Kursk - Russian OB - Western Front

This page shows the Order of Battle for the Western 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
*Western Front*	*Sokolovsky, VD*
ï¿½ 1 Guards Antitank Brigade		60 AT; 1, 3, 6 GATR
ï¿½ 120 Tank Brigade		Front reserve
ï¿½ 13 NKVD Border Regiment
ï¿½ 138 Tank Bn (Separate)
ï¿½ 1537 SU Regiment
ï¿½ 161 Tank Regiment		Front reserve
ï¿½ 187 Tank Brigade		Front reserve
ï¿½ 2 Guards Tank Bde.		Front reserve
ï¿½ 23 Guards Tank Bde.		Lend-Lease Matilda IIs
ï¿½ 233 Tank Regiment		Front reserve
ï¿½ 248 Tank Regiment		Front reserve
ï¿½ 3 Antitank Brigade		40 76mm/20 Lt AT; 1213, 1330, 1331 AT Rgts
ï¿½ 352 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 42 Guards Tank Bde.		2 Bns - 7 KVs, 21 T-34s, 22 LT
ï¿½ 56 Guards Tank Regt.		Front reserve
ï¿½ 7 NKVD Division		4 Rifle Regts; Front security div
ï¿½ 86 NKVD Border Regiment
ï¿½ 87 NKVD Border Regiment
ï¿½ 94 Tank Brigade		Front reserve
ï¿½ 15 Guards Corps		SW Aug 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ 5 Breakthrough Artillery Corps		Smolensk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Gds B-thru Arty Div.		7 GLAB; 8 GHB; 22 GCB; 99 HHB; 107 SHHB; 43 MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Gds Artillery Div.		Counterfire 152M1938; 11, 12, 13, 14 GCB; 7 GdsARBn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Gds B-thru Arty Div.		71 LAB; 67 HB; 17 GCB; 95 HHB; 18 GdsSHHB; 27 MB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Gds Rocket Bge Div.		4, 9, 11 GMB; M31 310mm; 4 rails per launcher
ï¿½ 10 Army	Popov, V.S.	Kirov
ï¿½ ï¿½ 139 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 247 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 290 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 330 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 371 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 385 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Tank Destroyer Brigade		16 76mm ZIS-3
ï¿½ 10 Guards Army	Sukhomlin	Roslavl Sep 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 119 Tank Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Guards Cannon Brigade		5 or 10G Armies
ï¿½ ï¿½ 85 Guards Rifle Div.		118RD Gds 10.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 19 Guards Corps		W Aug 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Guards Rifle Div.		2nd formation 150RD Gds 19.4.43; 1st (363RD 17.3.42) became 2GM 11.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 56 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed from 74/91 RB 4.6.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 65 Guards Rifle Div.		Formed 1.5.43 from 75/78RB
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Guards Rifle Div.		32RD Gds 24.5.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Guards Rifle Div.		238RD Gds 24.5.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Guards Independent Corps		W Aug 43
ï¿½ 11 Guards Army	Bagramyan, I.Kh.	Kirov
ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 108 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1453 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Guards Tank Regt.		KVs
ï¿½ ï¿½ 213 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 217 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Guards Tank Bde.		Mix of Matilda IIs & Valentines
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Artillery Div.		1 HB; 5 CB; 15 LAB; 7 MB; 116 HHB; 117 SHHB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Guards Tank Regt.		KV/Training unit?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 43 Guards Tank Bde.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Guards Corps		Orel
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Guards Rifle Div.	Kropotkin, NA	1st form from 100RD, became 1GM; 2nd form from 1GMRD
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Guards Rifle Div.		249RD Gds 16.2.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 169 Rifle Division		Orel
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Guards Rifle Div.		328RD Gds 24.5.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Mechanised Corps	Solomatin, MD	Kursk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1382 AA Regiment		16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 19 Mech Brigade		9TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 219 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 294 Mortar Regiment		120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Tank Regiment		Of 37MB; LT company still 15
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Mech Brigade		4TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 37 Mech Brigade		3TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Tank Regiment		Of 35MB; LT company still 15
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Motorcycle Battalion		incl 22 M3A1 US ht
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 75 Antitank Regiment		20 76mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 751 Antitank Battalion		12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Tank Regiment		Of 19MB; LT company still 15
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1 Tank Corps		Orel (N)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Guards Mortar Battalion		8 BM-13
