The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War Ii: Volume V - Book B Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Militia Units

Mountain Rifle Divisions

Guards Rifle Divisions

Mechanized & Motorized Rifle Divisions

Guards Motorized Rifle Divisions

Tank Corps

Guards Tank Corps

Mechanized Corps

Guards Mechanized Corps

NKVD Divisions

NKVD Border, Internal and Militia Units

Cavalry Divisions

Guards Cavalry Divisions

Airborne Corps

Guards Airborne Divisions

Artillery Divisions

Guards Breakthrough Artillery Divisions

Guard Mortar [Rocket Barrage] Divisions

Tank Destroyer Divisions

Air Defense (Anti-Aircraft) Divisions

Fortified Regions

Soviet Air Force Divisions

Guards Bomber Divisions

Fighter Divisions

Guards Fighter Divisions

Mixed Air Divisions

Guards Mixed Air Divisions

Air Assault Divisions

Air Defense Fighter Divisions

Miscellaneous Air Divisions

Brigade Size Units

Ski Brigades

Mountain Rifle Brigades

Naval Rifle Brigades

NKVD Brigades

Guards Rifle Brigades

Light Tank Brigade

Heavy Tank Brigades

Tank Divisions

Tank Brigades

Guards Tank Brigade

Cavalry Brigades

Chemical Brigades

Mechanized/Motorized Rifle Brigades

Guards Motorized Rifle Brigades

Guards Mechanized Rifle Brigades

Airborne Brigades

Guards Airborne Rifle Brigade

Artillery Brigades

Guards Artillery Brigades

Mortar Brigades

Tank Destroyer Brigades

Antitank Brigades

Guards Antitank Brigades

Naval Artillery Brigades

Air Defense (Anti-Aircraft) Brigades

Engineer Brigades

Motor Transport Brigades

Miscellaneous Brigades

Air Brigades

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Russian Balkan and Baltic Campaigns

Appendix F

Appendix G

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTERNET SITES

To the men and women who served in the armed forces throughout the world from 1961 to 1985. My generation of military service. Especially to those friends who I served with during the Vietnam Conflict. To George Klippenstein, Harold Butts, Larry Cathey, Mike Maloney, Malcolm Lillard, Steve Cox, Ed Becker, Tony Lazzari, Gary Snake Swanson, Bruce Glen Barclay, Will Gaspard, Mike Robinson, Rich Hyland, Joe Bellance, Roy Sargent, and Dave Pawlak. To Jose Lopez, and my nephew Bob Drozdzak who served and protected their country, between conflicts.

INTRODUCTION

What started out as five books, is now eight. Book five being split into three books. This book represents the fifth of eight I plan to write. The series will contain: Volume I-Germany; Volume II-The British Commonwealth; Volume III-The United States; Volume IV-Japan; Volume V, Book A-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Volume V, Book B-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Volume VI-Germany’s Allies (Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia) and the Neutral Nations (Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland); and Volume VII-Other Nations at War (Albania, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Yugoslavia).

After getting out of the service in January 1970, I developed an interest in World War II. I wanted to know everything I could about the war. As I read, I started to collect names of different military unit leaders. While other people were collecting stamps or baseball cards, I collected names. The careers of Marshals of the Soviet Union Georgiy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Alexandr Mikhailovich Vasilevsky, Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko and Ivan Stepanovich Konev, could easily be traced. But, I wanted to know about the generals who commanded the Army Groups and Armies of 1944 and 1945. Who were these men like General Andrei Ivanovich Yeremenko, General Ivan Danilovich Chernyakovskiy, and Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovskiy? What about Chief Marshal of Artillery Nikolai Nikolayevich Voronovand General Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov? What were their careers like? So as I read, I wrote down names and the commands of units.

This series of books is a composite of more than thirty-eight years of collecting names. Military leaders of General or Admiral ranks are listed. In a few cases there are leaders listed below the rank of a general officer, such as staff positions within an Army or the Commander of a naval ship. The majority are military commanders from division level on up.

This book is broken down into two parts. Part one contains the organization of Military Structure and Commands of the different branches of service, army, air force, navy, and marine corps. The second part is an Order of Battle of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic Armed Forces, covering 1941 to 1945. The major difference between this Order of Battle from others that have been written is, one can trace the career of individual commanders as they advanced through the ranks and the commands they held. This will be described in the next few pages.

Over the years, this book has been rewritten numerous times. As new information became available, the book has been updated. I do not claim this to be the book’s final form and 100% accurate. This author would be grateful to anyone who has any information pertaining to any of the United States leaders listed; such as their given name, date of birth, date of death, dates leader commanded unit, etc. If anyone can assist me with any additions or corrections, please write me in care of the publisher.

Charles D. Pettibone

Rochester, New York

June 19, 2009

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

This book and the others in the series are an excellent resource tool. Each book in the series actually started out as an addendum to another book that I was going to write, A Directory of Military Leaders. But, each addendum when finally written ended up being between three and five (300-500) hundred pages in length, making each of them no addendum, but a book in their own right. So I decided to put my original idea aside and just concentrate on then five (5), now seven (7) books in this series. I plan on writing and publishing a book a year for the next three (3) years.

There are numerous Order of Battle books on the market. So what makes this series so special? Why should one decide on this particular book?

First, the first part of each book contains the overall command structure of the country’s armed forces. Then it gives command structure for the army, navy, and air force, in the case of Germany, the command structure of the Schutzstaffel (SS) is included. For the British Commonwealth, the armed force’s command structure of Great Britain, including India, Australia, Canada, NewZealand and South Africa are included. For the United States, the Marine Corps, although part of the Navy, is listed separately. For Japan, only the Army and Navy are listed, with the Air Forces divided between them. And for the Soviet Union, the Soviet Army makes up the majority of the Armed Forces, with the Soviet Navy and Soviet Air Force just beginning to become separate entities from the Army.

