Composition of the Soviet Troops in the Moscow Battle

(September 01, 1941)

Updated June 17, 2003

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"Bitva pod Moskvoi, Khronika, Fackty, Lyudi",M., Olma-Press, 2002, vol.1,2 

Armies

Infantry, paratroops and cavalry

Artillery

Tank and Mechanised troops

Aviation

Engineering troops

Zapadny front (West Front)

16

44 Rfl. Corps (38, 108, 152 Rfl. Div.)

49,471,587 CAR, 700 ATAR

127 Tank Brigade

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42 MEB, 169,243 SFEB

19

50,64,89,91,166,244 Rfl. Div., 45 Cav. Div.

596 CAR, 311 GAR, 120,399 SCCR HAR, 874 ATAR, 4/302 SCCR HAR, 7,318 SAAB

101 Tank Div.,

205 Separate Tank Reg.

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111 MEB, 238,321 SFEB

20

73,129,144,153,161,229 Rfl. Div.

126 CAR, 592 GAR, 302 SCCR HAR,872 ATAR,112,123,185,455 SAAB

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129,226,229 MEB, 288 SFEB

22

29 Rfl. Corps (126,179,214 Rfl. Div.)

51 Rfl. Corps (98,112,170 Rfl. Div.)

62 Rfl. Corps (174,186 Rfl. Div)

56,545,615 CAR, 360 SCCR HAR, 390 HAR (17 Rfl. div.), 697 ATAR, 102 SATB (17 Rfl.Div), 11 SMB, 111,183,397 SAAB

48 Tank Div.,

9 Mtcl. Reg.

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22,39 SEBn,

115 MEB

29

178,243,246,252 Rfl. Div.

444,644 CAR

Separate motorized brigade

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71,72 SEBn

30

134,162,242,250,251 Rfl. Div.

392,542 CAR, 871 ATReg, 12 SMB

107 Tank Div.

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51MPonB, 263 SFEB

Separate troops of front HQ command

Cavalry group (50,53 Cav.Div), 62,64,65,66 fortified regions

7 GAR,29,467 CAR, 301,375 HAR, 293 SCCR GAR, 509 ATAR, 57 HAR (95 Rfl. Div.), 27 HAR (27 Tank Div.), 164 SAAB, 7 AABr, Smolensky and Baranovichsky brigade's AA regions

126,128 Tank Brigades, 49,52,54,56,59,64,66,184,186 Separate Tank Battalions.

23 BAD, 31,43,46,47 MAD,

30,95,134 BAR (without planes),

304 RAR

70,122 SEBn, 113,114,133 MEB, 62,63,64 PonB

Total: 6

Rfl. Corps - 4

Rfl. Div. - 32

Cav. Div. - 3

Fortified regions - 4

GAR - 33

SATB - 1

SAAB - 10

SMB - 2

AABr -1

Brigade AA Regions - 2

Tank Div. - 3

Tank brigades - 3

Motorized brigades - 1

Separate tank regiment - 1

Motorcycle regiment - 1

Separate tank battalions -9

MAD - 4

BAD - 1

BAR - 3

RAR -1

SEBn - 19

SFEB - 6

Rezervny front (Reserve front)

24

19,100,106,107,120,303,309 Rfl. Div., 6 Home guard Div.

275,488,685 CAR, 305, 573 GAR, 105,544 SCCR HAR, 533,879,880 ATAR, 24 SMB

102,105 Tank Div.

103 Mot. Div.

38 MAD, 10,163 FAR, 50 BAR, 77 BtlAR

37,88 SEBn

6,103 MEB

56 MPonB

31

119,247,249 Rfl. Div.

43 CAR, 766 ATAR,231,232,281,282

NGB

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537 MFEB

32

2,7,8,13 Home guard Div.

873 ATAR

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33

1,5,9,17,18,21 Home guard Div.

876,878 ATAR

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43

53,149,211,222 Rfl. Div.

364,646 CAR, 320 SCCR GAR, 18, 758,875 ATAR, 64, 71,230,304 SAAB

104,109 Tank Div.

12 MAD, 161,165 FAR, 57 BAR

9 MPonB, 246,273,312 SFEB, 538 MFEB

49

194,220,248 Rfl. Div. 4 Home gurad Div.