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 108 Mortar Regiment		120mm MTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 117 Tank Brigade		3 Tank Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1437 SU Regiment		SU76/SU122
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1514 Antitank Regiment		20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 159 Tank Brigade		3 Tank Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 44 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 86 Motorcycle Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 89 Tank Brigade		3 Tank Bns
ï¿½ ï¿½ 36 Guards Corps		Bolkhov
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Guards Rifle Div.		133RD Gds 17.3.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Guards Rifle Div.		107RD Gds 26.9.41
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 84 Guards Rifle Div.		110RD Gds 10.4.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Tank Corps		Bolkhov
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1435 SU Regiment		SU76/SU122s
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1515 Antitank Regiment		20 45mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1708 AA Regiment		16 37mm AA
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Tank Brigade		1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 277 Mortar Regiment		120mm Mtr
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 41 Tank Brigade		1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5 Motor Rifle Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 70 Tank Brigade		1942 Shtat
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 731 Antitank Battalion		12 85mm AT
ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Guards Corps		Bolkhov; admin only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Guards Rifle Div.		18RD Gds 5.1.42
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Guards Rifle Div.		93RD Gds 20.4.42; East Siberian
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 83 Guards Rifle Div.		97RD Gds 10.4.43
ï¿½ 31 Army	Gluzdovsky, V.A.	W - not Kal
ï¿½ ï¿½ 133 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 215 Rifle Division		Or w/36C/13A/C ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 251 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 274 Rifle Division		w/36C end 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 331 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 359 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 82 Rifle Division		w/20 8.42; 31A Kal ???
ï¿½ ï¿½ 45 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 220 Rifle Division		Baltic 6.43; to 31C/W 7.43 ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 88 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 33 Army	Gordov, V.N.	Desna R Sep 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 144 Rifle Division		Smolensk
ï¿½ ï¿½ 160 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 164 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 222 Rifle Division		Smolensk 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 256 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 42 Rifle Division		Smolensk 9.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 520 Tank Bn (Separate)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 58 Mountain Division		?Destroyed 1941? Lenino/Mogilev 10.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Mech Brigade		54TR
ï¿½ ï¿½ 65 Corps		Mogilev
ï¿½ ï¿½ 70 Corps		Mogilev
ï¿½ 49 Army	Grishin, I.T.	Smolensk; w/Kal ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 146 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 277 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 338 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 344 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 58 Rifle Division		49A w/Kal ??
ï¿½ 5 Army	Polenov, V.S.	Smolensk Sep 43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 153 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 173 Rifle Division		3 Formation raised 5.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 207 Rifle Division		Formed 6.6.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 208 Rifle Division		Formed 6.6.43 from 35RB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 312 Rifle Division
ï¿½ 50 Army	Boldin, I.V.	Kirov
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1536 SU Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 196 Tank Brigade
ï¿½ ï¿½ 212 Rifle Division		Formed 8.6.43; into battle 8.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 324 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 326 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 413 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 49 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 64 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 38 Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Rifle Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 153 Rifle Division		Smolensk 9.43, 3 Formation raised 5.43; 68A w/Kal or RVGK until July/Aug??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 154 Rifle Division		2 Formation raised 5.43; 68 w/Kal or RVGK until July/Aug ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 156 Rifle Division		2 Formation raised 4.43; 68A w/Kal or RVGK until July/aug ??
ï¿½ ï¿½ 199 Rifle Division		Reported FE 4.43; Smolensk 9.43