Maps 1944

(North-Western Direction)

October 15, 2009

• Leningrad & Volkhov Fronts
• 1st Baltic Front
  • Estonia
• 2nd Baltic Front
• 3rd Baltic Front

Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

# Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source NW4401 Course of strategic operations for liberation of the Baltic region Baltic - July 16 - Oct 22 9 Leningrad & Volkhov Fronts # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source L4401 Consecutive engagement of troops of the second echelon. The 122nd Rifle Corps Oranienbaum area 2 SA/LF Jan. 2 L4402 Positions of troops on Oranienbaum bridgehead prior to offensive Oranienbaum area 2 SA/LF Jan. 13 L4403 Artillery of the Leningrad Front Leningrad area LF Jan. 14 10 L4404 Artillery fire of the 30th Guards Rifle Corps Leningrad area 30GRC/42A/ LF Jan. 14 10 L4405 The 42nd Army in fights for Pushkin and Pavlovsk Pushkin town area LF Jan 15-24 8 L4406 Night offensive of the 103rd Rifle Regiment Pushkin town area 85 RD/110 RC/ 42A/LF Jan. 17 2 L4407 Operation of the 372nd Rifle Division at Novgorod-Shimsk road Novgorod - Shimsk area 372 RD/112RC/ 59A/VF Jan. 18-19 15 L4408 Operation of the 1/1238 Rifle Regiment at Novgorod-Shimsk road Novgorod - Shimsk area 1238 RR/372RD/ 112RC/59A/VF Jan. 18-19 16 L4409 Operations of the 46th Rifle Division Luga - Pskov area 123RC/42A/ LF*1 Jan. 28 - Apr. 5 12 L4410 Night enveloping maneuver of the 880th Rifle Regiment Kingisepp area 189 RD/109RC/ 2SA/LF Feb. 1. 1 Estonia L4411 Operations in Narva vicinities Narva area. Estonia LF Feb10-Apr.23 4 L4412 Positions of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps and liberation of Narva Narva area. Estonia LF Early July - July 27 4 L4413 Breaking through German defenses by the 46th Rifle Division Tartu vicinities 108RC/2SA/ LF Sept. 17 12 L4414 Liberation of Moonsund archipelago Moonsund archipelago 8A/LF Sept. 27-Nov.24 4 *1 - On Feb. 1'44 - 123RC/42A/ LF; on Mar. 1 - Apr. 1'44 - 110 RC/67A/LF   See also: 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 years and operations north from Leningrad   1st Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 1P4401 Redeployment of the 43rd Army to the Witebsk direction Witebsk area 1 PF Jan. 20 3 1P4402 The 22nd Guards Rifle Regiment Commander's Decision on break-through the main German defensive line Sebezh area 9 GRD/1PF Mar. 10-11 1 1P4403 Planned attack of the 39th Army Witebsk 1 PF June 22 6? 1P4404 Results of fight recon in operative zone of the 23rd Rifle Corps NW from Witebsk 6GA/1 PF June 22 10 1P4405 145th Rifle Division in liberation of Witebsk Witebsk area 43 A/1PF June 22-26 3 1P4406 Operations of the 6th Guards Army Western Dvina (Daugava) river 1 PF June 22-28 7 1P4407 Battle order of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps prior to fights Witebsk area 39 A/1PF June 23 6 1P4408 Combat operations of the 39th Army in Witebsk area Witebsk area 1 PF June 23 6 1P4409 Manuevers of amored units of the 39th Army Witebsk area 1PF June 23-28 6? 1P4410 Combat operations of the 39th Army Witebsk area 1 PF June 24 6 1P4411 Positions of the 360th Rifle Division on June 17 and decision of the division commander for attack against Rovnoye and 1/1195th Rifle Regiment commander for attack on June 24*1 Polotsk area 360 RD/83RC/ 4SA/1PF June (17), 24 16 1P4412 Combat operations of the 1/1195th Rifle Regiment *1 Polotsk area 1195 RR/360RD/ 83RC/4SA/1PF June 24-27 16 1P4413 Combat operation of the 43rd Army Witebsk area 1 PF June 24-27 7 1P4414 Combat operations of the 39th Army Witebsk area 1 PF June 25 6 1P4415 Combat operations of the 39th Army Witebsk area 1 PF June 26-27 6 1P4416 Crossing of the Drissa river by the 332nd Rifle Division N. from Polotsk 332 RD/83RC/ 4SA/1PF July 7 15 1P4417 Crossing of the Drissa river by the 1/1119th Rifle Regiment 1119RR/332 RD/83RC/ 4SA/1PF 16 1P4418 Breakthrough of the 51st Army towards the Riga Gulf Gulf of Riga 51 A/1PF July 30-Aug.20 9 1P4419 Liberation of Dobele by the 35th Guards Tank Brigade Dobele 3 GMC/1PF July 31 9 1P4420 Liberation of Jelgava Jelgava 51 A/1PF July 31 9 1P4421 Enveloping maneuver of the 729th Rifle Regiment Rem. AMVAS: Seems a typo exists on the scheme. The 252nd Rfl. Division couldn't contain this regiment. Jelgava area. (Latvia) 145 RD/92RC/ 43A/1PF August 1 1P4422 Meting engagement of the 145th Rifle Division Birzai area. Lithuania 92 RC/43A/ 1PF Aug 1 5 1P4423 Meting