Second, a complete Order of Battle is given. Most Order of Battle usually deal with only the armies of the country/countries involved, and then only at the division and sometimes at the corps level. Higher echelons of commands are usually not covered. In this series of books, all of the commanders known are spelled out, and not just for the army, but all the branches of the armed forces; giving a breakdown of all the major echelons of command, from theater level down to division. Under each major component, in the book (Army Group, Armies, Corps, and Divisions), the equivalent commands of the other military branches (navy, air force, marine, etc.) of the country’s armed forces are included.

For the Volumes on the British Commonwealth and the United States, there is a third part in the book that contains the overall command structure of each Anglo-American Theater of Operation.

Third, most Order of Battles list the commanders and their dates of tenure. This one includes those, but also lists of their next duty assignment, where the officer went after leaving this post. One can literally trace a general or flag officer’s career through the upper echelons of command with these books. Making this series of books completely different from all the others on the market.

Fourth, military unit and/or ship insignia, crest, emblem, or patch is pictured next to the unit/ship, whenever it was found.

Fifth, the Appendix is broken down into several parts. There is an appendix that has the usual table of Equivalent Ranks. An appendix that lists senior officers, Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet, Colonel General, full Generals and Admirals. Another appendix lists some Military Units used in different campaigns.

Sixth, there is a unique appendix that lists the Major Naval Warships and their commanders. I know of no other book on the market that offers this. This appendix shows: 1) the silhouette of the major warship wheneverfound. A major ship is classified as aa aircraft carrier (to include fleet, light, and escort), battleship, battlecruiser, heavy and light cruiser. Two, an Order of Battle for the ship’s commanders; and third, in some cases, the ship’s crest and emblem when found is also given.

So how does one use this book? Let’s look at the entry for the Soviet 1st Rifle Division.

1st Rifle Division (03/13/42, at Ulyanovak, Volga Military District; 06/42, assigned to Fifth Reserve Army, STAVKA Strategic Reserve; 07/10/42, assigned to Sixty-Third Army, Stalingrad Front; 11/42, assigned to VI Guards Rifle Corps, First Guards Army; 12/31/42 , redesignated 58th Guards Rifle Division; 11/14/43, reformed from 31st Rifle Brigade and the 100th Rifle Brigade, in Sixth Guards Army, Second Baltic Front; 01/44, transferred to XCVI Rifle Corps, Tenth Guards Army; 02/44, assigned to STAVKA Strategic Reserve; assigned to Seventieth Army, Second Belorussian Front; 04/44, First Belorussian Front;11/44, back in Second Belorussian Front; 04/45, assigned to CXIV Rifle Corps, Seventieth Army; awarded honorific place-name title Brest (08/44)): 1st Rifle Division (#1) 03/13/42 MG Aleksei Ivanovich Semenov (Commanding General, 58th Guards Rifle Division)12/31/42 redesignated 58th Guards Rifle Division [see entry]; reformed 1st Rifle Division (#2) 11/13/43 MG Andrei Yosifovich Karpeliuk.

Following the unit’s name, it states that the 1st Rifle Division was formed on March 13, 1942, at Ulyanovak, Volga Military District; and in June 1942, it was assigned to the Fifth Reserve Army, in the STAVKA Strategic Reserve. On July 10,1942, it was assigned to the Sixty-Third Army, in the Stalingrad Front. In November 1942, it was part of the VI Guards Rifle Corps, in First Guards Army. Since no front is listed after the First Guards Army, it remained at the Stalingrad Front. On December 31, 1942, the 1st Rifle Division was redesignated the 58th Guards Rifle Division. The division was reformed on November 14, 1943 from the 31st Rifle Brigade and the 100th Rifle Brigade in the Sixth Guards Army, Second Baltic Front. And so on.

Upon forming on March 13, 1942, MG Aleksei Ivanovich Semenov took command of the division. After his name appears (Commanding General, 58th Guards Rifle Division)12/31/42. This stands for: on December 31, 1942, MG Semenov gave up command of the 1st Rifle Division and his next duty assignment was Commanding General of the 58th Guards Rifle Division. Also on that date, December 31, 1942, the 1st Rifle Division was redesignated the 58th Guards Rifle Division [see entry]. The [see entry] means look up entry for 58th Guards Rifle Division.

The next part, reformed 1st Rifle Division (#2) 11/13/43 MG Andrei Yosifovich Karpeliuk, stands for: On November 11, 1943, a second 1st Rifle Division was formed and MG Andrei Yosifovich Karpeliuk was it’s commanding general.

There will be four different endings following a General officer’s name:

1.   Officer’s name followed by a date.

2.   Officer’s name followed by (new assignment) then a date.

3.   Officer’s name followed by [concurrent assignment] then a date.

4.   Officer’s name followed by [concurrent assignment] (new assignment) then a date. Ending one (1) will occur if a General officer took a leave of absence but returned to take command of that unit again (see example A below) or if the officer involved has the rank of Colonel (Captain in the Navy) or lower. In the majority of these cases, these officers next assignments have not been tracked (see example B below).

Example A: from 132nd Rifle Division:

... Col. Sergei Semenovich Biryuzov /41 MG Andrei Avksentevich Mishchenko (Commanding General, 248th Rifle Division) /42 MG Sergei Semenovich Biryuzov ...

Explanation of Example A:

Col. Sergei Semenovich Biryuzov, for whatever reason, medical, leave, rest, etc, left being the Commanding Officer of the 132nd Rifle Division in 1941 and returned to command that unit in 1942.

Example B: from 49th Rifle Division (#2):

... 01/08/42 Col. Mikhail Yakovlevich Dodonov /42 MG Aleksandr ... Explanation of Example B:

Colonel Mikhail Yakovlevich Dodonov assignment ended in 1942. Since his rank was Colonel (Captain in the Navy) or lower, and his name does not appear on any list as a Major General/Rear Admiral or higher, his next assignment or duty is not tracked.

