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Russian Armies, 17 September 1944 Russian Armies 17 September 1944 Karelian Front: 26th Army XXXI Corps: 54th Rifle Division 83rd Rifle Division 205th Rifle Division 45th Rifle Division 367th Rifle Division 1?st Armored Battalion 19th Army 21st Rifle Division 67th Rifle Division 104th Rifle Division 122nd Rifle Division 341st Rifle Division 38th Guard Armored Brigade 377th Armored Battalion 14th Army CXXVI Corps: 10th Guard Rifle Division 14th Rifle Division 31st Ski Brigade 63rd Naval Brigade 12th Naval Brigade 72nd Naval Brigade 82nd Naval Brigade 1?th Rifle Brigade 254th Rifle Brigade 1?th Armored Battalion 7th Army CXXVII Light Corps: LXXXXIX Corps: XXXVII Guard Corps: IV Corps: 18th Rifle Division 65th Rifle Division 98th Guard Rifle Division 99th Guard Rifle Division 100th Guard Rifle Division 114th Rifle Division 272nd Rifle Division 310th Rifle Division 30th Rifle Brigade 32nd Rifle Brigade 33rd Rifle Brigade 7th Guard Armored Brigade 70th Armored Regiment 338th Assault Gun Regiment 339th Assault Gun Regiment 371st Assault Gun Regiment 378th Assault Gun Regiment 379th Assault Gun Regiment 1 Assigned, but assignment unclear: 25th Rifle Division 307th Armored Battalion leningrad Front: 2nd Shock Army XXX Guard Corps: 45th Guard Rifle Division 63rd Guard Rifle Division 64th Guard Rifle Division 86th Rifle Division 90th Rifle Division 128th Rifle Division 282nd Rifle Division 291st Rifle Division 321st Rifle Division 326th Rifle Division 372nd Rifle Division 46th Guard Armored Breakthorugh Regiment 746th Assault Gun Regiment 1433rd Assault Gun Regiment 8th Army CIX Corps: CXII Corps: CXV Corps: 109th Rifle Division 120th Rifle Division 125th Rifle Division 131st Rifle Division 59th Army CXIV Corps: Assigned units unknown 21st Army LXXXXIV Corps: LXXXXVII Corps: CVII Corps: 46th Rifle Division 80th Rifle Division 135th Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 178th Rifle Division 221st Rifle Division 224th Rifle Division 281st Rifle Division 314th Rifle Division 355th Rifle Division 358th Rifle Division 382nd Rifle Division 4th Guard Rifle Brigade 260th Naval Brigade 23rd Army III Corps: VI Corps: LXXXVII Corps: 10th Rifle Division 13th Rifle Division 2 92nd Rifle Division 142nd Rifle Division 268th Rifle Division 327th Rifle Division 381st Rifle Division VIII Estonian Army XXXXIII Corps: 115th Naval Brigade 25th Armored Brigade 1081st Assault Gun Regiment 1973rd Assault Gun Regiment 72nd Rifle Division 124th Rifle Division 152nd Armored Brigade 220th Armored Brigade 31st Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 45th Armored Regiment 87th Armored Regiment 91st Armored Regiment 96th Armored Regiment 185th Armored Regiment 195th Armored Regiment 221st Armored Regiment 222nd Armored Regiment 1811th Assault gun Regiment 7th Estonian Rifle Division 269th Estonian Rifle Division 1st Armored Brigade 30th Guard Armored Brigade 2nd Armored Regiment 22nd Armored Regiment 226th Armored Regiment 260th Guard Armored Regiment 26th Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 27th Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 124th Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 24th Assault Gun Regiment 177th Assault Gun Regiment 222nd Assault Gun Regiment 351st Assault Gun Regiment 394th Assault Gun Regiment 397th Assault Gun Regiment 938th Assault Gun Regiment 1196th Assault Gun Regiment 1222nd Assault Gun Regiment 1238th Assault Gun Regiment 1443rd Assault Gun Regiment 1439th Assault Gun Regiment 1495th Assault Gun Regiment 396th Guard Assault Gun Regiment 49th Armored Regiment 4th Armored Battalion 806th Assault Gun Regiment 1198th Assault Gun Regiment 3 3rd Baltic Front: 54th Army XVII Guard Corps: CXXIII Corps: 198th Rifle Division 225th Rifle Division 229th Rifle Division 245th Rifle Division 285th Rifle Division 364th Rifle Division 374th Rifle Division 258th Armored Regiment 1st Shock Army VII Corps: XIV Guard Corps: CXIX Corps: 23rd Guard Rifle Division 33rd Rifle Division 44th Rifle Division 52nd Guard Rifle Division 53rd Guard Rifle Division 56th Rifle Division 85th Rifle Division 146th Rifle Division 196th Rifle Division 288th Rifle Division 375th Rifle Division 67th Army CXVII Corps: CXI Corps: 11th Rifle Division 43rd Rifle Division 98th Rifle Division 189th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division 201st Rifle Division 265th Rifle Division 377th Rifle Division 16th Armored Brigade 51st Armored Regiment 33rd Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 1047th Assault Gun Regiment Reserves: CXVI Corps: CXVIII Corps: CXXII Corps: 122nd Armored Brigade 401st Assault Gun Regiment 25th Armored Regiment 511th Armored Regiment 37th Armored Regiment 384th Rifle Division 24th Rifle Brigade 53rd Rifle Brigade 76th Armored Brigade 4 261st Armored Regiment 36th Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 40th Assault Gun Regiment 1197th Assault Gun Regiment 