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:

AT - Antitank
nn AT - Number of AT Guns
MTR - Mortar
AA - Anti-aircraft
Bn - Battalion
LAB - Light Artillery Brigade
HB - Howitzer Brigade
CB - Cannon Brigade
MB - Medium Artillery Brigade
HHB - Heavy Howitzer Brigade
SHHB - Super-Heavy Howitzer Brigade
GMB - Guards Mortar Brigade
ARBn - Artillery Battalion

Unit	Notes
*Central Front*
ï¿½ 1541 SU Regiment	Front reserve
ï¿½ 21 Mortar Brigade	120mm MTR
ï¿½ 21 NKVD Brigade	Front security
ï¿½ 68 Cannon Brigade
ï¿½ 8 Punitive Battalion	3 Rifle Co; HMG, AT Cos; 2 45mm AT
ï¿½ 19 Independent Tank Corps	Kursk (N) (reserve)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 101 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 202 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 79 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ 9 Independent Tank Corps	Kursk (front reserve)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 108 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 133 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1454 SU Regiment	SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1455 SU Regiment	SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 730 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 95 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ 13 Army	Kursk/Ponyri
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Antitank Brigade	40 76mm/20 Lt AT; 439, 1313, 1318 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Antitank Brigade	40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 567, 1180, 1188 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1442 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Tank Destroyer Div.	3, 4 TD Brigades; 76mm ZIS-3
ï¿½ ï¿½ 237 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Guards Tank Regt.	KVs
ï¿½ ï¿½ 294 Rifle Division	Or w 52A/RVGK ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Guards Tank Regt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 43 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 58 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 148 Rifle Division	Or w18GI Corps ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 74 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Guards Rifle Div.	120RD Gds 26.9.41; Second line of defence
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 70 Guards Rifle Div.	138RD Gds 7.2.43; 231TR, 1441SUR attached; Order of Lenin 21.7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 75 Guards Rifle Div.	95RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Guards Independent Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Gds Airborne Div.	4, 5, 7 GARgt, 3 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 254 Rifle Division	OR w 52A/RVGK 5-8.43; then V
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Gds Airborne Div.	2, 8, 10 GARgt, 2 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Gds Airborne Div.	9, 12, 15 GARgt, 1 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 307 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 81 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Breakthrough Artillery Corps	Kursk (484 Guns 216 Mtr 432 Rocket Launchers)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 B-Thru Arty Div.	32 HB; 41 CB; 46 LAB; 11 MB; 89 HHB; 104 SHHB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 B-Thru Arty Div.	9 HB; 24 CB; 1 MB; 16 LAB; 86 HHB; 100 SHHB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Gds Rocket Bge Div.	16, 22, 23 GMB; M31 310mm; 4 rails per launcher
ï¿½ 16 Air Army	455 Fighters; 241 Gd Attack; 260 Day Bombers; 74 Night Bombers @ Ukolovo
ï¿½ 2 Tank Army	Kursk/Ponyri
ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 130 Antitank Regiment	?20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 563 Antitank Regiment	?20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Tank Corps	Kursk; Des 12GT ?43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 107 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 109 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1441 SU Regiment	SU122s; attached 70GRD
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 164 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 226 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 51 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 614 Antitank Regiment	20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 729 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 89 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Tank Corps	Kursk/Ponyri
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 103 Tank Brigade	On 1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 121 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 234 Mortar Regiment	120mm MTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 50 Tank Brigade	On 1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 51 Tank Brigade	On 1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 728 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 74 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 881 Antitank Regiment	20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Guards Mechanised Corps	Bryansk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Tank Regiment	Of 25GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Tank Regiment	Of 24GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 215 Tank Regiment	Of 26GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Guards Mech Bde.	13TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Guards Mech Bde.	12TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Guards Mech Bde.	215TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Guards Tank Bde.	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ 48 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 137 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 143 Rifle Division	2 Formation raised 12.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1540 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Rifle Division	Back to Moscow MD 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 170 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 193 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 449, 1323, 1329 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 3x AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 202 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 229 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 399 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 45 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 73 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 60 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Gds Artillery Div.	1 GCB; 2 GHB; 3 GLAB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Tank Destroyer Brigade	16 76mm ZIS-3
ï¿½ ï¿½ 141 Rifle Division	w/60 1.43, w/70 10.43 ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 150 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 55 Rifle Division	On a quiet sector...
ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 112 Rifle Division	w/60 Kiev 11.43; 10 Punitive Company (250 men) attached
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Rifle Brigade	Combined w/42 RB to form 226 RD 22 July 1943
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 226 Rifle Division	Des 95 GRD 5.43; 3 Formation raised 22.7.43; w/60 Kiev 11.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 248 Rifle Brigade	West of the battle
ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 121 Rifle Division	Rylsk 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 322 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 42 Rifle Brigade	Never attacked during Zitadelle
ï¿½ 65 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 149 Rifle Division	Or w/65C/33A/W ?? Mogilev 10.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 181 Rifle Division	Or w/28C/70A/C ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 193 Rifle Division	Dnieper 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 255 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Guards Tank Regt.	KVs
ï¿½ ï¿½ 37 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 1 Airborne Corps 6.8.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 40 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 84 Tank Regiment	From 7M in RVGK
ï¿½ ï¿½ 77 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 115 Rifle Brigade	Recorded in error as 27 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 194 Rifle Division	From 194MD 26.8.41
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 246 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 354 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 60 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 69 Rifle Division	W/18C/65/C ??
ï¿½ 70 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 175 Rifle Division	RVGK w/70 2.43; to C 2/43; formed from NKVD troops
ï¿½ ï¿½ 240 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 251 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 28 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 102 Rifle Division	Previously destroyed in 1941 and 1942 (Izyum); from NKVD troops FE
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 106 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 132 Rifle Division	Dnieper River 9.43; assigned 60 Army 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 140 Rifle Division	Formed from NKVD troops
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 162 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 211 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 280 Rifle Division