Kursk - Russian OB - Central Front

This page shows the Order of Battle for the Central Front

The OB below shows the complete hierarchy of the Front, as far as I have been able to ascertain. The indents are used to show the levels of reporting - each indent showing units subordinate to the previous.
Click on Commanders to see a list of the unit commanders as known.
The attachments show movements of units from their starting OB during the battle.
The notes column includes the following info:

Unit Notes
Central Front
� 1541 SU Regiment Front reserve
� 21 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
� 21 NKVD Brigade Front security
� 68 Cannon Brigade
� 8 Punitive Battalion 3 Rifle Co; HMG, AT Cos; 2 45mm AT
� 19 Independent Tank Corps Kursk (N) (reserve)
� � 101 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � 202 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � 26 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � 79 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� 9 Independent Tank Corps Kursk (front reserve)
� � 108 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � 133 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
� � 1454 SU Regiment SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
� � 1455 SU Regiment SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
� � 23 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � 730 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
� � 8 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � 95 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� 13 Army Kursk/Ponyri
� � 1 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 Lt AT; 439, 1313, 1318 AT Rgts
� � 129 Tank Brigade
� � 13 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 567, 1180, 1188 AT Rgts
� � 1442 SU Regiment
� � 2 Tank Destroyer Div. 3, 4 TD Brigades; 76mm ZIS-3
� � 237 Tank Regiment
� � 27 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
� � 294 Rifle Division Or w 52A/RVGK ?
� � 30 Guards Tank Regt.
� � 43 Tank Regiment
� � 48 Tank Regiment
� � 58 Tank Regiment
� � 15 Corps Kursk
� � � 148 Rifle Division Or w18GI Corps ??
� � � 74 Rifle Division
� � � 8 Rifle Division
� � 17 Guards Corps Kursk
� � � 6 Guards Rifle Div. 120RD Gds 26.9.41; Second line of defence
� � � 70 Guards Rifle Div. 138RD Gds 7.2.43; 231TR, 1441SUR attached; Order of Lenin 21.7.43
� � � 75 Guards Rifle Div. 95RD Gds 1.3.43
� � 18 Guards Independent Corps Kursk
� � � 2 Gds Airborne Div. 4, 5, 7 GARgt, 3 GAArtyRgt
� � � 254 Rifle Division OR w 52A/RVGK 5-8.43; then V
� � � 3 Gds Airborne Div. 2, 8, 10 GARgt, 2 GAArtyRgt
� � � 4 Gds Airborne Div. 9, 12, 15 GARgt, 1 GAArtyRgt
� � 29 Corps Kursk
� � � 15 Rifle Division
� � � 307 Rifle Division
� � � 81 Rifle Division
� � 36 Corps Kursk
� � 4 Breakthrough Artillery Corps Kursk (484 Guns 216 Mtr 432 Rocket Launchers)
� � � 12 B-Thru Arty Div. 32 HB; 41 CB; 46 LAB; 11 MB; 89 HHB; 104 SHHB
� � � 5 B-Thru Arty Div. 9 HB; 24 CB; 1 MB; 16 LAB; 86 HHB; 100 SHHB
� � � 5 Gds Rocket Bge Div. 16, 22, 23 GMB; M31 310mm; 4 rails per launcher
� 16 Air Army 455 Fighters; 241 Gd Attack; 260 Day Bombers; 74 Night Bombers @ Ukolovo
� 2 Tank Army Kursk/Ponyri
� � 11 Guards Tank Bde.
� � 130 Antitank Regiment ?20 45mm AT
� � 563 Antitank Regiment ?20 45mm AT
� � 16 Tank Corps Kursk; Des 12GT ?43
� � � 107 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � � 109 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � � 1441 SU Regiment SU122s; attached 70GRD
� � � 15 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � � 164 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
� � � 226 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
� � � 51 Motorcycle Battalion
� � � 614 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
� � � 729 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
� � � 89 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
� � 3 Tank Corps Kursk/Ponyri
� � � 103 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
� � � 121 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
� � � 234 Mortar Regiment 120mm MTR
� � � 50 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
� � � 51 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
� � � 57 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � � 728 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
� � � 74 Motorcycle Battalion
� � � 881 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
� � 7 Guards Mechanised Corps Bryansk
� � � 12 Tank Regiment Of 25GMB
� � � 13 Tank Regiment Of 24GMB
� � � 215 Tank Regiment Of 26GMB
� � � 24 Guards Mech Bde. 13TR
� � � 25 Guards Mech Bde. 12TR
� � � 26 Guards Mech Bde. 215TR
� � � 57 Guards Tank Bde. 1942 Shtat
� 48 Army Kursk
� � 137 Rifle Division
� � 143 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 12.43
� � 1540 SU Regiment
� � 16 Rifle Division Back to Moscow MD 8.43
� � 170 Rifle Division
� � 193 Tank Regiment
� � 2 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 449, 1323, 1329 AT Rgts
� � 20 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 3x AT Rgts
� � 202 Rifle Division
� � 229 Tank Regiment
� � 399 Rifle Division
� � 45 Tank Regiment
� � 73 Rifle Division
� 60 Army Kursk
� � 1 Gds Artillery Div. 1 GCB; 2 GHB; 3 GLAB
� � 14 Tank Destroyer Brigade 16 76mm ZIS-3
� � 141 Rifle Division w/60 1.43, w/70 10.43 ??
� � 150 Tank Brigade
� � 55 Rifle Division On a quiet sector...
� � 24 Corps Kursk
� � � 112 Rifle Division w/60 Kiev 11.43; 10 Punitive Company (250 men) attached
� � � 129 Rifle Brigade Combined w/42 RB to form 226 RD 22 July 1943
� � � 226 Rifle Division Des 95 GRD 5.43; 3 Formation raised 22.7.43; w/60 Kiev 11.43
� � � 248 Rifle Brigade West of the battle
� � 30 Corps Kursk
� � � 121 Rifle Division Rylsk 8.43
� � � 322 Rifle Division
� � � 42 Rifle Brigade Never attacked during Zitadelle
� 65 Army Kursk
� � 149 Rifle Division Or w/65C/33A/W ?? Mogilev 10.43
� � 181 Rifle Division Or w/28C/70A/C ??
� � 193 Rifle Division Dnieper 9.43
� � 255 Tank Regiment
� � 29 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
� � 37 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 1 Airborne Corps 6.8.42
� � 40 Tank Regiment
� � 84 Tank Regiment From 7M in RVGK
� � 77 Corps Kursk
� � � 115 Rifle Brigade Recorded in error as 27 Corps
� � � 194 Rifle Division From 194MD 26.8.41
� � � 246 Rifle Division
� � � 354 Rifle Division
� � � 60 Rifle Division
� � � 69 Rifle Division W/18C/65/C ??
� 70 Army Kursk
� � 175 Rifle Division RVGK w/70 2.43; to C 2/43; formed from NKVD troops
� � 240 Tank Regiment
� � 251 Tank Regiment
� � 28 Corps Kursk
� � � 102 Rifle Division Previously destroyed in 1941 and 1942 (Izyum); from NKVD troops FE
� � � 106 Rifle Division
� � � 132 Rifle Division Dnieper River 9.43; assigned 60 Army 8.43
� � � 140 Rifle Division Formed from NKVD troops
� � � 162 Rifle Division
� � � 211 Rifle Division
� � � 280 Rifle Division
© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 17/11/99 08:40:35 PM GMT