Ending two (2) will occur in the majority of the General/Flag officers listed. This will be their new duty assignment followed by the date their present assignment ended (see Example C).

Example C: from 2nd Rifle Division:

... / 40 Col. Mikhail Danilovich Grishin (Commanding General, 42nd Rifle Division) /41 Col. Dmitriy Akimovich Lukyanov ...

Explanation of Example C:

Col. Mikhail Danilovich Grishin held command of the 2nd Rifle Division from 1940 through 1941. In 1941, he was given his new assignment, Commanding General of the 42nd Rifle Division.

Ending two (2), may have three (3) different conclusions. The first one, as stated above, the new duty assignment, and shown in Example C. Second, it may contain a question mark (see Example D); or, third, it may state a date, assignment, (see Example E).

Example D: from 305th Rifle Division (#2):

305th Rifle Division (#2) 10/26/42 MG Ivan Antonovich Danilovich ( ? ) /43 MG Aleksandr Fyodorovich Vasilev.

Explanation of Example D:

MG Ivan Antonovich Danilovich left command of the 305th Rifle Division in 1943, but his next duty and/or future duty assignment are unknown.

Example E: from 5th Rifle Division:

... 10/41 Col. Petr Serfeyevich Telkov (/43, Commanding General, 51st Rifle Division) /42 MG Dmitriy ...

Explanation of Example E:

Col. Petr Serfeyevich Telkov gave up command of the 5th Rifle Division in 1942. What duty he assumed next is unknown, but in 1943, he became the Commanding General, 51st Rifle Division. Since there was a difference of one year between assignments, the date of the next assignment and the future duty will be listed. Anytime a future duty assignment can be listed; it will be used instead of the question mark in example D.

Another ending that does not show a person’s new assignment may be: Example F: also from VII Guards Cavalry Corps.

... /43 MG Richard Ivanovich Golovanovskiy (attached to Third Guards Army; /43, Commandant, Ryazan Artillery School) /43 MG ...

Explanation of Example F:

MG Richard Ivanovich Golovanovskiy gave up the command of the VII Guards Cavalry Corps in 1943. At that time he was attached to the Third Guards Army with no particular assignment. But, later in 1943, he was assigned as Commandant of Ryazan Artillery School.

Ending three (3) will occur if a General officer is holding a concurrent command. At the date next to the bracket occurs, that officer gave up this command and went back to his other concurrent command (see Example G).

Example G: from MOSCOW MILITARY DEFENSE ZONE:

MOSCOW MILITARY DEFENSE ZONE (12/41): LG Pavel Artemeyevich Artemyev [NKVD] [+ Commander-in-Chief, Moscow Military District] /43 MG Aleksei Ivanovich Subbotin ...

Explanation of Example G:

LG Pavel Artemeyevich Artemyev [NKVD] who was Commanding General for Moscow Military Defense Zone, was concurrently Commander-in-Chief of the Moscow Military District. In 1843 when the Moscow Military Defense Zone was turned over to MG Aleksei Ivanovich Subbotin, LG Aetemyev did not get a new assignment but continued as Commander-in-Chief of the Moscow Military District. Since the subscript [NKVD] is also present, this tells us that LG Pavel Artemeyevich Artemyev [NKVD] was a member of the Internal Affairs, or State Security. Abbreviations used in the book are located in the Index.

Ending four (4), the General/Flag officer gave up both this command and his concurrent command and was given a new duty assignment; with the old assignment ending on that date (see Example G).

Example H: from 385th Rifle Division.

385th Rifle Division (08/41, at Frunze, Kirghizstan, Central Asia Military District; ... ; also known as 380th Kirghiz Rifle Division): ... 42 MG Aleksandr Fyodorovich Naumov [+ Commanding General, 31st Guards Rifle Division] (Commanding General, LXII Rifle Corps) /43 ...

Explanation of Example H:

MG Aleksandr Fyodorovich Naumov was made Commanding General of the 385th Rifle Division, while concurrently serving as Commanding General, 31st Guards Rifle Division. In 1942, he became Commanding General of the LXII Rifle Corps, giving up both assignments.

Dates before and/or after an officers name and assignment.

A date may appear in several forms. They are: Date   Explanation

09/01/39 This is the true date the assignment began and/or ended. 09/01/39? When it appears before the name, the officer had his present assignment on this actual date, but it might be earlier. When it appears after the assignment, the officer in question had a new assignment on this actual date, but the assignment might be earlier 09/39   This is the true month and year the assignment began and/or ended. The

actual date is unknown. 09/39?   When it appears before the name, the officer had his present

assignment n this month and year, but it might be earlier. When it appears after the assignment, the officer in question had a new assignment in this month and year, but the assignment might be earlier

/39   This is the year the assignment began and/or ended. The actual month and

date are unknown.

/39?   When it appears before the name, the officer had his present assignment

n this year, but it might be earlier. When it appears after the assignment, the officer in question had a new assignment in this year, but the assignment might be earlier

/4?   No date was found to suggest when assignment was made. In this case,

/4?, the assignment started/ended in the 40’s. Sometimes only a (/) may be found.

Other assistance that will help you with this book are:

There may be a time when two officers appear to hold the same post. When this happens, the officers will be listed one under the other with the date of their assignment before their name and what their next duty assignment is and the date they left their assignment. See example I.

Example I: from Rear Security, Northern Front and Leningrad Front.

