Kursk - Russian OB - North Caucasus Front


This page shows the Order of Battle for the North Caucasus 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.
The notes column includes the following info:

Unit Commander Notes
North Caucasus Front Petrov, IE
� 108 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 4/10GRB 5.7.43
� 109 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 6/9GRB 10.7.43
� 124 Super Heavy Howitzer Brig 203mm How; from 136, 350 SHHR 7.43
� 125 Super Heavy Howitzer Brig 203mm How; from 136, 1147 SHHR 7.43
� 1449 SU Regiment
� 16 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 29, 103, 489 AT Rgts
� 244 Tank Regiment Front reserve
� 255 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed from 1NRB by Black Sea Fleet; Novorossiisk
� 257 Tank Regiment Front reserve
� 258 Tank Regiment Front reserve
� 29 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
� 5 Guards Tank Bde.
� 6 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 92, 98, 426 AT Rgts
� 6 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
� 63 Tank Brigade Front reserve
� 7 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 117, 418, 419 AT Rgts
� 75 Tank Bn (Separate) Front reserve
� 83 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in NC MD from previous 83NRB; Novorossiisk
� 85 Tank Regiment Front reserve
� 13 Mountain Corps
� 17 Corps
� 18 Army Leselidze, K.N. Kuban
� � 132 Tank Bn (Separate)
� � 176 Rifle Division Des 129GRD 9.10.43
� � 216 Rifle Division To 10C/51 8.43
� � 8 Guards Rifle Bde.
� � 81 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in N Caucasus MD from Black Sea Fleet
� � 107 Rifle Brigade   Malaya Zemlya beachead
� � 10 Guards Corps Novorossiysk
� � � 5 Guards Rifle Bde.
� � � 6 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 109GRD 10.7.43
� � � 7 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 110GRD 3.8.43
� � � 77 Mountain Division ?Des 77 RD 11 May 42
� � 16 Corps
� � � 2 Guards Rifle Div. Turchinskiy, AP 127RD Gds 18.9.41
� � � 32 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 2 Airborne Corps 20.5.42
� � 20 Corps Novorossiysk
� � 22 Corps Kerch
� � � 318 Rifle Division w/47 2.43; w/18 9.43; Des 318MD 15.8.44
� � 417 Rifle Division
� 56 Army Grechko, A.A. Kuban
� � 20 Mountain Division Formed 20 RD 1944
� � 257 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 3.7.43; w/10 51 1.44
� � 317 Rifle Division Kerch 11.43 w/22C/18A
� � 328 Rifle Division
� � 339 Rifle Division
� � 353 Rifle Division
� � 383 Rifle Division
� � 395 Rifle Division
� � 61 Rifle Division
� � 62 Cannon Brigade
� � 3 Mountain Corps Caucasus
� � � 242 Mountain Division
� � � 83 Mountain Division
� � � 9 Mountain Division Provided cadre for 75RD 1.42
� 58 Army Melnik, K.S. N Caucasus
� � 295 Rifle Division NC 1.43
� � 414 Rifle Division 1 formn disbanded 2.42; NC w/44 1.43
� � 77 Rifle Division Taman peninsula
� � 89 Rifle Division
� 9 Army Grechikhin, A.A. Krasnodar
� � 276 Rifle Division Terek River 1.43
� � 351 Rifle Division
� � 11 Corps
� � � 131 Rifle Brigade   Taman
� � � 19 Rifle Brigade  
� � � 57 Rifle Brigade    
� � � 84 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in VMD from Black Sea Fleet
� � 11 Guards Corps Kerch
� � � 10 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 108GRD 10.7.43
� � � 55 Guards Rifle Div. Arshintsev, BN 30RD Gds 18.12.42
� � � 9 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 109GRD 10.7.43
� � � 133 Rifle Brigade    
� � � 43 Rifle Brigade  
� � 9 Independent Corps
� � � 157 Rifle Brigade    
� � � 256 Rifle Brigade    
� � � 301 Rifle Division Formed Jun-Aug 43
� � � 34 Rifle Brigade  


© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 17/11/99 08:40:35 PM GMT