Kursk - Russian OB - Steppe Front

This page shows the Order of Battle for the Steppe 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
*Steppe Front*	*Behind Central/Vor; Steppe Mil District*
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Guards MC Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1510 Antitank Regiment	24 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1705 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ 334 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ 743 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ 5 Guards Cavalry Corps	Kursk; reserves with Steppe Front
ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Gds Cavalry Div.	71 TR; Don Cossacks
ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Gds Cavalry Div.	60TR assigned late 7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 63 Cavalry Div.	60 TR
ï¿½ 27 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 147 Rifle Division	w/27 8.43; to front W/V Front
ï¿½ ï¿½ 163 Rifle Division	RVGK 4.43; 27A/St 5.43; V end 7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 93 Tank Brigade	Orig 8T; Ind 1943
ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 155 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 166 Rifle Division	To Vor late July
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 241 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 71 Rifle Division	27 Army in STAVKA reserves early July ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Tank Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 120 Guards AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1451 SU Regiment	SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 264 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 752 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 756 Antitank Regiment	20 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 76 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ 47 Army	Kursk; RVGK reserve in St
ï¿½ ï¿½ 218 Rifle Division	Dissolved 7.42; 2 Formation 20.6.43; to 47 Army July
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Rifle Division	Rep w/65A/Central ? Or w/47A in STAVKA reserve - could be St Front
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Rifle Division	Forming...
ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Rifle Division	Formed 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 337 Rifle Division	To Vor Front late Jul 43; Dnieper R w/40 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 38 Rifle Division	W/40A 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Independent Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Guards Mechansied Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 43 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 7GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 44 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 8GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 45 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 9GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Guards Mech Bde.	43GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Guards Mech Bde.	44GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Guards Mech Bde.	45GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ 4 Guards Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 68 Guards Rifle Div.	96RD Gds 6.2.43; assigned 40 Army 10.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Gds Airborne Div.	18, 21, 29 GARgt, 10 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Gds Airborne Div.	22, 25, 27 GARgt, 9 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 80 Guards Rifle Div.	298RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Guards Airborne Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Gds Airborne Div.	1, 11, 16 GARgt, 6 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 21 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 69 Guards Rifle Div.	120RD Gds 6.2.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Rifle Div.	161RD Gds 18.9.41; From 5S Army - late 43 - date unknown
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Guards Tank Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1436 SU Regiment	SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1496 Antitank Regiment	20 ? AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1701 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 19 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 266 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 324 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 73 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 749 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ 53 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ? Heavy Tank Regt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ? Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 116 Rifle Division	Belgorod Kharkov Op 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 B-Thru Arty Div.	Detached from 7BA; 49 LAB; 52 HB; 14 MB; 61 CB; 90 HHB; 109 SHHB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 214 Rifle Division	w/24 3.43; Kremenchg 9.43 w/53
ï¿½ ï¿½ 233 Rifle Division	Kremenchug w/53 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 252 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 256 Rifle Division	OR 2SA/Vol ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 28 Guards Rifle Div.	180RD Gds 3.5.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 299 Rifle Division	Kharkov w/53 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 34 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 84 Rifle Division	Assigned 7.43?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 75 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ 5 Air Army
ï¿½ 5 Guards Army	Kursk/Belgorod
ï¿½ ï¿½ 42 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 1GRB 1.9.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Tank Regiment	Assigned to 15GCD late July
ï¿½ ï¿½ 32 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Guards Rifle Div.	87RD Gds 19.1.42; Possibly the best rifle division in the Soviet Army...
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Gds Airborne Div.	14, 17, 20 GARgt, 8 GAArtyRgt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 66 Guards Rifle Div.	293RD Gds 21.1.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 33 Guards Corps	Prokhorovka
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Gds Airborne Div.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 95 Guards Rifle Div.	226RD Gds 4.5.43; in support of 5GTA at P
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 97 Guards Rifle Div.	343RD Gds 4.5.43; in support of 5GTA at P
ï¿½ 5 Guards Tank Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Antitank Brigade	20 76mm/40 57mm AT; 532, 1243, 1245; at Prok
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1549 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Guards Mortar Regt	M31 310mm; 4 rails per launcher
ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 AA Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 53 Guards Tank Regt.	Understrength
ï¿½ ï¿½ 689 Antitank Regiment	?20 45mm AT; Att to 53GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ 80 Guards Mortar Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Independent Tank Corps	Kursk; att 5GT 5.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1000 Antitank Regiment	24 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 110 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat; 30% lost 12/13.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1694 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 170 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat; 30% lost 12/13.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 181 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat; 30% lost 12/13.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 292 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 32 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Gds Heavy Tank Regt.	Churchills - prob didnt see action
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 736 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Tank Corps	Kursk (60% losses)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 108 Antitank Regiment	24 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1446 SU Regiment	SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Tank Brigade	Orig 8T; transferred 1942; 1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 271 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Tank Brigade	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 32 Tank Brigade	2 Bns T34s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 38 Armoured Car Battn	Armoured Car Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 53 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 747 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 75 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Tank Corps	Kursk; att 5GT 11.7; Des 8GT 11.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1502 Antitank Regiment	20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 169 Tank Brigade	3 Tank Bns - T34/76
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1698 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Tank Brigade	3 Tank Bns - T34/76
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 269 Mortar Regiment	120mm MTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 307 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 58 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 62 Heavy Tank Regt.	Temp assigned
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 83 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 99 Tank Brigade	3 Tank Bns - T34/76
ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Guards Mechanised Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Guards Mech Bde.	51GTR; Mid-pm 12.7, 5 miles NE Prok; losses slight
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 104 Guards AT Regiment	?20 AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Guards Mech Bde.	54GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Guards Mech Bde.	55GTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1447 SU Regiment	SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Guards MC Battalion	63 MCB Gds 1.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Guards Tank Bde.	Mid-pm 12.7, Voroshilov state farm; 2 Bns of 3 Companies
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Armd Car Bn	Gds Arm Car Bn; 41 ACB Gds 1.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 409 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 51 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 10GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 54 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 11GMB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 55 Guards Tank Regt.	Of 12GMB