Kursk - Russian OB - North Caucasus Front


This page shows the Order of Battle for the North Caucasus 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
North Caucasus Front Petrov, IE
• 108 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 4/10GRB 5.7.43
• 109 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 6/9GRB 10.7.43
• 124 Super Heavy Howitzer Brig 203mm How; from 136, 350 SHHR 7.43
• 125 Super Heavy Howitzer Brig 203mm How; from 136, 1147 SHHR 7.43
• 1449 SU Regiment
• 16 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 29, 103, 489 AT Rgts
• 244 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 255 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed from 1NRB by Black Sea Fleet; Novorossiisk
• 257 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 258 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 29 Mortar Brigade 120mm MTR
• 5 Guards Tank Bde.
• 6 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 92, 98, 426 AT Rgts
• 6 Guards Tank Regt. Front reserve
• 63 Tank Brigade Front reserve
• 7 Antitank Brigade 40 76mm/20 45mm AT; 117, 418, 419 AT Rgts
• 75 Tank Bn (Separate) Front reserve
• 83 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in NC MD from previous 83NRB; Novorossiisk
• 85 Tank Regiment Front reserve
• 13 Mountain Corps
• 17 Corps
• 18 Army Leselidze, K.N. Kuban
• • 132 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 176 Rifle Division Des 129GRD 9.10.43
• • 216 Rifle Division To 10C/51 8.43
• • 8 Guards Rifle Bde.
• • 81 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in N Caucasus MD from Black Sea Fleet
• • 107 Rifle Brigade   Malaya Zemlya beachead
• • 10 Guards Corps Novorossiysk
• • • 5 Guards Rifle Bde.
• • • 6 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 109GRD 10.7.43
• • • 7 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 110GRD 3.8.43
• • • 77 Mountain Division ?Des 77 RD 11 May 42
• • 16 Corps
• • • 2 Guards Rifle Div. Turchinskiy, AP 127RD Gds 18.9.41
• • • 32 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 2 Airborne Corps 20.5.42
• • 20 Corps Novorossiysk
• • 22 Corps Kerch
• • • 318 Rifle Division w/47 2.43; w/18 9.43; Des 318MD 15.8.44
• • 417 Rifle Division
• 56 Army Grechko, A.A. Kuban
• • 20 Mountain Division Formed 20 RD 1944
• • 257 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 3.7.43; w/10 51 1.44
• • 317 Rifle Division Kerch 11.43 w/22C/18A
• • 328 Rifle Division
• • 339 Rifle Division
• • 353 Rifle Division
• • 383 Rifle Division
• • 395 Rifle Division
• • 61 Rifle Division
• • 62 Cannon Brigade
• • 3 Mountain Corps Caucasus
• • • 242 Mountain Division
• • • 83 Mountain Division
• • • 9 Mountain Division Provided cadre for 75RD 1.42
• 58 Army Melnik, K.S. N Caucasus
• • 295 Rifle Division NC 1.43
• • 414 Rifle Division 1 formn disbanded 2.42; NC w/44 1.43
• • 77 Rifle Division Taman peninsula
• • 89 Rifle Division
• 9 Army Grechikhin, A.A. Krasnodar
• • 276 Rifle Division Terek River 1.43
• • 351 Rifle Division
• • 11 Corps
• • • 131 Rifle Brigade   Taman
• • • 19 Rifle Brigade  
• • • 57 Rifle Brigade    
• • • 84 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in VMD from Black Sea Fleet
• • 11 Guards Corps Kerch
• • • 10 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 108GRD 10.7.43
• • • 55 Guards Rifle Div. Arshintsev, BN 30RD Gds 18.12.42
• • • 9 Guards Rifle Bde. Des 109GRD 10.7.43
• • • 133 Rifle Brigade    
• • • 43 Rifle Brigade  
• • 9 Independent Corps
• • • 157 Rifle Brigade    
• • • 256 Rifle Brigade    
• • • 301 Rifle Division Formed Jun-Aug 43
• • • 34 Rifle Brigade  


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