Kursk - Russian OB - Central Front


This page shows the Order of Battle for the Central 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
Central Front
• 1541 SU Regiment Front reserve
• 21 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
• 21 NKVD Brigade Front security
• 68 Cannon Brigade
• 8 Punitive Battalion 3 Rifle Co; HMG, AT Cos; 2 45mm AT
• 19 Independent Tank Corps Kursk (N) (reserve)
• • 101 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • 202 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • 26 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • 79 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• 9 Independent Tank Corps Kursk (front reserve)
• • 108 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • 133 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
• • 1454 SU Regiment SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
• • 1455 SU Regiment SU76/SU122s; poss assigned to 48 Army
• • 23 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • 730 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • 8 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • 95 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• 13 Army Kursk/Ponyri
• • 1 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 Lt AT; 439, 1313, 1318 AT Rgts
• • 129 Tank Brigade
• • 13 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 567, 1180, 1188 AT Rgts
• • 1442 SU Regiment
• • 2 Tank Destroyer Div. 3, 4 TD Brigades; 76mm ZIS-3
• • 237 Tank Regiment
• • 27 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
• • 294 Rifle Division Or w 52A/RVGK ?
• • 30 Guards Tank Regt.
• • 43 Tank Regiment
• • 48 Tank Regiment
• • 58 Tank Regiment
• • 15 Corps Kursk
• • • 148 Rifle Division Or w18GI Corps ??
• • • 74 Rifle Division
• • • 8 Rifle Division
• • 17 Guards Corps Kursk
• • • 6 Guards Rifle Div. 120RD Gds 26.9.41; Second line of defence
• • • 70 Guards Rifle Div. 138RD Gds 7.2.43; 231TR, 1441SUR attached; Order of Lenin 21.7.43
• • • 75 Guards Rifle Div. 95RD Gds 1.3.43
• • 18 Guards Independent Corps Kursk
• • • 2 Gds Airborne Div. 4, 5, 7 GARgt, 3 GAArtyRgt
• • • 254 Rifle Division OR w 52A/RVGK 5-8.43; then V
• • • 3 Gds Airborne Div. 2, 8, 10 GARgt, 2 GAArtyRgt
• • • 4 Gds Airborne Div. 9, 12, 15 GARgt, 1 GAArtyRgt
• • 29 Corps Kursk
• • • 15 Rifle Division
• • • 307 Rifle Division
• • • 81 Rifle Division
• • 36 Corps Kursk
• • 4 Breakthrough Artillery Corps Kursk (484 Guns 216 Mtr 432 Rocket Launchers)
• • • 12 B-Thru Arty Div. 32 HB; 41 CB; 46 LAB; 11 MB; 89 HHB; 104 SHHB
• • • 5 B-Thru Arty Div. 9 HB; 24 CB; 1 MB; 16 LAB; 86 HHB; 100 SHHB
• • • 5 Gds Rocket Bge Div. 16, 22, 23 GMB; M31 310mm; 4 rails per launcher
• 16 Air Army 455 Fighters; 241 Gd Attack; 260 Day Bombers; 74 Night Bombers @ Ukolovo
• 2 Tank Army Kursk/Ponyri
• • 11 Guards Tank Bde.
• • 130 Antitank Regiment ?20 45mm AT
• • 563 Antitank Regiment ?20 45mm AT
• • 16 Tank Corps Kursk; Des 12GT ?43
• • • 107 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 109 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 1441 SU Regiment SU122s; attached 70GRD
• • • 15 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • • 164 Tank Brigade 1942 Shtat
• • • 226 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • • 51 Motorcycle Battalion
• • • 614 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • • 729 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • • 89 Guards Mortar Battalion 8 BM-13
• • 3 Tank Corps Kursk/Ponyri
• • • 103 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
• • • 121 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • • 234 Mortar Regiment 120mm MTR
• • • 50 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
• • • 51 Tank Brigade On 1942 Shtat
• • • 57 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • • 728 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • • 74 Motorcycle Battalion
• • • 881 Antitank Regiment 20 45mm AT
• • 7 Guards Mechanised Corps Bryansk
• • • 12 Tank Regiment Of 25GMB
• • • 13 Tank Regiment Of 24GMB
• • • 215 Tank Regiment Of 26GMB
• • • 24 Guards Mech Bde. 13TR
• • • 25 Guards Mech Bde. 12TR
• • • 26 Guards Mech Bde. 215TR
• • • 57 Guards Tank Bde. 1942 Shtat
• 48 Army Kursk
• • 137 Rifle Division
• • 143 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 12.43
• • 1540 SU Regiment
• • 16 Rifle Division Back to Moscow MD 8.43
• • 170 Rifle Division
• • 193 Tank Regiment
• • 2 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 449, 1323, 1329 AT Rgts
• • 20 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 3x AT Rgts
• • 202 Rifle Division
• • 229 Tank Regiment
• • 399 Rifle Division
• • 45 Tank Regiment
• • 73 Rifle Division
• 60 Army Kursk
• • 1 Gds Artillery Div. 1 GCB; 2 GHB; 3 GLAB
• • 14 Tank Destroyer Brigade 16 76mm ZIS-3
• • 141 Rifle Division w/60 1.43, w/70 10.43 ??
• • 150 Tank Brigade
• • 55 Rifle Division On a quiet sector...
• • 24 Corps Kursk
• • • 112 Rifle Division w/60 Kiev 11.43; 10 Punitive Company (250 men) attached
• • • 129 Rifle Brigade Combined w/42 RB to form 226 RD 22 July 1943
• • • 226 Rifle Division Des 95 GRD 5.43; 3 Formation raised 22.7.43; w/60 Kiev 11.43
• • • 248 Rifle Brigade West of the battle
• • 30 Corps Kursk
• • • 121 Rifle Division Rylsk 8.43
• • • 322 Rifle Division
• • • 42 Rifle Brigade Never attacked during Zitadelle
• 65 Army Kursk
• • 149 Rifle Division Or w/65C/33A/W ?? Mogilev 10.43
• • 181 Rifle Division Or w/28C/70A/C ??
• • 193 Rifle Division Dnieper 9.43
• • 255 Tank Regiment
• • 29 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
• • 37 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 1 Airborne Corps 6.8.42
• • 40 Tank Regiment
• • 84 Tank Regiment From 7M in RVGK
• • 77 Corps Kursk
• • • 115 Rifle Brigade Recorded in error as 27 Corps
• • • 194 Rifle Division From 194MD 26.8.41
• • • 246 Rifle Division
• • • 354 Rifle Division
• • • 60 Rifle Division
• • • 69 Rifle Division W/18C/65/C ??
• 70 Army Kursk
• • 175 Rifle Division RVGK w/70 2.43; to C 2/43; formed from NKVD troops
• • 240 Tank Regiment
• • 251 Tank Regiment
• • 28 Corps Kursk
• • • 102 Rifle Division Previously destroyed in 1941 and 1942 (Izyum); from NKVD troops FE
• • • 106 Rifle Division
• • • 132 Rifle Division Dnieper River 9.43; assigned 60 Army 8.43
• • • 140 Rifle Division Formed from NKVD troops
• • • 162 Rifle Division
• • • 211 Rifle Division
• • • 280 Rifle Division


© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 17/11/99 08:40:35 PM GMT