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:

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
*Voronezh Front*
ï¿½ 12 Mortar Brigade	120mm MTR
ï¿½ 31 Antitank Brigade	40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 1849, 1851, 1853 AT Rgts; blocking Oboyan road
ï¿½ 36 Cannon Brigade	122/152mm Cannon
ï¿½ 9 AA Division
ï¿½ 2 Guards Independent Tank Corps	Kursk; att 5GT 11.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1500 Antitank Regiment	20 ? AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1695 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Guards Tank Bde.	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Guards Tank Bde.	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 273 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Tank Bde.	1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ 47 Guards Tank Regt.	KVs
ï¿½ ï¿½ 755 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ 35 Corps	Kursk; front reserve
ï¿½ 5 Guards Tank Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ 21 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Guards Tank Bde.	2 Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 Gds Heavy Tank Regt.	Churchill IVs
ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
ï¿½ 1 Tank Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Guards Mortar Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Tank Corps	Kursk; att 1T 8.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 128 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1450 SU Regiment	SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1693 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 178 Tank Brigade	Full strength
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 183 Tank Brigade	Full strength
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 186 Tank Brigade	Full strength
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 287 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 727 Antitank Regiment	24 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 77 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Independent Tank Corps	Oboyan; still forming
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 100 Tank Brigade	Full strength; att 5GT Corps 8.7; immediately into action & loses 25 tanks
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 237 Tank Brigade	Full strength - 1/3 M3 Grant; att 6T;3M
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 242 Tank Brigade	Full strength - 1/3 M3 Grant; att 6T/3M
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1244 Antitank Regiment	24 76mm AT (added July)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 753 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT (added July)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Mechanised Corps	Kursk; formed from 8T 9.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Mech Brigade	14TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Mech Brigade	17TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Tank Regiment	Of 1MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Tank Regiment	Of 3MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Tank Regiment	Of 10MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1707 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 265 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Mech Brigade	16TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Antitank Regiment	20 ? AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 405 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 49 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 58 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 756 Antitank Battalion	12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1499 Antitank Regiment	20 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1696 AA Regiment	16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 454 Mortar Regiment	120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Tank Corps	Des 11G 23.10.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 112 Tank Brigade	2 Bns - all T34; independent & destroyed 10th
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Guards Mortar Battalion	8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1461 SU Regiment	SU76/SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 200 Tank Brigade	2 Bns - mixed T34 + M3 Grants
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Tank Brigade	2 Bns - mixed T34 + M3 Grants
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 270 Mortar Regiment	120mm MTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 538 Antitank Regiment	20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 85 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ 2 Air Army	389 Fighters; 276 Gd Attack; 172 Day Bombers; 76 Night Bombers @ Spartak
ï¿½ 38 Army	Oboyan
ï¿½ ï¿½ 180 Rifle Division	w/51, 38 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 180 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 192 Tank Brigade	Attached to 40 Army during the battle - wrong - see 180TB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Antitank Brigade	40 76mm/20 57mm; 1843, 1845, 1847 AT Rgts; blocking 4 Pz Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 60 Tank Regiment	Assigned 63CD late July
ï¿½ ï¿½ 50 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 167 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 204 Rifle Division	Att to 40 Army during battle; 3 Formn raised 5.43 in 38A; to RVGK 7.43 ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 232 Rifle Division	w/60 1.43; Sumy w/51 38 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 240 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 340 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 40 Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 100 Rifle Division	From 2 Res Army 7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 111 Guards Artillery Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 184 Rifle Division	w/3T 1.43; to RVGK late July
ï¿½ ï¿½ 219 Rifle Division	To RVGK in July, for move North
ï¿½ ï¿½ 237 Rifle Division	w/40 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Howitzer Brigade	122mm How
ï¿½ ï¿½ 309 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 32 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 1850, 1852, 1854 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 59 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 66 Guards Mortar Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 86 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Guards Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 161 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 47 Independent Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 206 Rifle Division	Just West of 4PzA attacks
ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 Independent Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 68 Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ 69 Army	Belgorod
ï¿½ ï¿½ 107 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 111 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 183 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 270 Rifle Division	STAVKA reserves late July
ï¿½ ï¿½ 305 Rifle Division	To Steppe Front w/69A late Jul 43
ï¿½ 6 Guards Army	Oboyan
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1148 Super Heavy Howitzer Regt	203mm How
ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Antitank Brigade	60 76mm AT; 1177, 1207, 1212 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1440 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 230 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 245 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 1837, 1839, 1841 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Cannon Brigade	122/152mm Cannon
ï¿½ ï¿½ 28 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 1838, 1840, 1842 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 522 Super Heavy Howitzer Regt	203mm How
ï¿½ ï¿½ 89 Guards Rifle Div.	160RD Gds 18.4.43; army reserve
ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 67 Guards Rifle Div.	304RD Gds 21.1.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 71 Guards Rifle Div.	23RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 90 Guards Rifle Div.	325RD Gds 18.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Guards Independent Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 375 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 51 Guards Rifle Div.	76RD Gds 23.11.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Guards Rifle Div.	63RD Gds 27.11.42; Order of Lenin 19.7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 96 Tank Brigade	Independent unit in action on 5.7.43
ï¿½ 7 Guards Army	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1438 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 148 Tank Regiment	Poss w/7G Army; from 9M Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Guards Rifle Div.	136RD Gds 16.2.42; In direct line of IISS attack
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1529 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 167 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 201 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 213 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 262 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Guards Tank Bde.	5 Companies T-34s
ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Antitank Brigade	60 AT; 1844, 1846, 1848 AT Rgts
ï¿½ ï¿½ 72 Guards Rifle Div.	29RD Gds 1.3.43; Cross has w/64,V?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 9 Airborne Corps 6.8.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 73 Guards Rifle Div.	38RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 78 Guards Rifle Div.	204RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 81 Guards Rifle Div.	422RD Gds 1.3.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Guards Corps	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Rifle Division	Or w/46 Army in SW ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 92 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 12GRB 23.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 93 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 13GRB 25.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 94 Guards Rifle Div.	Formed from 14GRB 23.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 49 Corps	Kursk