Rear Security, Northern Front (06/23/41): MG Grigoriy Alekseyevich Stepanov [NKVD] (Commander, Rear Security, Leningrad Front) 08/41 redesignated Rear Security, Leningrad Front 08/41

/41 MG Grigoriy Alekseyevich Stepanov [NKVD] (Commander, NKVD Border Troops, Leningrad) /44

/41 MG Feofan Nikolayevich Lagunov (Commander, Rear Service, Second Belorussian Front) /45

Explanation of Example I: It appears that in 1941, two commanders, MG Grigoriy Alekseyevich Stepanov [NKVD] and MG Feofan Nikolayevich Lagunov, were both found to be the Commanding General of Rear Security, Northern Front. Prior to the redesignation of Rear Security, Leningrad Front, the other commander could be figured out. Since I could figure out Stepanov should preceded Lagunov, since he held the position in the Northern Front. But, the problem lies that both have been listed with a starting date of 1941, so they are listed under one another by order in they left for their next duty assignment. It is possible that Stepanov had this command and the ending date is wrong, or that Lagunov starting date is wrong. In some circumstances, it is possible that there could be more than one officer in a position at the same time. But, this is not the case with other fronts.

Sometimes you will come across another strange entry as in Example J. Example J: from Chief of Staff, Thirty-Seventh Army.

... /43 MG [Retired 38] Mikhail Sergeyevich Filipovskiy (Chief of Staff, Ninth Army) /43 ...

Explanation of Example J: In 1943, MG [Retired 38׳] Mikhail Sergeyevich Filipovskiy was brought out of retirement, placed on active duty, and assigned as Chief of Staff, Thirty-Seventh Army. He was retired in 1938, since the subscript [Retired 38] appears after his rank. In a lot of cases, a General or Admiral would retire and then be recalled back to active duty, sometimes the same year they retired, to fill a position permanently or until some other officer could be appointed, and then they would be retired again. Whenever I found a General/Flag Officer who retired and was recalled to active duty, the subscript [Retired and either the month and year of retirement, if known, will be listed; or, the year of retirement] as in this case, [Retired 38]. If I could not find a year only Retired

appears, [Retired].

Spelling of the last name : Skii, sky or skiy. Most American books use-sky while British used-skii. In this book the Soviet skiy will be used.

Militia Units

Corps, Rifle & Cavalry Divisions, Brigades

Moscow Militia Units

1st Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in Leninsk Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Third Army; 09/26/41, redesignated 60th Rifle Division (#2)): MG Nikolay Nilovich Pronin ( ? ) 09/26/41 redesignated 60th Rifle Division (#2)-see 60th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/03/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

2nd Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in Stalinsk Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/15/41, assigned to Thirty-Second Army; 09/26/41, redesignated 2nd Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 2nd Rifle Division (#2)-see 2nd Rifle Division.

A. Components (07/03/41)

a.   4th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   5th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   6th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment (added 07/30/41)

2nd Moscow Communist Rifle Division (10/41, from Party volunteers and Worker’s Battalions, Moscow Military District; assigned to Moscow Defense Zone; 01/19/42, redesignated 129th Rifle Division): unknown? 01/19/42 redesignated 129th Rifle Division-see 129th Rifle Division. A. Components (10/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Light Artillery Regiment

e.   Howitzer Regiment

3rd Moscow Communist Rifle Division (11/41, from Worker’s Regiments in Moscow, Moscow Military District; 10/28/41, assigned to Moscow Defense Zone; 01/22/42, redesignated 130th Rifle Division (#2); also known as the Moscow Worker’s Division): unknown? 01/22/42 redesignated 130th Rifle Division (#2)-see 130th Rifle Division. A. Components (11/41)

a.   1st Worker’s Regiment

b.   2nd Worker’s Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd Worker’s Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

4th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in Kuibyshevskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/30/41, assigned to Twenty-Fourth Army, Reserve Front; 08/41, assigned

to Forty-Ninth Army; 09/26/41, redesignated 110th Rifle Division (#2)): Col. Andrei Nikonorovich Sidelnikov 09/26/41 redesignated 110th Rifle Division (#2)-see 110th Rifle Division.

4th Moscow Workers Rifle Division (10/24/41, from 1st Moscow Defense Brigade, Moscow Military District; 10/31/41, assigned to Moscow Defense Zone; 01/19/42, redesignated 155th Rifle Division): unknown? 01/19/41 redesignated 155th Rifle Division (#2)-see 155th Rifle Division.

5th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Frunzenskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/15/41, assigned to Thirty-Third Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 113th Rifle Division (#2)): MG Ivan Andreyevich Presniakov (German prisoner-of-war; /43, died in captivity) 09/26/41 redesignated 113th Rifle Division (#2)-see 113th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   13th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   14th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   15th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

5th Moscow Workers Rifle Division (11/03/41, from 2nd Moscow Defense Brigade, Moscow Military District; 12/06/41, assigned to Moscow Defense Zone; 01/20/41, redesignated 158th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 01/20/41 redesignated 158th Rifle Division (#2)-see 158th Rifle Division.

A. Components (11/03/41)

a.   7th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   8th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   9th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

6th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in Dzerzhinskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/11/41, assigned to Twenty-Fourth Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 160th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 160th Rifle Division (#2)-see 160th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   16th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   17th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   18th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

7th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Baumanski Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/30/41, assigned to Thirty-Second Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 29th Rifle Division (#2)): BG Ivan Vasilevich Zaikin (Commanding General, 29th Rifle Division (#2)) 09/26/41 redesignated 29th Rifle Division (#2)-see 29th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   19th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   20th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   21st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

8th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Krasnopresnenskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Second Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 8th Rifle Division (#2)): Col. Fyodor Petrovich Shmelev (Partisan; /43,

Commanding General, 180th Rifle Division)/41 BG Daniil Prokofevich Skripnikov (Commanding General, 8th Rifle Division) 09/26/41 redesignated 8th Rifle Division (#2)-see 8th Rifle Division.

