Kursk - Russian OB - Units that did not exist

This page shows the Order of Battle for units that did not exist


Is this man a complete idiot ??????

No - this is a list of units that handles all those units that are sometimes listed - but that I can show did not exist during the time of the Battle of Kursk. Hope it helps.....
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
Units NOT in existence Not in existence July 43
• 1 Artillery Div. Des Gds 3.43
• 1 Rifle Division Des 58 GRD 31.12.42; 3 Formation raised 12.43; active 1.44
• 1 Tank Destroyer Div. Disbanded in Voronezh Front 3.43
• 150 Rifle Division Des 22GRD 19.4.43; 3rd formation 8.9.43
• 17 Gds Cavalry Div. 20CD 18.9.43
• 176 Tank Brigade Orig 22T; Des 176 Tank Rgt 10.42
• 182 Tank Brigade Orig 22T; disbanded 1.9.42
• 227 Rifle Division w/47A/St ??; disbanded 13.7.42; 2nd formn 23.8.43
• 242 Rifle Division Des 242MD 29.8.42
• 264 Rifle Division 2 Form Des 48GRD 20 Oct 42; 3 Form 20 Jul 43 35A/FE
• 297 Rifle Division Disbanded 7.42; 2 form'n 25.7.43
• 300 Rifle Division Des 86 GRD 4.43; 2 Formation raised 9 Aug 43
• 304 Rifle Division Des 67GRD 21.1.43; 2 formn 1 Aug 43
• 316 Rifle Division Dissolved 11.42; 3 Formation raised 9.43
• 319 Rifle Division Dissolved 2.43; 2 Formation raised 30 Sep 43
• 321 Rifle Division Des 82 GRD 3.43; 3 Formation 4.44
• 325 Rifle Division 90GRD 18.4.43
• 329 Rifle Division Disbanded 22 Aug 42; 2 formn May 44
• 335 Rifle Division Disbanded 8.42; 2 formn May 44
• 341 Rifle Division Destroyed 5.42; 2 formn May/Jun 44
• 343 Rifle Division Des 97 GRD 5.43; 2 Formation raised Jun 44
• 345 Rifle Division Destroyed 7.42; 2 formn Mar 45
• 355 Rifle Division Destroyed 7.42; 2 Formation raised 10.44
• 361 Rifle Division Des 21 GRD 3.42; 2 Formation raised 11.44
• 363 Rifle Division Des 22 GRD 3.42; 2 Formation raised 11.44
• 365 Rifle Division Destroyed 2.42; 2 formn 11.44
• 366 Rifle Division Des 19 GRD 3.42; 2 formn 11.44
• 384 Rifle Division Disbanded 10.12.42; 2 formn 11.44
• 386 Rifle Division Destroyed 7.42; 2 formn 11.44
• 388 Rifle Division Destroyed 7.42; 2 formn 11.44
• 390 Rifle Division Destroyed Jun 42; 2 formn 11.44
• 393 Rifle Division Destroyed May 42; 2 formn 11.44
• 396 Rifle Division Destroyed 5.42; 2 formn 3.45
• 398 Rifle Division Destroyed 5.42
• 4 B-Thru Arty Div. Des 2GBAD 3.43
• 400 Rifle Division Disbanded Jun 42
• 401 Rifle Division Never existed ?
• 403 Rifle Division Des 78RD Mar 42
• 404 Rifle Division Disbanded Jun 42
• 405 Rifle Division Never existed ?
• 407 Rifle Division Listed by Germans as TC - Turkey - never existed ?
• 408 Rifle Division Disbanded 11.42
• 410 Rifle Division Never existed ?
• 411 Rifle Division Disbanded Jun 42
• 412 Rifle Division Des 24RD 7 Jan 42
• 418 Rifle Division Identified by Germans - never existed ?
• 419 Rifle Division Never existed ?
• 422 Rifle Division Des 81GRD 1 Mar 43; highest numbered combat RD ?
• 62 Naval Rifle Brigade Formed in Urals MD from Pacific Fleet; disbanded 3.7.43
• 8 NKVD Division Reformed as 63RD 7.42
• 83 Rifle Division Not formed until 2.44
• 9 Guards Tank Bde. Replaces 16/17 GTR late July in 1GM
• 9 Rifle Division Formed 9.43 from 9 MD
• 10 Cavalry Corps Mystery unit - never appears in Soviet OB ?
• 10 Guards Tank Corps 30T Gds 23.10.43
• 11 Cavalry Corps Destroyed 7.42
• 11 Guards Tank Corps Getman, AI 6T Gds 10.43
• 13 Tank Corps Reformed as 13M 11.42
• 14 Corps Destroyed 2.43
• 14 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 42
• 14 Tank Corps Reformed as 6M 11.42
• 15 Mechanised Corps Kursk?Prokhorovka
• 17 Cavalry Corps Des 4GC 27.8.42
• 17 Independent Tank Corps Des 4GT 3.1.43
• 17 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 8.41
• 18 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 42
• 21 Tank Corps Destroyed 5.42
• 22 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 42
• 22 Tank Corps Used as cadre for 5M 9.42
• 24 Tank Corps Badanov, VM Des 2GIT 12.42
• • 130 Tank Brigade Gds with 24T
• • 132 Tank Brigade Gds with 24T
• • 24 Motor Rifle Brigade
• • 54 Tank Brigade Gds with 24T
• 25 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 42
• 26 Mechanised Corps Disbanded 42
• 26 Tank Corps Des 1GT 8.12.42
• 27 Corps Reserve
• 2 Cavalry Corps Disbanded 7.42; 1st Formn Des 1GC 26.11.41
• 2 Mechanised Corps Des 7GM 4.43
• 37 Guards Corps
• 38 Guards Corps
• 39 Guards Corps
• 3 Cavalry Corps Dovator, MG Lev Des 2GC 26.11.41
• 40 Guards Corps
• 4 Tank Corps Des 5GT 7.2.43
• 67 Corps Melitopol
• 6 Guards Tank Corps 12T Gds 26.7.43
• 6 Mechanised Corps Des 5GM 1.43
• 7 Corps Des 35G 4.43
• 7 Guards Tank Corps 15T Gds 26.7.43
• 7 Independent Tank Corps Des 3GT 1.43
• 8 Cavalry Corps Des 7GC 14.2.43
• 8 Guards Mechanised Corps 3M Gds 10.43
• 8 Guards Tank Corps 2T Gds 11.43
• 8 Tank Corps Disbanded 9.42; HQ becomes 3M
• • 34 Tank Brigade Disbanded 11.42
• 9 Guards Tank Corps 3T Gds 11.44
• 1 Guards Tank 44 Army   1T Gds 1944
• 2 Army   Deactivated 1919
• 24 Army   Des 4G 4.43
• 29 Army   Des 1T 4.43
• 2 Guards Tank 44 Army   2T Gds 1944
• 30 Army   Des 10G 4.43
• 3 Guards Tank 45 Army   3T Gds 1945
• 4 Guards Tank 45 Army   4T Gds 1945
• 5 Tank Army   Gds from Feb 43
• 62 Army   Des 8G 4.43
• 64 Army   Des 7G 4.43
• 66 Army   Des 5G 4.43
© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 17/11/99 08:40:35 PM GMT