Kursk - Russian OB - Southern Front

This page shows the Order of Battle for the Southern 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:

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	Commander	Notes
*Southern Front*	*Tolbukhin, FI*
ï¿½ 15 Antitank Brigade		60 AT; 101G, 535, 665 AT Rgts
ï¿½ 19 Mortar Brigade		120mm MTR
ï¿½ 76 Punitive Battalion		3 Rifle Cos; SMG, HMG, MTR, ATR Cos; 2 45mm AT
ï¿½ 79 NKVD Border Regiment
ï¿½ 8 Antitank Brigade		60 AT; 383, 435, 492 AT Rgts
ï¿½ 28 Army	Gerasimenko, V.F.	Rostov/Don R
ï¿½ ï¿½ 118 Rifle Division		3 Formation raised 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 140 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 387 Rifle Division		w 28, 44 or 5S; w 55C/51A/S 10.43
ï¿½ 2 Guards Army	Krejzer, Ya.G. then Zakharov, G.F. (from 51 A)	Voroshilovgrad
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Guards Rifle Div.		153RD Gds 18.9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Guards Corps		Nevel Feb 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 49 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed from 2GMRD 25.10.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 87 Guards Rifle Div.		300RD Gds 16.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Guards Corps		Reserves
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Guards Rifle Div.		111RD Gds 17.3.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 33 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed from 3 Airborne Corps 30.5.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 86 Guards Rifle Div.		98RD Gds 16.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Guards Mechanised Corps		Mius R Feb 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 4GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 5GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 6GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 37 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Mech Bde.		23GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 408 Guards Mortar Battalion		8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Guards Mech Bde.		24GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Guards Mech Bde.		25GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 744 Antitank Battalion		12 85mm AT
ï¿½ 44 Army	Khomenko, V.A.	Taganrog/Mius R
ï¿½ ï¿½ 130 Rifle Division		Taganrog 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 151 Rifle Division		Taman w/44 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 NKVD Border Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 248 Rifle Division		Or w/28A ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 32 Guards Tank Bde.		Infantry support
ï¿½ ï¿½ 320 Rifle Division		w/44 1.43; to STAVKA Jul 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 33 Guards Tank Bde.		Infantry support
ï¿½ ï¿½ 347 Rifle Division		Taganrog w/44 1.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 416 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 37 Corps		Taman
ï¿½ 51 Army	Zakharov, G.F.	Voroshilovgrad
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Gds B-thru Arty Div.		4 GLAB; 5 GHB; 6 GCB; 114 CB; 20 GdsSHHB; 33 MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 302 Rifle Division		Jul 43 - to STAVKA then So Front reserves
ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 99 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 346 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 54 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 91 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 55 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 87 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 5 Shock Army	Tsvetaev, V.D.	Dmietrievka/Mius R
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Guards Tank Destroyer Brigade		16 76mm ZIS-3
ï¿½ ï¿½ 126 Rifle Division		From 54C/51A spring; to 54C/51A 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 127 Rifle Division		3 Formation raised 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Guards Tank Regt.		Infantry support
ï¿½ ï¿½ 221 Rifle Division		Formed 29.6.43; w28A 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 315 Rifle Division		w/54C/51A/So from Aug 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 34 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed from 7 Airborne Corps 6.8.42; assigned to 31G 1944
ï¿½ ï¿½ 40 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed from 6 Airborne Corps 6.8.42; assigned to 31G early 1944
ï¿½ ï¿½ 50 Guards Rifle Div.		124RD Gds 17.11.42; assigned 3G fall 1943
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Guards Corps		Formed 10G 8.42; Admin unit only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 54 Guards Rifle Div.		119RD Gds 16.12.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 96 Guards Rifle Div.		258RD Gds 4.5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Cavalry Corps		Mius River
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Gds Cavalry Div.		No tanks until 8.43; Kuban Cossacks
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Cavalry Div.		No tanks until 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 71 Tank Regiment		Of 11GCD
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Gds Cavalry Div.		No tanks until 8.43; Kuban Cossacks
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Mech Corps		Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Guards Mech Bde.		38GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Guards Mech Bde.		39GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Guards Mech Bde.		37GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 348 Guards Mortar Battalion		8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Guards Tank Bde.		2 Bns; mix of 1942 Shtat & 1943
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 37 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 15GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 38 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 13GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Guards Tank Regt.		Of 14GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 591 AA Regiment		16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 62 Motorcycle Battalion