A. Components (07/03/41)

a.   22nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   23rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   24th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

9th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in Kirovskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Third Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 139th Rifle Division (#2)): MG Boris Dmitrievich Bobrov Commanding General, 139th Rifle Division (#2)) 08/41 reformed as 139th Rifle Division (#2)-see 139th Rifle Division.

Deputy Commander, 9th Moscow Militia Division: /41 BG Mikhail Nikolayevich Prokhorov

Components (07/02/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

11th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Zheleznodorozh Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/12/41, redesignated 291st Rifle Division): unknown? 07/12/41 redesignated 291st Rifle Division-see 291st Rifle Division.

13th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Rostokinskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Second Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 140th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 140th Rifle Division (#2)-see 140th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   37th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   38th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   39th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

17th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Moskovoretskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Third Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 17th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 17th Rifle Division (#2)-see 17th Rifle Division.

A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

18th Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Leningradskiy Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/20/41, assigned to Thirty-Second Army, Reserve Front; 08/29/41, transferred to Thirty-Third Army; 09/26/41, redesignated 18th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 18th Rifle Division (#2)-see 18th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   52nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   53rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   54th (Militia) Rifle Regiment

21st Moscow Militia Division (07/02/41, in the Kiev Region of Moscow, Moscow Military District; 07/18/41, assigned to Thirty-Third Army, Reserve Front; 09/26/41, redesignated 173rd Rifle Division): unknown? 09/26/41 redesignated 173rd Rifle Division (#2)-see 173rd Rifle Division.

A. Components (07/02/41)

a.   61st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   62nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   63rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

1st Moscow Defense Brigade (10/41, from separate volunteer Fighter Battalions, Moscow Military District; 10/24/41, redesignated 4th Moscow Workers Rifle Division): unknown? 10/24/41 redesignated 4th Moscow Workers Rifle Division-see 4th Moscow Workers Rifle Division.

2nd Moscow Defense Brigade (10/30/41, in Moscow, Moscow Military District; 11/03/41, redesignated 5th Moscow Workers Rifle Division): unknown? 11/03/41 redesignated 5th Moscow Workers Rifle Division-see 5th Moscow Workers Rifle Division.

Unknown? Moscow Militia Division (/41): BG [Retired .23] Konstantin Maksimovich Valobuev (killed in action) /42

1st People’s Defense Division: /41 MG Leonid Ivanovich Kotelnikov (Commanding General, 60th Rifle Division) /41

Ivanovo Militia Division (08/08/41, in Ivanovskoi, Moscow Military District; 08/20/41, redesignated 332nd Rifle Division; 08/20/41, awarded honorific title Ivanovo in the name of Frunze Rifle Division): unknown? 08/20/41 redesignated 332nd Rifle Division-see 332nd Rifle Division.

A. Components (08/08/41)

a.   1st Militia Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd Militia Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd Militia Rifle Regiment

Ivanovo Communist Militia Division (10/41, from Ivanovo Volunteer Regiment, in

Ivanovskoi, Moscow Military District; inherited the regimental title of in the name of Dmitry Andreyevich Furmanov; 01/08/42, redesignated 49th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 01/08/42 redesignated 49th Rifle Division (#2)-see 49th Rifle Division.

Yaroslavl Division (08/41, at Yaroslavl, MoscowMilitaryDistrict; 12/26/41, redesignated 234th Rifle Division): unknown? 12/26/41 redesignated 234th Rifle Division-see 234th Rifle Division.

Leningrad Militia Units

Vasileostrovskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Vasileostrov District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/28/41, incorporated into 4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division): unknown? 07/28/41 incorporated into4thGuards Leningrad Militia Division-see4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division.

Vyborgskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Vyborg District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/29/41, disbanded): unknown? 07/29/41 disbanded.

Krasnogvardeiskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Krasnogvardeisk District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/28/41, incorporated into 4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division): unknown? 07/28/41 incorporated into 4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division-see 4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division.

Leninskaya Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Lenin District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/24/41, disbanded): unknown? 07/24/41 disbanded.

Petrogradskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Petrograd District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/24/41, incorporated into 3rd Guards Leningrad Militia Division): Col. Vasiliy Petrovich Kotelnikov (Commanding Officer, 3rd Guards Leningrad People’s Militia Division) 07/30/41 disbanded, incorporated into 3rd Guards Leningrad Militia Division-see 3rd Guards Leningrad Militia Division.

Primorskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Primorsk District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/30/41, disbanded): unknown? 07/30/41 disbanded.

Smolyninskava Militia Division (07/04/41, in the Smolyna District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/25/41, disbanded): unknown? 07/25/41 disbanded.

1st Leningrad Militia Division (07/04/41, in Kirov District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/41, assigned to Luga Operational Group; 09/22/41, disbanded, remnants going to the 56th Rifle Division): unknown? 09/22/41 disbanded. A. Components (07/04/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

1st Guards Leningrad Militia Division (07/18/41, from Border Guard troops, district militia, and volunteers, in Kulbyshev and Nevskoi Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; 09/24/41, redesignated 80th Rifle Division (#2); Leningrad Command had decided to resurrect the old guards honorific title from the Russian Imperial Army about two months before the central Soviet Army command decided on the same thing, and the Leningrad staff wound up being reprimanded for usurping the title for the militia): unknown? 09/24/41 redesignated 80th Rifle Division (#2)-see 80th Rifle Division.

2nd Leningrad Militia Division (07/04/41, in Moscow District of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/06/41, assigned to Luga Operational Group, Northern Front; 09/23/41, redesignated 85th Rifle Division (#2)): Col. Nikolay Stepanovich Ugriumov (Commanding Officer, 204th Rifle Regiment/Commanding Officer, 8th Rifle Division) /41 Col. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Yegorov (/43, Commanding General, 168th Rifle Division) /41 MG Ilia Mikhailovich Lyubovtsev (Commanding General, 85th Rifle Division) 09/23/41 redesignated 85th Rifle Division (#2)-see 85th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/04/41)

a. 1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

2nd Guards Leningrad Militia Division (07/18/41, from Border Guards troops and district militia, in the Sverdlovsk and Nevskoi Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; 08/17/41, assigned to Krasnogdug Fortified Sector; 08/30/41, part of Forty-Second Army; 09/27/41, disbanded): unknown? 09/27/41 disbanded.