engagement of the 145th Rifle Division 11 1P4424 Liberation of Auce (1st time) Auce 87 RD/63RC/ 51A/1PF Aug. 9 9 1P4425 Fights of a company for Salas strongpoint Salas*2 1067 RR/311 RD/14 RC/4SA/1PF Aug. 29 18 1P4426 Liberation of Bauska Bauska (Latvia) 4SA/1PF Sept. 14 9 1P4427 Defensive fight of the 2/22nd Guards Rifle Regiment Mesti Mitawa (Jelgava) area 22GRR/9GRD/ 2GRC/6GA/1PF Sept. 16-18 16 1P4428 Liberation of Jurmala Jurmala 1 SA/1PF Oct. 16-18 9 1P4421 Fight of the 3/141st Guards rifle Regiment in a forest Liepāja District 141GRR/46GRD/ 22GRC/6GA/1PF Nov.2-3 16 *1 - in original source mistakenly subordinated to the 49th Army *2 - Probably 30 km W from Madona, or Jekabpils area Sala municipality   2nd Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 2P4401 Liberation of Zilupe Zilupe 7 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF July 17 9 2P4402 Liberation of Škaune settlement Kraslava area 43 Latvian GRD/130 Latvian RC/22A/2PF July 18 9 2P4403 Liberation of Kraslava Kraslava 360 RD/83RC/ 4SA/2PF July 22 9 2P4404 Liberation of Ludza Rezekne area 8 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF 29 GRD/15GRC/ 10GA/2PF July 23 9 2P4405 Liberation of Karsava Karsava 22,65 GRD/19GRC/ 10GA/2PF July 27 9 2P4406 Liberation of Rezekne Rezekne 7,8 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF 391 RD/93RC/ 3SA/2PF July 27 9 2P4407 Liberation of Prejli Prejli 182 RD/90RC/ 22A/2PF July 27 9 2P4408 Liberation of Daugavpils Daugavpils (Dvinsk) 6 GA/1PF 4 SA/2PF July 27 9 2P4409 Liberation of Vilani Madona region 7 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF July 28 9 2P4410 Liberation of Varaklani Madona region 7,8 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF July 28 - Aug.2 9 2P4411 Liberation of Livani Livani 28 RD/100RC/ 4SA/2PF Aug.1 9 2P4412 Liberation of Krustpils and Jekabpils Jekabpils area 22 A/2PF Aug.8-9 9 2P4413 Liberation of Madona Madona 8,119 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF Aug.12-13 9 2P4414 Liberation of Ogre Ogre 8GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF Oct. 8 9 2P4415 Operations of the 130th Latvian Rifle Corps Riga area 22 A/2PF Oct.13-16 9 2P4416 Liberation of Auce (2nd time) Auce 7, 119 GRD/7GRC/ 10GA/2PF Oct. 28 9 2P4417 Operations in Kurland Kurland 2PF (LF) Oct.'44-May 8'45 9 2P4419 Operations of the 130th Latvian Rifle Corps Kurland 22 A/2PF Dec.23-28 9     3rd Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source 3P4401 Liberation of Pskov Pskov 42 A/3PF July 22-23 14 3P4402 Liberation of Gulbene Gulbene 225 RD/123RC/ 54A/3PF July 27 9 3P4403 Liberation of Balvi Balvi 321 RD/111RC/ 54A/3PF July 30 9 3P4404 Liberation of Aluksne Aluksne 364 RD/123RC/ 54A/3PF Aug. 19 9 3P4405 Liberation of Valka Valka 1 SA/3PF Sept. 19 9 3P4406 Liberation of Smiltene Smiltene 397 RD/89RC 61A/3PF Sept. 23 9 3P4407 Liberation of Valmiera Valmiera 1 SA/3PF Sept. 23-24 9 3P4408 Liberation of Cesis Cesis 356 RD/80RC/ 61A/3PF Sept. 26 9 3P4409 Liberation of Limbaži Limbaži 377 RD/111RC 67A/3PF Sept. 26 9 3P4410 Operations of the 82nd Rifle Division on approaches to Riga Riga area 82 RD/80RC/ 61A/3PF Sept. 27 - Oct. 13 17 3P4411 Liberation of Sigulda Riga area 82 RD/80RC/ 61A/3PF Oct. 6 9 3P4412 Liberation of Riga Riga 2 PF, 3 PF Oct. 13-15 9 Formed on Apr. 21 based on HQ of the 20th Army and troops of the Leningrad Front. Was disbanded on Oct. 16

Abbreviations

A -Army

LF - Leningrad Front

GA - Guards Army

GMC - Guards Mechanised Corps

GRC - Guards Rifle Corps

GRD - Guards Rifle Division

GRR - Guards Rifle Regiment

PF - Pribaltiyskiy (Baltic) Front

RC -Rifle Corps

RD - Rifle Division

SA - Shock Army

Literature:

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2. "Sbornik boyevykh primerov iz opyta Velikoy Otechestvennoi Voiny". Voyennoye Izdatelstvo Ministerstva Oborony SSSR, 1982.
3. http://www.pobeda.witebsk.info , www.pobeda.witebsk.by
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5. www.rkka.ru
6. Lyudnikov I.I. "Pod Witebskom", Moskva, 1962 (some schemes are cited from http://www.pobeda.witebsk.info , www.pobeda.witebsk.by)
7. Schemes provided by O. Sofronov. Unknown source. Can be from: Kiryukhin S.P. "43-ya Armiya v Vitebskoy operatsii", Moskva, 1961
8. http://centralsector.narod.ru
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13. Unknown source. (Cited by www.tatveteran.ru)
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