Kursk - Russian OB - Leningrad Front


This page shows the Order of Battle for the Leningrad 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:

Unit Commander Notes
Leningrad Front Govorov, LA
• 1 Gds Rocket Bge Div. 2, 5, 6 GMB; M-30 300mm; 4 rails per launcher
• 103 NKVD Border Regiment
• 108 NKVD Border Regiment
• 168 Rifle Division Oranienbaum pocket
• 18 B-Thru Arty Div. 38 HB; 51 CB; 65 LAB; 15 MB; 120 SHHB
• 2 NKVD Division Internal troops from Leningrad; rear area only
• 222 Tank Brigade Front reserve
• 260 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 261 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 287 Tank Bn (Separate) Coastal Ops Group
• 46 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
• 48 Rifle Division W/Coastal Ops Group, Oranienbaum
• 5 NKVD Division Formed in Leningrad; rear area only
• 98 Rifle Division Oranienbaum - Coastal Ops Group
• 3 Counterbattery Artillery Corps Leningrad (Des 3BA 1.44)
• • 50 Rifle Brigade Col N S Losyakov Oranienbaum
• • 92 Rifle Division w 23A/Kar ??
• 2 Shock Army Romanovsky, V.Z. Leningrad/Ladoga
• • 11 Rifle Division
• • 116 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 128 Rifle Division L 1.43
• • 201 Rifle Division 2 formn 43GRD 5.10.42; 3 Formation raised 5.43
• • 376 Rifle Division Kursk - crack formation - what??
• • 48 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed by the Red Banner Baltic Fleet
• • 55 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed by Red Banner Baltic Fleet
• • 71 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed from 5NRB of Red Banner Baltic Fleet
• • 86 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 90 Rifle Division Or w/67 Army ??
• • 98 Tank Regiment
• • 30 Guards Corps Leningrad
• • • 45 Guards Rifle Div. 70RD Gds 16.10.42
• • • 63 Guards Rifle Div. Shchlegov, AF 136RD Gds 19.1.43
• • • 64 Guards Rifle Div. 327RD Gds 19.1.43
• • 8 Corps Tartu/Estonia
• 42 Army Nikolaev, I.F. Leningrad (W)
• • 1 Tank Brigade 2nd formation at Leningrad
• • 109 Rifle Division Formed from NKVD troops
• • 125 Rifle Division
• • 1439 SU Regiment
• • 189 Rifle Division L 9.42
• • 49 Guards Tank Regt. KVs
• • 56 Rifle Division
• 55 Army Sviridov, V.P. Leningrad
• • 13 Rifle Division To 55A 3.43
• • 131 Rifle Division
• • 152 Tank Brigade
• • 196 Rifle Division
• • 224 Rifle Division Reinforced with disbanded 56NRB 5.43
• • 28 Artillery Div. 79 LAB; 80 HB; 81 CB; 42 MB
• • 291 Rifle Division L 41-44
• • 43 Rifle Division
• • 72 Rifle Division Formed from 7NIB 15.12.41; Neva River
• • 85 Rifle Division
• 67 Army Roginsky, S.V. Leningrad
• • 120 Rifle Division 3 Formation raised 4.43; moved to 2SA July 43
• • 123 Rifle Division L 1.43
• • 124 Rifle Division 50GRD 17.11.42; 3 Formation raised 4.43
• • 16 Fortified Area
• • 220 Tank Brigade
• • 268 Rifle Division Neva River w/67 1.43
• • 30 Guards Tank Bde. T-34/76s
• • 46 Rifle Division Under any of 67/55/42A
• • 86 Rifle Division


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