Maps 1941

(Southern Direction)

August 4, 2008

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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 8 SF4102 Operations of the 2nd Cavalry Corps Moldavia 9 Sep.A; 9A/SF June 22-Aug 6 11 SF4103 Summary operations for the Southern Front Moldavia SF July 1 -10 11 SF4104 Operations of the 6th and 12th Armies Southern Ukraine SF July 9 - Aug 16 11 SF4105 Deployment of the 35th Rifle Regiment for meeting engagement Balta area 30 MntRD/9A/SF July 23 6 SF4106 Approximate location of 6th and 12th Armies in Uman pocket Pervomaisk area 6, 12 A/SF July - August 13 SF4107 Positions of Soviet troops in Uman pocket by morning Aug. 5 Pervomaisk area 6, 12 A/SF Aug. 5 13 SF4108 Odessa defense scheme Odessa CA/SF Aug. 5-Oct. 16 4 SF4109 Odessa defense scheme Odessa CA/SF Aug. 5-Oct. 16 8 SF4110 Deployment of artillery of the Southern Front on the Dnieper line Kherson - Dnepropetrovsk SF Aug. 30 14 See also maps for the South-Western Front 1941 The 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 9 SR4102 Anti-tank defense of the 733rd Rifle Regiment Djakovo area 136RD/9A/SF Oct. 21-Nov. 7 6 SR4103 Opponent assets by Oct. 29. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Oct. 29 9 SR4104 Defensive positions of the 384th & 733rd Rifle Regiments and the 132nd Tank Brigade Djakovo 136RD/9A/SF Oct 30-31 10 SR4105 Positions of the 541st Rifle Regiment South from Djakovo(?) 136RD/9A/SF Oct. 31 10 SR4106 Strongpoint Djakovo defended by the 136th Rifle Division Djakovo 9A/SF ~Nov. 1 9 SR4107 Organization of anti-tank defense of the 136th Rifle Division Djakovo area 9A/SF Nov. 12 SR4108 Opponent assets. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 2-5 9 SR4109 Fights of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov.5 9 SR4110 Decision of the 9th Army commander (Nov.5) and fights of Nov.6 Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 6 9 SR4111 Opponent assets. Operative zone of the 9th Army Rostov - Djakovo SF Nov. 6-10 9   The Battle for Crimea # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source SC4101 The battle for Perekop isthmus Perekop Misc.* September 5 SC4102 The battle for Perekop isthmus Perekop Misc.* October 5 SC4103 The battle for Crimea Crimea Misc.* Oct.- Nov. 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 The Siege of Sevastopol # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source SS4101 The Sevastopol Defensive Region fortifications Sevastopol - ~Nov. 15 SS4102 Sevastopol fortifications and artillery positions Sevastopol - ~Nov. 16 SS4103 The 1st assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol CA; SCA Oct 30 - Nov. 21 5 SS4104 Sevastopol fortifications Sevastopol - Nov. 1 15 SS4105 Combat in Sevastopol vicinity Sevastopol CA; SCA Nov. 4-11 5 SS4106 The 1st assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol CA; SCA Nov. 11-21 7 SS4107 Artillery fire of the 14th Coastal Battery Sevastopol - ~Nov. 14 - Dec. 31 15 SS4108 Sevastopol fortifications Sevastopol - Nov. 30 15 SS4109 The 2nd assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 4 SS4110 The 2nd assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 5 SS4111 The 2nd assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol SCA Dec. 17-31 7 SS4112 Operations of the 241st Rifle Regiment Sevastopolvicinity 95RD/SCA Dec 17-30 11 SS4113 Artillery positions during the 2nd assault of Sevastopol Sevastopol CA Dec. 16 - Jan. 2'42 14 SS4114 Maneuver of rifle unit in defense. The 241st Rifle Regiment Sevastopolvicinity 95RD/SCA Dec. 17 6 Artillery batteries of Sevastopol AS01 Scheme of the 30th Coastal Battery (Ger. designation "Maxim Gorky I") Sevastopol - - 15 AS02 Scheme of the 35th Coastal Battery (Ger. designation "Maxim Gorky II") Sevastopol - - 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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