Kursk - Russian OB - Bryansk Front


This page shows the Order of Battle for the Bryansk 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 attachments show movements of units from their starting OB during the battle.
The notes column includes the following info:

Unit Commander Notes
Bryansk Front Reiter, MA
• 11 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
• 12 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 546, 702, ano AT Rgts
• 12 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
• 13 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
• 13 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
• 1444 SU Regiment Front reserve
• 1445 SU Regiment Front reserve
• 1535 SU Regiment Front reserve
• 17 NKVD Border Regiment Rear areas
• 238 Rifle Division Front reserve - to 11A 8.43
• 253 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 38 NKVD Border Regiment
• 12 Tank Corps Des 6GT 26.7.43
• • 106 Tank Brigade Full strength
• • 13 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • 1417 SU Regiment SU76s
• • 1498 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • 1703 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • 272 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • 30 Tank Brigade Full strength
• • 66 Motorcycle Battalion
• • 757 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • 97 Tank Brigade Full strength
• 1 Guards Tank Corps Panov Orel; refitting
• • 1 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
• • 1001 Antitank Regiment 20 ? AT
• • 15 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns only
• • 16 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns only
• • 17 Guards Tank Bde. 2 Bns only
• • 34 Guards Heavy Tank Bde 2 Bns KVs
• • 455 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • 65 Motorcycle Battalion
• • 732 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • 80 Guards AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• 2 Guards Cavalry Corps Pliyev Kursk
• • 160 Tank Regiment Of 3GCD
• • 1812 SU Regiment SU-76s
• • 184 Tank Regiment Of 4GCD
• • 189 Tank Regiment Of 20CD
• • 20 Cavalry Div. 189 TR; Mountain CD
• • 3 Gds Cavalry Div. 160 TR
• • 4 Gds Cavalry Div. 184 TR; Kuban Cossacks
• 46 Corps
• 8 Breakthrough Artillery Corps Bryansk
• • 6 Artillery Div. 10 CB; 18 HB; 21 LAB; 2 MB; 118 HHB; 119 SHHB
• 11 Army Lopatin, A.I. then Fedyuninsky, I.I. Kirov
• • 135 Rifle Division RVGK w/70 Army 10.43
• • 197 Rifle Division 3 Formation raised 5.43 Moscow MD; Bryansk in July 43
• • 225 Tank Regiment
• • 260 Rifle Division
• • 273 Rifle Division From STAVKA in July w/11A
• • 323 Rifle Division
• • 4 Rifle Division w/11 4.43 in STAVKA reserves; 11A to Bryansk Front July 43
• • 96 Rifle Division 11 Army to B Front July 1943
• • 53 Corps Kursk
• • • 369 Rifle Division
• • • 96 Mountain Division ?Des 14 GRD 24.1.42
• 3 Army Gorbatov, A.V. Orel/Mtsensk
• • 114 Tank Regiment Assigned to 14GCD late July
• • 1538 SU Regiment
• • 269 Rifle Division Orel w/3 8.43
• • 283 Rifle Division
• • 342 Rifle Division
• • 362 Rifle Division
• • 380 Rifle Division OR w60A/C ? Orel 8.43
• • 82 Tank Regiment
• • 41 Corps
• • • 186 Rifle Division Conflicting 186RD raised 28.9.41 - des 205RD 26.6.43
• • • 356 Rifle Division OR w/61A ?
• 4 Tank Army Badanov, V.M. Bolkhov/Kirov
• • 11 Tank Corps Tolbukhin Orel; att 4T 18.7
• • • 115 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
• • • 12 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • • 1388 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • • 1493 SU Regiment SU122s
• • • 1507 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • • 20 Tank Brigade 2 Bns T34s
• • • 243 Mortar Regiment 120mm MTR
• • • 36 Tank Brigade 2 Bns T34s
• • • 65 Tank Brigade 2 Bns T34s
• • • 738 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • • 93 Motorcycle Battalion
• • 25 Tank Corps Orel
• • • 111 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 1497 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • • 162 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 1702 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • • 175 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 20 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • • 459 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • • 53 Motorcycle Battalion
• • • 746 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • 30 Tank Corps Rodin, AG Orel
• • • 1621 SU Regiment SU76s
• • • 197 Tank Brigade Full strength
• • • 243 Tank Brigade Full strength
• • • 244 Tank Brigade Full strength
• • • 30 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • 6 Guards Mechanised Corps Orel
• • • 126 Tank Regiment Of 17GMB
• • • 127 Tank Regiment Of 49MB
• • • 16 Guards Mech Bde. 28TR
• • • 17 Guards Mech Bde. 126TR
• • • 1G SU Regiment SU76s
• • • 240 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • • 28 Tank Regiment Of 16GMB
• • • 29 Tank Regiment
• • • 49 Mech Brigade 127TR
• • • 51 Guards AT Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • • 56 Tank Regiment
• • • 740 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• 61 Army Belov, P.A. Bolkhov/Mtsensk
• • 110 Rifle Division 84GRD 10.4.43; or w/41C/3A/B ??
• • 12 Tank Destroyer Brigade 16 76mm ZIS-3
• • 1539 SU Regiment
• • 26 Guards Tank Regt. KV-1s; Front reserve
• • 336 Rifle Division
• • 36 Tank Regiment
• • 415 Rifle Division
• • 68 Tank Brigade
• • 97 Rifle Division
• • 20 Tank Corps Orel
• • • 1419 SU Regiment SU122s
• • • 1506 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • • 155 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 1711 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • • 291 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • • 7 Gds Motor Rifle Bde.
• • • 735 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • • 8 Guards Tank Bde. Full strength
• • • 80 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 96 Motorcycle Battalion
• • 7 Breakthrough Artillery Corps Orel
• • • 17 B-Thru Arty Div. 37 LAB; 50 HB; 39 CB; 22 MB; 92 HHB; 108 SHHB
• • • 2 Gds Rocket Bge Div. 3, 17, 26 GMB; M-30 300mm; 4 rails per launcher
• • 89 Corps Orel
• • 9 Guards Corps Volkhov
• • • 12 Guards Rifle Div. 258RD Gds 5.1.42
• • • 60 Guards Artillery Regt With 9G until 5.45
• • • 76 Guards Rifle Div. 157RD Gds 1.3.43
• • • 77 Guards Rifle Div. 173RD Gds 1.3.43
• 63 Army Kolpakchi, V.Ya. Orel
• • 129 Rifle Division Orel 8.43 ?? Or w/65A/C ??
• • 1452 SU Regiment
• • 231 Tank Regiment Attached to 70GRD
• • 250 Rifle Division OR 28C/70A/C
• • 287 Rifle Division
• • 5 Rifle Division Orel 8.43
• • 2 Breakthrough Artillery Corps Orel
• • • 13 B-Thru Arty Div. 33 CB; 42 LAB; 47 HB; 17 MB; 88, 91 HHB; 101 SHHB
• • • 15 B-Thru Arty Div. 35 HB; 69 LAB; 18 MB; 85, 87 HHB; 106 SHHB
• • • 20 B-Thru Arty Div. 34 LAB; 53 CB; 60 HB; 20 MB; 93 HHB; 102 SHHB; 796 ARBn
• • • 3 Gds Rocket Bge Div. 15, 18, 19 GMB; M-30 300mm; 4 rails per launcher
• • 40 Corps
• • • 271 Rifle Division OR w 28A/S
• • • 348 Rifle Division
• • • 397 Rifle Division 2 formn 1942
• • • 41 Rifle Division


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