1498th Assault Gun Regiment 503rd Armored Battalion 514th Armored Battalion 2nd Baltic Front: 22nd Army XXXIV Corps: LXXXX Corps: CXXX Lettish Corps: 26th Rifle Division 43rd Guard Rifle Division 207th Rifle Division 208th Rifle Division 308th Rifle Division 319th Rifle Division 325th Rifle Division 121st Assault Gun Regiment 115th Rifle Division 182nd Rifle Division 1498th Assault Gun Regiment 171st Armored Battalion 3rd Shock Army LXXIX Corps: LXXXXIII Corps: C Corps: CX Corps: Corps: 2nd Rifle Division 21st Guard Rifle Division 28th Rifle Division 48th Rifle Division 123rd Rifle Division 150th Rifle Division 171st Rifle Division 168th Rifle Division 200th Rifle Division 219th Rifle Division 256th Rifle Division 268th Rifle Division 379th Rifle Division 391st Rifle Division Assigned, but assignment unknown 78th Armored Brigade 13th Guard Armored Breakthrough Regiment 236th Armored Regiment 1199th Assault Gun Regiment 1297th Assault Gun Regiment 118th Armored Brigade 138th Armored Brigade 249th Armored Regiment 227th Armored Regiment 239th Armored Regiment 5 30th Armored Regiment 153rd Assault Gun Regiment Reserves V Armored Corps: 24th Armored Brigade 41st Armored Brigade 70th Armored Brigade 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade 48th Armored Regiment 1261st Assault Gun Regiment 1515th Assault Gun Regiment 1st Baltic Front: 2nd Guard Army XI Guard Corps: XIII Guard Corps: LIV Corps: 2nd Guard Rifle Division 3rd Guard Rifle Division 24th Guard Rifle Division 32nd Guard Rifle Division 33rd Guard Rifle Division 87th Guard Rifle Division 126th Rifle Division 263rd Rifle Division 338th Rifle Division 141st Armored Regiment 212nd Armored Regiment 6th Guard Army II Guard Corps: XXIII Guard Corps: CIII Corps: 9th Guard Rifle Division 51st Guard Rifle Division 67th Guard Rifle Division 71st Guard Rifle Division 39th Rifle Division 154th Rifle Division 270th Rifle Division 2nd Guard Armored brigade 1021st Assault Gun Regiment 51st Army I Guard Corps: XVI Corps: LXIII Corps: X Corps: 77th Rifle Division 97th Rifle Division 91st Rifle Division 204th Rifle Division 216th Rifle Division 257th Rifle Division 267th Rifle Division 279ty Rifle Division 334th Rifle Division 346th Rifle Division 6 347th Rifle Division 417th Rifle Division 46th Mechanized Brigade 24th Armored Regiment 3rd Guard Armored Regiment 15th Guard Armored Regiment 43rd Army I Corps: LX Corps: LXXXXII Corps: LXXXXI Corps: 145th Rifle Division 156th Rifle Division 158th Rifle Division 164th Rifle Division 179th Rifle Division 251st Rifle Division 306th Rifle Division 357th Rifle Division 235th Rifle Division 34th Guard Armored Brigade 143rd Armored Brigade 957th Assault Gun Regiment 166th Rifle Division 418th Rifle Division 4th Shock Army XIV Corps: XXII Guard Corps: LXXXIII Corps: 46th Guard Rifle Division 47th Rifle Division 51st Rifle Division 90th Guard Rifle Division 119th Rifle Division 239th Rifle Division 311th Rifle Division 332nd Rifle Division 360th Rifle Division 378th Rifle Division 47th Amored Brigade Attached: LXXXXVI Corps: 23rd Guard Armored Brigade 10th Armored Brigade 56th Assault Gun Regiment 1537th Assault Gun Regiment 5th Guard Tank Army III Guard Armored Corps: 3rd Guard Armored Brigade 18th Guard Armored Brigade 19th Guard Armored Brigade 2nd Guard Mechanized Brigade 1426th Guard Assault Gun Regiment XXIX Armored Corps: 25th Armored Brigade 7 31st Armored Brigade 32ndArmored Brigade 53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade 1446th Assault Gun Regiment 1449th Assault Gun Regiment 1529th Assault Gun Regiment III Guard Mechanized Corps: 7th Guard Mechanized Brigade 8th Guard Mechanized Brigade 9th Guard Mechanized Brigade 35th Guard Armored Brigade 42nd Guard Armored Regiment 43rd Guard Armored Regiment 44th Guard Armored Regiment 45th Guard Armored Regiment 1817th Assault Gun Regiment 1823rd Assault Gun Regiment 1824th Assault Gun Regiment I Armored Corps: 89th Armored Brigade 117th Armored Brigade 159th Armored Brigade 44th Motorized Rifle Brigade 1437th Assault Gun Regiment 1490th Assault Gun Regiment 1491st Assault Gun Regiment 306th Assault Gun Regiment XIX Armored Corps: 79th Armored Brigade 101st Armored Brigade 202nd Armored Brigade 26th Motorized Rifle Brigade 867th Assault Gun Regiment 1453rd Assault Gun Regiment 3rd White Russian Front: 39th Army V Guard Corps: LXXXIV Corps: 17th Guard Rifle Division 19th Guard Rifle Division 91st Guard Rifle Division 16th Rifle Division 262nd Rifle Division 338th Rifle Division 227th Rifle Division 28th Guard Armored Brigade 543rd Armored Regiment 335th Guard Assault Gun Regiment 5th Army LXV Corps: 97th Rifle Division 144th Rifle Division 159th Rifle Division 184th Rifle Division 215th Rifle Division 8 277th Rifle Division 63rd Rifle Division 371st Rifle Division 60th Armored Brigade 6th Armored Regiment 33rd Army LXII Corps: XXXXV Corps: 32nd Rifle Division 49th Rifle
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