396, 3/392 CAR

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Separate troops of front HQ command

133 Rfl. Div., 68 Fortified region.

336,649 CAR

143 Tank Brigade

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84 SFEB

Total -6

Rfl. Div. - 18

Home guard div. - 12

Fortified regions - 1

GAR - 24

SMB - 1

SAAB - 4

Tank Divisions - 4

Tank brigades - 1

Motorized divisions - 1

MAD - 2

FAR - 4

BAR -2

BtlAR - 1

SEBn - 6

SFEB -6

Bryansky Front (formed Aug., 16, 1941)

3

137,148,269,280,282 Rfl. Div., 4 Cav. Div.

420 CAR

108 Tank Div.,

141 Tank brigade,

113 Separate Tank brigade

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13

45 Rfl. Corps (6,155,307 Rfl Div.)

121,132,143 Rfl. Div., 52 Cav. Div.

4th Airborne Corps (7th,8th Airborne Brigades)

462 CAR, 387 SCCR HAR., 699 ATAR, 12,130 SAAB

50 Tank Div.

43 Tank brigade

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78,275 SEBn, 60 PonB

21

28 Rfl. Corps. (117,187,219 Rfl. Div.)

66 Rfl. Corps (55,75,232,266 Rfl. Div.)

67 Rfl. Corps (24,42,277 Rfl. Div.

Cav. group (32,43,47 Cav. Div.)

214th Airborne Brigade

435 CAR, 5,6 SMB, 21 SAAB

18 Separate Tank Reg.

20 Mtcl. Reg.

6 Separate Armored Train Battalion

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23 SEBn,

266 SFEB

50

217,258,260,278,279,290,299 Rfl. Div., 29 Inf. Reg. (38 Rfl. Div.)

151,207,645 CAR, 761 ATAR, 86 SAAB

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-

5 SFEB

Operational group of general Ermakov

283 Rfl. Div. 21 Cav. Guard Div., 55 Cav. Div.

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121,150 Tank Brigades

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Operational group of colonel Akimenko

127, 160 Rfl. Div.

753 ATAR

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Separate troops of front HQ command

102,151,154,287,298 Rfl. Div., Bryansky Separate Inf. Reg.

447,455 CAR, 16,311 SAAB, 546,637,643 CAR (on reformation)

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11,28,60,61 MAD

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Total armies - 4

Oper. groups - 2

Rfl. Corps - 4

Rfl. Div. - 36

Separate Inf. Reg. - 2

Airborne Corps - 1

Airborne Brigades - 3

Cav. Div. - 7

GAR - 15

SMB - 2

SAAB - 6

Tank divisions - 2

Tank brigades - 3

Separate Tank Regiment -1

Motorcycle Regiment -1

Separate tank battalions - 2

Armored train battalions - 1

MAD - 4

SEBn - 4

SFEB - 2

 

Abbreviations

AA

Anti-Aircraft

AT

Anti-tank

ATAR

Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment

BAD

Bomber Aircraft Division

BAR

Bomber Aircraft Regiment

BtlAR

Battleplane Aircraft Regiment

Btln.

Battalion

CAR

Corps Artillery Regiment

Div.

Division

FAR

Fighter Aircraft Regiment

GAR

Gun Artillery Regiment

HAR

Howitzer Artillery Regiment

HQ

Headquarters

LEB

Light Engineering Battalion

MAD

Mixed Aircraft Division

Mech.

Mechanised

MEB

Motorized Engineer Battalion

MFEB

Motorized Field Engineer (sapper) Battalion

Mot.

Motorized

Mnt.

Mountain

MPonB

Motorized Pontoon Battalion

Mtcl.

Motorcycle

NGB

Naval Gun Battery

PonB

Pontoon Battalion

RAR

Recon Aircraft Regiment

Reg.

Regiment

Rfl.

Rifle

SAAB

Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion

SATB

Separate Anti-Tank Battalion

SCCR

Supreme Command-in-chief Reserve

SEBn

Separate Engineering Battalion

SFEB

Separate Field Engineering (sapper) Battalion

SMB

Separate mortar Battalion

TD

Tank Division

 


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