Kursk - Russian OB - Voronezh Front

This page shows the Order of Battle for the Voronezh 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
Voronezh Front
� 12 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
� 31 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 1849, 1851, 1853 AT Rgts; blocking Oboyan road
� 36 Cannon Brigade 122/152mm Cannon
� 9 AA Division
� 2 Guards Independent Tank Corps Kursk; att 5GT 11.7
� � 1500 Antitank Regiment 20 ? AT
� � 1695 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
� � 25 Guards Tank Bde. 1942 Shtat
� � 26 Guards Tank Bde. 1942 Shtat
� � 273 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
� � 4 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
� � 4 Guards Tank Bde. 1942 Shtat
� � 47 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
� � 755 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
� 35 Corps Kursk; front reserve
� 5 Guards Tank Corps Kursk
� � 20 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns
� � 21 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns
� � 22 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns
� � 48 Gds Heavy Tank Regt. Churchill IVs
� � 6 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
� 1 Tank Army Kursk
� � 36 Guards Mortar Regt
� � 10 Tank Corps Kursk; att 1T 8.7
� � � 11 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � � 128 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
� � � 1450 SU Regiment SU122s
� � � 1693 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
� � � 178 Tank Brigade Full strength
� � � 183 Tank Brigade Full strength
� � � 186 Tank Brigade Full strength
� � � 287 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
� � � 727 Antitank Regiment 24 45mm AT
� � � 77 Motorcycle Battalion
� � 31 Independent Tank Corps Oboyan; still forming
� � � 100 Tank Brigade Full strength; att 5GT Corps 8.7; immediately into action & loses 25 tanks
� � � 237 Tank Brigade Full strength - 1/3 M3 Grant; att 6T;3M
� � � 242 Tank Brigade Full strength - 1/3 M3 Grant; att 6T/3M
� � � 1244 Antitank Regiment 24 76mm AT (added July)
� � � 753 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT (added July)
� � 3 Mechanised Corps Kursk; formed from 8T 9.42
� � � 1 Guards Tank Bde.
� � � 1 Mech Brigade 14TR
� � � 10 Mech Brigade 17TR
� � � 14 Tank Regiment Of 1MB
� � � 16 Tank Regiment Of 3MB
� � � 17 Tank Regiment Of 10MB
� � � 1707 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
� � � 265 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
� � � 3 Mech Brigade 16TR
� � � 35 Antitank Regiment 20 ? AT
� � � 405 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
� � � 49 Tank Brigade
� � � 58 Motorcycle Battalion
� � � 756 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
� � � 1499 Antitank Regiment 20 76mm AT
� � � 1696 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
� � � 454 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
� � 6 Tank Corps Des 11G 23.10.43
� � � 112 Tank Brigade 2 Bns - all T34; independent & destroyed 10th
� � � 129 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
� � � 1461 SU Regiment SU76/SU122s
� � � 200 Tank Brigade 2 Bns - mixed T34 + M3 Grants
� � � 22 Tank Brigade 2 Bns - mixed T34 + M3 Grants
� � � 270 Mortar Regiment 120mm MTR
� � � 538 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
� � � 6 Motor Rifle Brigade
� � � 85 Motorcycle Battalion
� 2 Air Army 389 Fighters; 276 Gd Attack; 172 Day Bombers; 76 Night Bombers @ Spartak
� 38 Army Oboyan
� � 180 Rifle Division w/51, 38 9.43
� � 180 Tank Brigade
� � 192 Tank Brigade Attached to 40 Army during the battle - wrong - see 180TB
� � 29 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 57mm; 1843, 1845, 1847 AT Rgts; blocking 4 Pz Army
� � 60 Tank Regiment Assigned 63CD late July
� � 50 Corps Kursk
� � � 167 Rifle Division
� � � 204 Rifle Division Att to 40 Army during battle; 3 Formn raised 5.43 in 38A; to RVGK 7.43 ??
� � � 232 Rifle Division w/60 1.43; Sumy w/51 38 9.43
� � � 240 Rifle Division
� � � 340 Rifle Division
� 40 Army Kursk
� � 100 Rifle Division From 2 Res Army 7.43
� � 111 Guards Artillery Regt
� � 184 Rifle Division w/3T 1.43; to RVGK late July
� � 219 Rifle Division To RVGK in July, for move North
� � 237 Rifle Division w/40 5.43
� � 29 Howitzer Brigade 122mm How
� � 309 Rifle Division
� � 32 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 1850, 1852, 1854 AT Rgts
� � 59 Tank Regiment
� � 66 Guards Mortar Regt
� � 86 Tank Brigade
� � 27 Guards Corps
� � � 161 Rifle Division
� � 47 Independent Corps Kursk
� � � 206 Rifle Division Just West of 4PzA attacks
� � 48 Independent Corps Kursk
� � 68 Corps Kursk
� 69 Army Belgorod
� � 107 Rifle Division
� � 111 Rifle Division
� � 183 Rifle Division
� � 270 Rifle Division STAVKA reserves late July
� � 305 Rifle Division To Steppe Front w/69A late Jul 43
� 6 Guards Army Oboyan
� � 1148 Super Heavy Howitzer Regt 203mm How
� � 14 Antitank Brigade 60 76mm AT; 1177, 1207, 1212 AT Rgts
� � 1440 SU Regiment
� � 230 Tank Regiment
� � 245 Tank Regiment
� � 27 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 1837, 1839, 1841 AT Rgts
� � 27 Cannon Brigade 122/152mm Cannon
� � 28 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 1838, 1840, 1842 AT Rgts
� � 522 Super Heavy Howitzer Regt 203mm How
� � 89 Guards Rifle Div. 160RD Gds 18.4.43; army reserve
� � 22 Guards Corps Kursk
� � � 67 Guards Rifle Div. 304RD Gds 21.1.43
� � � 71 Guards Rifle Div. 23RD Gds 1.3.43
� � � 90 Guards Rifle Div. 325RD Gds 18.4.43
� � 23 Guards Independent Corps Kursk
� � � 375 Rifle Division
� � � 51 Guards Rifle Div. 76RD Gds 23.11.42
� � � 52 Guards Rifle Div. 63RD Gds 27.11.42; Order of Lenin 19.7.43
� � � 96 Tank Brigade Independent unit in action on 5.7.43
� 7 Guards Army Kursk
� � 1438 SU Regiment
� � 148 Tank Regiment Poss w/7G Army; from 9M Corps
� � 15 Guards Rifle Div. 136RD Gds 16.2.42; In direct line of IISS attack
� � 1529 SU Regiment
� � 167 Tank Regiment
� � 201 Tank Brigade
� � 213 Rifle Division
� � 262 Tank Regiment
� � 27 Guards Tank Bde. 5 Companies T-34s
� � 30 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 1844, 1846, 1848 AT Rgts
� � 72 Guards Rifle Div. 29RD Gds 1.3.43; Cross has w/64,V?
� � 24 Guards Corps Kursk
� � � 36 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 9 Airborne Corps 6.8.42
� � 25 Guards Corps Kursk
� � � 73 Guards Rifle Div. 38RD Gds 1.3.43
� � � 78 Guards Rifle Div. 204RD Gds 1.3.43
� � � 81 Guards Rifle Div. 422RD Gds 1.3.43
� � 35 Guards Corps Kursk
� � � 31 Rifle Division Or w/46 Army in SW ??
� � � 92 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 12GRB 23.4.43
� � � 93 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 13GRB 25.4.43
� � � 94 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 14GRB 23.4.43
� � 49 Corps Kursk
© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 24/11/99 10:05:38 PM GMT