Kursk - Russian OB - STAVKA Reserve


This page shows the Order of Battle for the STAVKA Reserve

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
STAVKA Reserve Stalin, I Based on Moscow
• 1547 SU Regiment
• 1548 SU Regiment
• 157 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 3.43 in 68A/RVGK; to front 8.43 33A/W
• 23 Artillery Div. 58 HB; 28 MB; 96 HHB; 21 GdsSHHB
• 235 Rifle Division w 63A/B till 5.43; RVGK till 9.43
• 5 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; Stalingrad Mil Dist
• 53 Rifle Division Assigned to 25G/7G/St 9.43
• 91 Tank Brigade
• 3 Guards Cavalry Corps Pliyev Ukraine
• • 198 Tank Regiment
• • 207 Tank Regiment Of 32CD
• • 32 Cavalry Div. 207 TR
• • 5 Gds Cavalry Div. No tanks until 9.43; Don Cossacks
• • 6 Gds Cavalry Div. No tanks until 9.43
• 4 Cavalry Corps Disbanded 30.5.43
• 4 Mechanised Corps Volsky, VT Des 3GM 12.42
• 5 Mechanised Corps Volkhov, MV Refitting
• • 1228 Antitank Regiment 20 ? AT
• • 156 Tank Regiment Of 45MB; Lend-Lease tanks
• • 1700 AA Regiment 16 37mm AA
• • 233 Tank Brigade
• • 45 Mech Brigade 156TR
• • 458 Mortar Regiment 120mm Mtr
• • 46 Tank Regiment Of 9MB; Lend-Lease tanks
• • 64 Motorcycle Battalion
• • 745 Antitank Battalion 12 85mm AT
• • 9 Mech Brigade 46TR
• 6 Guards Cavalry Corps Sokolov Novy Oskol
• • 13 Gds Cavalry Div. 250 TR
• • 136 Tank Regiment Of 8GCD; may be Grants
• • 154 Tank Regiment Of 8CD
• • 250 Tank Regiment Of 13GCD
• • 8 Cavalry Div. 154 TR
• • 8 Gds Cavalry Div. 136 TR
• 7 Guards Cavalry Corps Kursk
• • 14 Gds Cavalry Div. 114 TR
• • 15 Gds Cavalry Div. 57 TR
• • 16 Gds Cavalry Div. 32 TR
• • 308 Rifle Division w/40A 9.43; w/11A in STAVKA reserve 4.43-late7.43
• 20 Army Ershakov, A.H. Nevel Oct 43
• 21 Army Krylov, N.I. Raised from 3R 7.43
• • 63 Mountain Division ?Disbanded 13 May 1942
• • 70 Rifle Division Formed in 3 Res 4.43
• • 76 Rifle Division Formed from 76 MD 12.41; 51GRD 23.11.42; Formed 4.43 in 3 Res A
• • 95 Rifle Division
• • 61 Corps Kursk?
• • • 62 Rifle Division Formed in 3 Res Army 4.43
• • • 63 Rifle Division Formed in 3 Res Army 4.43
• • 69 Corps Kursk?
• • • 54 Tank Regiment Of 2MB; Lend-Lease tanks
• 37 Army Koroteev, K.A. then Filatov, A.A. Split up 6.43
• • 110 Guards Rifle Div. Formed from 5/7GRB 7/8.43
• • 389 Rifle Division In NC front reserves with 37A ??
• • 21 Corps
• • 51 Corps Reserve
• • 57 (?Ind Special) Corps
• • 82 Independent Corps
• 3 Reserve Army   Des 21 7.43
• • 119 Rifle Division Or w/61C/21A ??
• • 174 Rifle Division To 21A/W late July 43; 3 Res became 21A ??
• • 51 Rifle Division To 61C/21A/W late 7.43
• 41 Army   HQ Reserve Front
• 52 Army Yakovlev, V.F. then Koroteev, K.A. (from 37A) V 9.43
• • 136 Rifle Division 3 Formation raised 2.43; to V Front 8.43
• • 138 Rifle Division 2 Formation raised 5.43; ass 4GA 10.43
• • 253 Rifle Division To RVGK 5.43; Ass to 40A 8.43; Dnieper R w/40 9.43
• • 373 Rifle Division
• • 93 Rifle Division
• • 159 Rifle Division 3 Formation raised 6.43
• • 192 Rifle Division To W Front in Aug ??
• Moscow Military District Moscow
• • 1 Guards Tank Regt.
• • 1 Women's Rifle Brigade Never saw combat
• • 112 Super Heavy Howitzer Brig
• • 118 Tank Brigade
• • 1219 SU Regiment
• • 128 Tank Regiment
• • 134 Tank Regiment
• • 14 Guards Tank Regt.
• • 1416 SU Regiment
• • 144 Tank Brigade
• • 1456 SU Regiment
• • 1457 SU Regiment
• • 1458 SU Regiment
• • 1459 SU Regiment
• • 1460 SU Regiment
• • 1462 SU Regiment
• • 149 Tank Brigade
• • 1494 SU Regiment
• • 1495 SU Regiment
• • 151 Tank Brigade
• • 154 Tank Brigade
• • 1542 SU Regiment
• • 1543 SU Regiment
• • 1545 SU Regiment
• • 1546 SU Regiment
• • 166 Tank Regiment
• • 177 Tank Brigade
• • 184 Tank Brigade
• • 19 Antitank Brigade 60 AT; 288, 338, 1810 AT Rgts
• • 22 Artillery Div. 59 CB
• • 22 Antitank Brigade Forming in July; 228, 264, ano ATR
• • 223 Tank Regiment
• • 23 Antitank Brigade Forming July 43; 270, ano, ano ATR
• • 232 Tank Brigade
• • 238 Tank Brigade
• • 24 Antitank Brigade Forming July 43; 484, 562, ano ATR
• • 28 Guards Tank Regt.
• • 31 Guards Tank Bde. Mix of T-34/OT-34 FT tanks
• • 34 Guards Tank Bde. Re-equipping
• • 4 Gds Rocket Bge Div.
• • 42 Tank Regiment
• • 51 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 510 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 511 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 512 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 513 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 516 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 517 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 519 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 56 Cannon Brigade
• • 565 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 62 Tank Bn (Separate)
• • 63 Howitzer Brigade
• • 7 Guards Tank Regt.
• • 8 Guards Tank Regt. Heavy losses; 18 T-34s, 8 KVs
• • 83 Tank Brigade
• • 92 Tank Brigade
• • 97 Heavy Howitzer Brigade
• • 98 Heavy Howitzer Brigade
• • 991 SU Regiment
• • 999 SU Regiment
• • 7 Mechanised Corps Forming
• • • 177 Tank Regiment Of 64MB
• • • 63 Mech Brigade 84TR
• • • 64 Mech Brigade 177TR
• • 8 Mechanised Corps Forming
• • • 116 Tank Brigade
• • • 139 Tank Regiment Of 68MB
• • • 1822 SU Regiment
• • • 41 Tank Regiment Of 66MB
• • • 66 Mech Brigade 41TR
• • • 67 Mech Brigade 83TR
• • • 68 Mech Brigade 139TR
• • • 83 Tank Regiment Of 67MB


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