43 A/ZOG/3BF 3 GBAD/ 3BF Apr 5-8 9 3B4543 Course of Königsberg assault Königsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 6 5 3B4544 Course of operations of the 235th Rifle Division Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF Apr. 6-9 6 3B4545 Course of operations of the 50th Army Königsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 6-9 11 3B4546 Course of Königsberg assault (11th Guards Army) Königsberg area 11GA/ZOG/3BF Apr. 6-9 12 3B4547 Course of operations of the 31st Guards Rifle Division Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 6-10 6 3B4548 Course of Königsberg assault Königsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 7 5 3B4549 Operations of the 3rd Company (Commander Starshiy Lt. P.A.Bysov)/11th Motorised Anti-tank Flame thrower Battalion (Commander - Major N.T. Nekrasov) in assault of the Fort No. 8. Köenigsberg area 1 Bn/243 GRR/ 84GRD/36GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF zone Apr.7 7 3B4550 Course of Königsberg assault Köenigsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 8 5 3B4551 Course of Königsberg assault Köenigsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 9 5 3B4552 Annihilation of German troops and capturing of Pillau Köenigsberg - Pillau (now Baltiysk) area ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 10- 16 12 3B4553 Decision of the 115th Rifle Division commander Rauschen (now Svetlogorsk) area 103 RC/2GA /ZOG/3BF ~Apr.12 6 3B4554 Combat operations of the 115th Rifle Division Rauschen (now Svetlogorsk) area 103 RC/2GA /ZOG/3BF Apr. 13-15 6 *1 - Polish name - Suwalki, German - Suwalken

Abbreviations

A - Army

Bn - Battalion

BF - Byelorussian Front

Est. - Estonian

GA- Guards Army

GBAD - Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division

GRC -Guards Rifle Corps

GRD - Guards Rifle Divisison

GRR - Guards Rifle Degiment

RC - Rifle Corps

RD - Rifle Division

RR - Rifle Regiment

ZOG - Zemland Operative Group

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