3rd Leningrad Militia Division (07/03/41, in the Vyborgsk and Frunzensk Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/15/41, assigned to Seventh Army; 09/28/41, disbanded): MG Fyodor Pavlovich Sudakov (killed in action)/41 MG Vasiliy Gavrilovich Netreba ( ? ) 09/28/41 disbanded.

A. Components (07/03/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

3rd Guards Leningrad Militia Division (07/18/41, from volunteers and the Petrogradskaya Militia Division; 08/17/41, assigned to Krasnogvardeisky Fortified Sector; 09/01/41, part of Forty-Second Army; 09/24/41, redesignated 44th Rifle Division (#2)): Col. Vasiliy Petrovich Kotelnikov (/42, Commanding General, 219th Rifle Division) /41 Col. Pavel Alekseyevich Artiushenko (Commanding Officer, 44th Rifle Division) 09/24/41 redesignated 44th Rifle Division (#2)-see 44th Rifle Division.

4th Leningrad Militia Division (07/03/41, from the Dzerzhinsk and Kuibyshev Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; 07/30/41, assigned to Narva Operational Group; 08/31/41, assigned to Fifty-Fifth Army; 09/23/41, redesignated 86th Rifle Division (#2)): MG Petr Ivanovich Radygin /41 unknown? /41 MG Petr Ivanovich Radygin (/42, Commanding General, 294th Rifle Division) 09/23/41 redesignated 86th Rifle Division (#2)-see 86th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/03/41)

8th Fighter Militia Regiment

9th Fighter Militia Regiment

10th Fighter Militia Regiment

4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division (07/22/41, from the Vasileostrovskaya Militia Division and Krasnogvardeisk Militia Division, at Leningrad Northern Front; 08/28/41, redesignated 4th Reserve Leningrad Militia Division): unknown? 08/28/41 redesignated 4th Reserve Leningrad Militia Division-see 4th Reserve Leningrad Militia Division.

4th Reserve Leningrad Militia Division (08/28/41, from 4th Guards Leningrad Militia Division, Leningrad Front; 09/09/41, redesignated 5th Leningrad Militia Division): Col. Pantelemon Aleksandrovich Zaitsev (Commanding General, 5th Leningrad Militia Division)

5th Leningrad Militia Division (09/09/41, from 4th Reserve Leningrad Militia Division, at Leningrad, Northern Front; 09/24/41, redesignated 13th Rifle Division (#2)): Col. Pantelemon Aleksandrovich Zaitsev (Commanding General, 13th Rifle Division (#2)) 09/24/41 redesignated 13th Rifle Division (#2)-see 13th Rifle Division.

6th Leningrad Militia Division (09/04/41, from Worker’s Battalion Militia of Oktyabriskaya and Leningradskoi Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; assigned to Forty-Second Army; 09/23/41, redesignated 189th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/23/41 redesignated 189th Rifle Division (#2)-see 189th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/03/41)

a.   1st (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   (Militia) Artillery Regiment

7th Leningrad Militia Division (09/04/41, from Worker’s Battalions of the Dzherzhinsk and Kuibyshevsk Districts of Leningrad, Northern Front; 09/24/41, redesignated 56th Rifle Division (#2)): MG lov Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (Commanding General, 56th Rifle Division) 09/24/41 redesignated 56th Rifle Division (#2)-see 56th Rifle Division.

1st Leningrad Defense Division: MG Aleksei Nikolayevich Tatarinov Leningrad Air Defense Militia: /38 MG Emelian Sergeyevich Lagutkin.

Arkhangelsk Military District

1st Polyarnaya Rifle Division (09/15/41, at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk Military District, and assigned to Fourteenth Army; 09/28/41, redesignated 186th Rifle Division (#2); also known as the Arctic Militia Division): Col. Stepan Vladimirovich Kolomiets (Commanding Officer, 186th Rifle Division (#2)) 09/28/41 redesignated 186th Rifle Division (#2)-see 186th Rifle Division.

A. Components (09/15/41)

a.   1st Polyarnyi Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd Polyarnyi Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd Polyarnyi Rifle Regiment

d.   Artillery Regiment

Petrozavodskaya Division (07/24/41, at Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk Military District; with Seventh Army; 09/24/41, with some regular army units formed 37th Rifle Division (#2)): MG Yakov Aleksandrovich Avvakumov (Commanding General, Rear Services, Sixty-First Army) 09/24/41 with some regular army units formed 37th Rifle Division (#2)-see 37th Rifle Division.

A. Components (07/24/41)

a.   52nd Reserve (training) Rifle Regiment

b.   15th NKVD Regiment

c.   militia volunteers

Division of the Rebolysk Direction Division (08/11/41, in the Seventh Army, Northern Front, Arkhangelsk Military District; 09/24/41, renamed 27th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/24/41 renamed 27th Rifle Division (#2)-see 27th Rifle Division.

Kharkov Military District

Stalino (Donbass) Militia Division (07/41, from volunteers workers and miners units, Southwestern Front; 08/25/41, redesignated 383rd Rifle Division): unknown? 08/25/41 redesignated 383rd Rifle Division-see 383rd Rifle Division.

Voroshilovgrad Militia Division (07/41, at Voroshilovgrad, Southwestern Front; 10/06/41, officially redesignated 395th Rifle Division, but Kharkov Military District was referring to it as the 395th since 09/01/41): unknown? 10/06/41 redesignated 395th Rifle Division-see 395th Rifle Division.

