Maps 1941

(Southern Direction)

UpdatedJune 22, 2009
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Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

Southern Front
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
SF4101 Course of combat operations of the Southern Front Moldavia SF June 22-July 10 Rus 8
SF4102 Operations of the 2nd Cavalry Corps Moldavia 9 Sep.A; 9A/SF June 22-Aug 6 Rus 11
SF4103 Summary operations for the Southern Front Moldavia SF July 1 -10 Rus 11
SF4104 Operations of the 6th and 12th Armies Southern Ukraine SF July 9 - Aug 16 Rus 11
SF4105 Deployment of the 35th Rifle Regiment for meeting engagement Balta area 30 MntRD/9A/SF July 23 Rus 6
SF4106 Approximate location of 6th and 12th Armies in Uman pocket Pervomaisk area 6, 12 A/SF July - August Rus 13
SF4107 Positions of Soviet troops in Uman pocket by morning Aug. 5 Pervomaisk area 6, 12 A/SF Aug. 5 Rus 13
SF4108 Odessa defense scheme Odessa CA/SF Aug. 5-Oct. 16 Rus 4
SF4109 Odessa defense scheme Odessa CA/SF Aug. 5-Oct. 16 Rus 8
SF4110 Deployment of artillery of the Southern Front on the Dnieper line Kherson - Dnepropetrovsk SF Aug. 30 Rus 14
See also maps for the South-Western Front 1941

upThe Battle for Rostov
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
SR4101 Opponent assets and decision of the 9th Army Commander on defense Rostov - Djakovo SF Oct. 21 Rus 9
SR4102 Anti-tank defense of the 733rd Rifle Regiment Djakovo area 136RD/9A/SF Oct. 21-Nov. 7 Rus 6
SR4103 Opponent assets by Oct. 29. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Oct. 29 Rus 9
SR4104 Defensive positions of the 384th & 733rd Rifle Regiments and the 132nd Tank Brigade Djakovo

136RD/9A/SF

 Oct 30-31 Rus 10
SR4105 Positions of the 541st Rifle Regiment South from Djakovo(?) 136RD/9A/SF Oct. 31 Rus 10
SR4106 Strongpoint Djakovo defended by the 136th Rifle Division Djakovo 9A/SF ~Nov. 1 Rus 9
SR4107 Organization of anti-tank defense of the 136th Rifle Division Djakovo area 9A/SF Nov. Rus 12
SR4108 Opponent assets. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 2-5 Rus 9
SR4109 Fights of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov.5 Rus 9
SR4110 Decision of the 9th Army commander (Nov.5) and fights of Nov.6 Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 6 Rus 9
SR4111 Opponent assets. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 6-10 Rus 9

 

upThe Battle for Crimea
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
SC4101 The battle for Perekop isthmus Perekop Misc.* September RusEng 5
SC4102 The battle for Perekop isthmus Perekop Misc.* October RusEng 5
SC4103 The battle for Crimea Crimea Misc.* Oct.- Nov. RusEng 5

* - There were 51st Army, Coastal Army and some divisions were directly subordinated to the Crimea Troops Commander

 

check also The Battle for Crimea 1942

upThe Siege of Sevastopol
# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source
SS4101 The Sevastopol fortifications, aviation and anti-aircraft artillery positions by the beginning of the war Sevastopol - ~June Rus 18
SS4102 Sevastopol fortifications NEW Sevastopol - 1941-42 Rus 15
SS4103

The Sevastopol Defensive Region fortifications

 Sevastopol - ~Nov. Rus 15, 18
SS4104

Sevastopol fortifications and artillery positions

 Sevastopol - ~Nov. Rus 16
SS4105 The 1st assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol CA; SCA Oct 30 - Nov. 21 Rus 5
SS4106 Sevastopol fortifications Sevastopol - Nov. 1 Rus 15, 19
SS4107 Combat in Sevastopol vicinity Sevastopol CA; SCA Nov. 4-11 RusEng 5
SS4108 The 1st assault on Sevastopol NEW Sevastopol CA; SCA Nov. 11-20 Rus 15
SS4109 The 1st assault on Sevastopol Sevastopol CA; SCA Nov. 11-21 Rus 7
SS4110 Artillery fire of the 14th Coastal Battery Sevastopol - ~Nov. 14 - Dec. 31 Rus 15
SS4111

Sevastopol fortifications

 Sevastopol - Nov. 30 Rus 15, 18, 19
SS4112 Second Assault on Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 Rus 4
SS4113 Second Assault on Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 Rus 5
SS4114 Second Assault on Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 Rus 7
SS4115 Operations of the 241st Rifle Regiment Sevastopolvicinity 95RD/SCA Dec 17-30 Rus 11
SS4116 Dispositions of artillery during the second assault on Sevastopol Sevastopol CA Dec. 16 - Jan. 2'42 Rus 14
SS4117 Maneuver of rifle unit in defense. The 241st Rifle Regiment Sevastopolvicinity 95RD/SCA Dec. 17 Rus 6
Artillery batteries of Sevastopol
AS01 Map of the 30th Coastal Battery (Ger. designation "Maxim Gorky I") Sevastopol - - Rus 15
AS02

Map of the 35th Coastal Battery

(Ger. designation "Maxim Gorky II")

 Sevastopol - - Rus 17

check also The Siege of Sevastopol 1942

Abbreviations

A - Army

CA - Coastal Army

MntRD- Mountain Rifle Division

SCA - Separate Coastal Army

Sep.A - Separate Army

SF - Southern Front

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  16. Probably can be P.A. Morgunov. Geroicheskiy Sevastopol, Moskva, Nauka, 1979 (Cited by Internet page, www.bellabs.ru)
  17. von Martin Egger, Werner Lacoste, Hans R Neumann, Die Festung Sewastopol: Eine Dokumentation ihrer Befestigungsanlagen und der Kämpfe von 1942 (Gebundene Ausgabe) (cited from sevdig.sevastopol.ws)
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