Ponyri, 7/7/43, Order of Battle

 

Soviet Forces

 

307th Rifle Division (reinforced by 13th AT Brigade)

 

1019th Rifle Regiment – (combined suppressive fires: 16 tubes)

RHQ

1 Mounted Command Stand

HQ Company

1 Staff Telephone Cart

1 AAHMG Stand

1 Light Truck

1 Truck towed 37mm M1939 AA (attached)

1st and 3rd Infantry Battalions (each)

BHQ

1 Command Stand

HQ Company

1 Command Infantry Stand

2 Companies

2 Infantry Stands

1 MMG Stand

1 45mm M1942 AT Gun

1 Company

2 Infantry Stands

1 MMG Stand

1 PTRD Stand

1 76mm ZiS-3 AT Gun

1 Mortar Company

2 82mm Mortar Stands – [call 1-6, call separately]

1 Regimental Gun Battery

1 M1927 76mm [call 1-5]

1 Regimental Heavy Mortar Battery

1 120mm Mortar Stand [call 1-5]

1442nd SP Artillery Regiment (attached)

1 Command SU-122

2 SU-122

27th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment

1 Command KV-1 M1942

3 KV-1 M1942

[2nd Battalion 837th Artillery Regiment -  Off table – [Call all guns 1-5]

1 Mounted Command/FO stand [on table]

1 Staff Telephone stand

2 76mm Guns

1 122mm Howitzer]

[1st Battalion 504th Light Artillery Regiment -  Off table – [Call all guns 1-5]

1 Command/FO stand [on table]

1 Gaz Car

1 Staff Telephone stand

3 76mm Guns]

 

1023rd Rifle Regiment – (combined suppressive fires: 7 tubes) – reinforcement 15:00

RHQ

1 Mounted Command Stand

HQ Company

1 Command Infantry Stand (Staff)

1 AAHMG Stand

1 Light Truck

1st and 3rd Infantry Battalions (each)

BHQ

1 Command Stand

HQ Company

1 Command Infantry Stand

2 Companies

2 Infantry Stands

1 MMG Stand

1 Company

2 Infantry Stands

1 MMG Stand

1 PTRD Stand

1 Mortar Company

2 82mm Mortar Stands – [call 1-6, call separately]

1 AT Battery (from Divisional AT Reserve)

1 Command Infantry Stand

1 PTRD Stand

1 Medium Truck

1 Truck towed 45mm m1942 AT Gun

[1 Regimental Gun Battery - Off table

1 M1927 76mm [call 1-5]]

[1 Regimental Heavy Mortar Battery - Off table

1 120mm Mortar Stand [call 1-5]]

[3rd Battalion 837th Artillery Regiment - Off table – [Call all guns 1-5]

1 Mounted Command/FO stand [on table]

1 Staff Telephone stand

2 76mm Guns

1 122mm Howitzer]

 

129th Tank Brigade – reinforcement 15:00

Brigade HQ

1 Command T-34 M1943

1 Heavy Tank Battalion

1 Command KV-1 M1942

1 KV-1 M1942

1 Medium Tank Battalion

1 Command T-34 M1943

1 T-34 M1943

2 T-70

1 Medium Tank Battalion

1 Command T-34 M1943

1 T-34 M1943

2 T-60

1 Motor Rifle Battalion (tank riding)

BHQ

1 Command Stand

2 Infantry Companies

2 Infantry Stand

1 SMG Company

2 SMG Stands

 

German Forces

 

86 Infanterie Division

 

184 Infanterie Regiment

Stab

1 Mounted Command Stand

Stab Kompanie

1 Command Infantry Stand (Staff)

1 Engineer Stand

1 SdKfz-10/4 (from Div FlaK Kp)

I & II Infanterie Battailon (each)

Stab

1 Command Stand

3 Infanterie Kompanie

1 Command Infantry Stand

1 Infantry Stand

1 Weapons Stand

[Batterie 188 Artillerie Regiment (7 or 8 batterie) – Off table

leFH-18 105mm – call 1-7]

244 StuG Abt (attached)

1 Command StuG-IIIG

2 StuG-IIIG

1 StuH-42

[Infanterie Geschütz Kompanie – Off table

leIG-18 75mm Gun – call 1-7 – pure inf cmd only

[1 Batterie 51 NbW Regiment – Off table

1 NbW-41 150mm – call 1-7 – pure inf cmd only – 3 shots only]

 

656 Panzerjäger Regiment (-)

Stab

1 Command PzKfw-III (5cm lang)

Stab Kompanie

1 Recce PzKfw-III (5cm lang)

653 Panzerjäger Abt

1 Command Ferdinand

2 Ferdinand

314 Funklenk Kompanie

1 Command StuG-IIIF8

2 BIV Demolition Carriers

I Kp 216 Sturmpanzer Abt

1 Command Brummbär

1 Brummbär

 

292 Infanterie Division

 

507 Infanterie Regiment

Stab

1 Mounted Command Stand

Stab Kompanie

1 Command Infantry Stand (Staff)

1 Engineer Stand

1 SdKfz-10/4 (from Div FlaK Kp)

I & II Infanterie Battailon (each)

Stab

1 Command Stand

3 Infanterie Kompanie

1 Command Infantry Stand

1 Infantry Stand

1 Weapons Stand

[Batterie 292 Artillerie Regiment (1 or 2 batterie) – Off table

leFH-18 105mm – call 1-7]

[Infanterie Geschütz Kompanie – Off table

leIG-18 75mm Gun – call 1-7 – pure cmd only

[13 Batterie 292 Artillerie Regiment – Off table

1 sFH-18 150mm – call 1-7 – pure cmd only – 3 shots only]

 

18 Panzer Division

 

2Kp 18 Panzer Abt

1 Command PzKfw-IVG

1 PzKfw-IIIN

 

Troop Quality

 

Most Soviets: Regular 9

129th Tank Brigade: Trained 8

656 Panzerjäger: Experienced 9

12 Panzer Division: Veteran 9

86 & 292 Infanterie Division: Experienced 8

 

Notes

 

Precise details on the make-up of each force are unknown to me. The above is based on full strength TOE adjusted for the fact that the German units, especially, have been in heavy combat for several days. 656 suffered many casualties to mines in the early part of Zitadelle. 314 Fkl Kp was withdrawn on the 8th.