Kiev Military District

Kremenchug Militia Division (07/28/41, at Kremenchug, Southwestern Front; 08/19/41, placed under 297th Rifle Division, Thirty-Eighth Army; 09/12/41, remnants incorporated into one of 297th Rifle Division regiments and disbanded): unknown? 09/12/41 disbanded. A. Components (07/28/41)

a.   1st Militia Regiment

b.   2nd Militia Regiment

c.   3rd Militia Regiment

North Caucasus Military District

Rostov Volunteer Don Cossack Cavalry Division (07/15/41, at Rostov-na-Donu, North Caucasus Military District; 01/24/42, redesignated 116th Cavalry Division): unknown? 01/24/42 redesignated 116th Cavalry Division-see 116th Cavalry Division.

Stalingrad Militia Division (07/41, from factory workers and Party members, at Stalingrad, North Caucasus Military District; 12/41, assigned to Stalingrad Militia Corps; 09/42, assigned to Sixty-Second Army, Stalingrad Front): unknown?

Stalingrad Don Cossack Militia Cavalry Division (12/01/41, at Stalingrad, North Caucasus Military District; 12/41, assigned to Stalingrad Militia Corps; 01/19/42, redesignated 1st Don Kazakh Cavalry Division): unknown? 01/19/42 redesignated 1st Don Kazakh Cavalry Division-see 1st Don Kazakh Cavalry Division. A. Components (12/01/41)

a.   1st Don Cossack Militia Cavalry Division

b.   2nd Don Cossack Militia Cavalry Division

c.   3rd Don Cossack Militia Cavalry Division

1st Krasnodar Militia Cavalry Division (11/09/41, at Krasnodar, North Caucasus Military District; 01/01/42, redesignated 10th Cavalry Division; 01/17/42, assigned to XVII Kuban Volunteer Cossack Cavalry Corps): unknown? /42 redesignated 10th Cavalry Division-see 10th Cavalry Division.

2nd Krasnodar Militia Cavalry Division (11/09/41, at Krasnodar, North Caucasus Military District; 01/01/42, redesignated 12th Cavalry Division; 01/17/42, assigned to XVII Kuban Volunteer Cossack Cavalry Corps): unknown? 01/01/42 redesignated 12th Cavalry Division-see 12th Cavalry Division.

3rd Krasnodar Militia Cavalry Division (11/09/41, at Krasnodar, North Caucasus Military District; 01/01/42, redesignated 13th Cavalry Division; 01/17/42, assigned to XVII Kuban Volunteer Cossack Cavalry Corps): unknown? 01/01/42 redesignated 13th Cavalry Division-see 13th Cavalry Division.

Kabardino-Balkarsk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Volunteer Cavalry Division

(11/24/41, as a National volunteer Militia Division, North Caucasus Military District; 12/01/41, redesignated 115th Cavalry Division): unknown? 12/01/41 redesignated 115th Cavalry Division-see 115th Cavalry Division.

Stalingrad Volunteer Tank Brigade (02/04/42, from separate tank battalions, Stalingrad; 08/42, disbanded): unknown? 08/42 disbanded.

Odessa Military District

1st Crimea Rifle Division (08/20/41, at Feodosiya, Crimea; 09/11/41, assigned to Fifty-First Separate Army, Crimean Front; army reserve; 09/24/41, redesignated 320th Rifle Division): unknown? 09/24/41 redesignated 320th Rifle Division-see 320th Rifle Division.

2nd Crimea Rifle Division (08/20/41, at Evpatoria, Crimea; 09/24/41, redesignated 321st Rifle Division): unknown? 09/24/41 redesignated 321st Rifle Division-see 321st Rifle Division.

3rd Crimea Motorized Division (08/27/41, near Simferopol, Crimea; 09/11/41, in reserve; 10/08/41, redesignated 127th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 09/1141 redesignated 172nd Rifle Division (#2)-see 172nd Rifle Division.

4th Crimea Rifle Division (08/23/41, at Sudak-Balaklava, Crimea as an NKVD Division; 08/30/41, assigned to Fifty-First Separate Army; 10/08/41, redesignated 184th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 10/08/41 redesignated 184th Rifle Division (#2)-see 184th Rifle Division.

Odessa Militia Division (08/01/41, in Odessa, Crimea; 09/01/41, redesignated 421st Rifle Division): unknown? 08/01/41 redesignated 421st Rifle Division-see 421st Rifle Division. A. Components (08/10/41)

a.   Motorized Regiment (at Aibari)

b.   Motorized Regiment (at Simferopol)

c.   Tank Regiment (at Simferopol)

d.   Artillery Regiment (at Aibari)

Orel Military District

Voronezh Militia Division (07/41, at Voronezh, Orel Military District; used to reinforce regular army units; 10/41, disbanded): unknown? 07/41 disbanded.

Siberian Military District

VI Siberian Volunteer Rifle Corps (08/42, at Novossibirsk, Siberian Military District; 09/42, moved to Moscow Military District; 10/42, redesignated VI Siberian Volunteers Rifle

Corps): unknown? 10/42 redesignated VI Siberian Volunteers Rifle Corps-see VI Rifle Corps.

A. Components (08/42)

a.   150th Volunteer Rifle Division

b.   74th Rifle Brigade

c.   75th Rifle Brigade

d.   78th Rifle Brigade

e.   91st Rifle Brigade

1st Altaisk Volunteer Brigade (07/07/42, at Altaisk, Siberian Military District; 08/42, assigned to VI Siberian Volunteer Rifle Corps; 08/42, redesignated 74th Rifle Brigade): unknown? 08/42 redesignated 74th Rifle Brigade-see 74th Rifle Brigade.

