Maps 1945

(North-Western Direction)

April 26, 2008

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• Leningrad Front
• 1st Baltic Front
• 2nd Baltic Front
• 3rd Byelorussian Front

Typical Soviet Abbreviations

Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes

Abbreviations of units

Leningrad Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source                 1st Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Eastern Prussia 1P4501 Decision of the 115th Rifle Division commander Rauschen (now Svetlogorsk) area 103 RC/43A/1PF ~Apr.12 6 1P4502 Combat operations of the 115th Rifle Division Rauschen (now Svetlogorsk) area 103 RC/43A/1PF Apr. 13-15 6   2nd Baltic Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source                 3rd Byelorussian Front # Title Area Unit subordination Date Lang. Source Eastern Prussia 3B4501 Redeployment of troops of the 28th Army prior to operation Stallupönen (now Nesterov) area 3BF Dec. 25'44 - Jan. 12'45 4 3B4502 Positions and plans of the Eastern Prussian operation Königsberg direction 3BF Jan 4 3B4503 Meeting engagement in defense while counter-attack of the 1108th Rifle Regiment Filipuv (West to Suwalki*1) area 331 RD/31 RC/ 3BF Jan. 4 2 3B4504 Decision on the breakthrough to Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF ~Jan.12 4 3B4505 Decision of the 28th Army commander on the offensive against Insterburg Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) area 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4506 Positions of opponents at the commencement of operation in operative zone of the 28th Army E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 12 4 3B4507 Deployment of rear units of the 28th Army at the commencement of the operation E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4508 Deployment of the 28th Army prior to operation against Insterburg E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF ~Jan. 12 4 3B4509 Decision of the 54th Guards Rifle Division commander for breakthrough E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4510 Battle order of the 54th Guards Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4511 Decision of the 144th Rifle Division commander for breakthrough E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4512 Battle order of the 144th Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF ~Jan. 12 6 3B4513 Battle order of the 28th Army E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 12 4 3B4514 Battle order of the 94th Rifle Corps Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF ~Jan. 13 8 3B4515 Decision of the 94th Rifle Corps commander Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF ~Jan. 13 8 3B4516 Battle order of the 28th Army at the commencement of operation E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3BF Jan. 13 1 3B4517 Battle order of the 5th Army at the commencement of operation Stallupönen (now Nesterov) area 3BF Jan. 13 1 3B4518 Course of operations of the 28th Army against Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan 13-15 4 3B4519 Course of operations of the 144th Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 65 RC/5A/ 3BF Jan. 13-17 6 3B4520 Course of operations of the 94th Rifle Corps Pillkallen (Dobrovolsk) area 39A/3BF Jan. 13-17 8 3B4521 Combat operations of the 54th Guards Rifle Division E from Gumbinnen (now Gusev) 3 GRC/28A/ 3BF Jan. 13-19 6 3B4522 Course of operations of the 28th Army on the Insterburg direction Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) area 3BF Jan 13-22 4 3B4523 Battle order of the 2nd Guards Tank Corps at the beginning of the Vistula-Oder operation - 3 BF Jan. 14 ? 3B4524 Parrying of attacks of the 549th Infantry Division by troops of the 144th Rifle Division in the course of Eastern Prussian operation - 65 RC/5A/3BF Jan. 14 3 3B4525 Parrying of enemy's counter-attacks by troops of the 3rd Guards Rifle Corps and 65th Rifle Corps - 3GRC/28A/ 3BF 65RC/5A/ 3BF Jan. 14 1 3B4526 Course of operations of the 28th Army against Gumbinnen Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan 16-19 4 3B4527 Fights for Gumbinnen town Gumbinnen (now Gusev) area 3BF Jan. 20-21 4 3B4528 Maneuver of the 117th Tank Brigade in the Eastern-Prussian operation Taplacken vicinity 1 TC/3BF Jan. 21 2 3B4529 Manuever operations of the 1st Tank Corps in the Eastern Prussian operation Taplacken vicinity 3BF Jan. 21 3 3B4530 Envelope maneuver of the 89th Tank and 44th Motorised Rifle Brigades Königsberg area 1 TC/3BF Jan. 24-25 2 3B4531 Decision of the 31st Guards Rifle Division commander Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4532 Battle order of the 31st Guards Rifle Division Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4533 Decision of the 235th Rifle Division commander Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4534 Battle order of the 235th Rifle Division Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 4-5 6 3B4535 The 235th Rifle Division in Königsberg assault Königsberg area 54 RD/43A/ ZOG/3BF Apr. 4-8 3 3B4536 Deployment of artillery of the 43rd Army on Apr. 5 and the 3rd Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division on Apr 5-8 Königsberg area 43 A/ZOG/3BF 3 GBAD/ 3BF Apr 5-8 9 3B4537 Course of Königsberg assault Königsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 6 5 3B4538 Course of operations of the 235th Rifle Division Königsberg area 235 RD/54RC/ 43A/ZOG/3BF Apr. 6-9 6 3B4539 Course of operations of the 31st Guards Rifle Division Königsberg area 31 GRD/16GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF ~Apr. 6-10 6 3B4540 Course of Königsberg assault Königsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 7 5 3B4541 Operations of the 3rd Company (Commander Starshiy Lt. P.A.Bysov)/11th Motorised Anti-tank Flame thrower Battalion (Commander - Major N.T. Nekrasov) in assault of the Fort No. 8. Köenigsberg area 1 Bn/243 GRR/ 84GRD/36GRC/ 11GA/ZOG/3BF zone Apr.7 7 3B4542 Course of Königsberg assault Köenigsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 8 5 3B4543 Course of Königsberg assault Köenigsberg area ZOG/3BF Apr. 9 5 *1 - Polish name - Suwalki, German - Suwalken

Abbreviations

A - Army

Bn - Battalion

BF - Byelorussian Front

GA- Guards Army

GBAD - Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division

GRC -Guards Rifle Corps

GRD - Guards Rifle Divisison

GRR - Guards Rifle Degiment

RC - Rifle Corps

RD - Rifle Division

ZOG - Zemland Operative Group

Literature:

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