2nd Omsk Volunteer Brigade (07/07/42, at Omsk, Siberian Military District; 08/42, assigned to VI Siberian Volunteer Rifle Corps; 08/42, redesignated 75th Rifle Brigade): unknown? 08/42 redesignated 75th Rifle Brigade-see 75th Rifle Brigade.

3rd Krasnoyarok Volunteer Brigade (07/07/42, at Altaisk, Siberian Military District; 08/42, assigned to VI Siberian Volunteer Rifle Corps; 08/42, redesignated 78th Rifle Brigade): unknown? 08/42 redesignated 78th Rifle Brigade-see 78th Rifle Brigade.

4th Siberian Volunteer Brigade (07/07/42, in Siberian Military District; 08/42, assigned to VI Siberian Volunteer Rifle Corps; 08/42, redesignated 91st Rifle Brigade): unknown? 08/42 redesignated 91st Rifle Brigade-see 91st Rifle Brigade.

1st Siberian Volunteer Rifle Division (07/08/42, at Novosibirsk, Siberian Military District; 07/23/42, redesignated 150th Rifle Division (#2)): unknown? 07/23/42 redesignated 150th Rifle Division (#2)-see 150th Rifle Division. A. Components (07/08/42)

a.   1st Novosibirsk (Militia) Rifle Regiment

b.   2nd Kuzbassk (Militia) Rifle Regiment

c.   3rd Kemerovskiy (Militia) Rifle Regiment

d.   4th Tomsk (Militia) Rifle Regiment

Ural Military District

Urals Volunteer Tank Corps (02/24/43, at Sverdlovsk, Urals Military District; 03/11/43, redesignated XXX Tank Corps): unknown? 03/11/43 redesignated XXX Tank Corps-see XXX Tank Corps.

Transcaucasus Military District

1st Baku Militia Division (08/42, at Baku, Transcaucasus Military District; /43? disbanded): unknown? /43? disbanded.

2nd Baku Militia Division (08/42, at Baku, Transcaucasus Military District; /43? disbanded): unknown? /43? disbanded.

3rd Baku Militia Division (08/42, at Baku, Transcaucasus Military District; /43? disbanded): unknown? /43? disbanded.

Volga Military District

Saratov Militia Division (07/41, at Saratov, Volga Military District; 12/41, assigned to the Stalingrad Militia Corps; 08/42 disbanded): unknown? 08/42 disbanded.

Partisan Units

Bakhchisaraisk Partisan Region: /41 MG Dmitriy Ivanovich Averkin (killed in action) /41 Belostok Partisan Zone: unknown?

A. Chief of Staff, Belostok Partisan Zone: /43 MG Filipp Filippovich Kapusta ( ? ) /44

Carpathia Partisan Group: /42 MG Mikhail Ivanovich Naumov [NKVD] ( ? ) /44 Estonian Partisan Units: /41 Col. Nikolay Georgievich Karotamm [Estonian] /44 Kovpak Partisan Group: unknown?

A. Political Commissar, Kovpak Partisan Group: MG Semen Vasilevich Rudnev (killed in action) /43

Latvian Partisan Units: unknown?

A. Chief of Staff, Latvian Partisan Units: 01/43 LCol. Arturs Sprogis [Latvian] /44 Lithuanian Partisan Units: unknown?

A. Chief of Staff, Lithuanian Partisan Units: 11/26/42 LCol. Antanmas Juozovich

Snieckus [Lithuanian] /44

Minsk Partisan Formation (1941): MG Vasiliy Ivanovich Kozlov (First Secretary, Minsk Communist Party) /44 disbanded.

Pinsk Partisan Group (1944): MG Vasiliy Zakharovich Korzh

Slutsko Partisan Zone: /42 MG Filipp Filippovich Kapusta (Chief of Staff, Belostok Partisan Zone) /43

Central Slovakian Partisan Staff: unknown?

A. Chief of Staff, Central Slovakian Partisan Staff: /44 MG Aleksei Nikitovich Asmolov.

Ukraine-Belorussia Partisan Units: /43 MG Sidor Aretemovich Kovpak (Member, Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic Supreme Court) /44

A. Chief of Staff, Belorussian Partisan Units: 09/09/42 LCol. Pyotr Zakharovich Kalinin 11/14/44

1st Ukrainian Partisan Division (1944, from Kovpak Partisan Group, originally formed, /43): Kovpak Partisan Group /43 MG Petr Petrovich Vershigora (/45, Instructor, Military Academy of the General Staff) or MG Sidor Aretemovich Kovpak (Commanding General, 1st Ukrainian Partisan Division) /44 redesignated 1st Ukrainian Partisan Division /44 MG Sidor Aretemovich Kovpak (Member of the Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic Supreme Court) /44 disbanded.

Miscellaneous Units

Division Tudor Vladimierscu [NOTE: These are Romanian Army prisoner-of-war of the Soviets, who joined the Soviet Army] (1943): MG Nikolay Konstantinovich Kambria [Romanian] /44 unknown?/45 MG Nikolay Konstantinovich Kambria [Romanian] [Transferred to the Romanian Army] /45

Khabarovsk Border District: unknown?

A. Chief of Staff, Khabarovsk Border District: /39 Col. Daniil Vasilevich Kazakevich (Chief of Staff, 102nd Rifle Division) /42

Mountain Rifle Divisions

(Strength: approximately 9,400 personnel)

9th Mountain Rifle Division (10/11/18, as Kursk Infantry Division; then named 1st Caucasus Mountain Division; 07/36, redesignated 9th Caucasus Mountain Rifle Division; 06/22/41, near Batum, Transcaucasus Military District, assigned to XL Rifle Corps, Forty-Sixth Army; 06/42, assigned to III Mountain Rifle Corps; 09/05/43, honored and renamed 9th Plastuny (Foot Cossack) Rifle Division): /39 Col. Vasiliy Timofeyevich Maslov (/42, Commanding General, 416th