World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 13.09.2007

Soviet Armed Forces In Coorperation with Marek Suplat Organization Soviet Tank Brigade 30 November 1939

   

Tank Brigades 30 November 1939 These are the tank brigades that were involved in the Winter War
Tank Brigade    Commander	Tank Battalions	Motor Rifle Battalion	Recon Battalion	Maint. Battalion	Supply Battalion	Medical Company	Recovery Company	Engineer Company	Signal Company	Reserve Tank Company	Notes
1 Light     kombrig V. I. Ivanov	1 4 8 19	167	202	?	314	313	6	37	53	52
13 Light     kombrig V. I. Baranov	6 9 13 15	158	205	254	566	?	8	35	52	?	[1]
20 Heavy     kombrig S. V. Borzilov	90 91 93 95	?	215	256	301	?	56	38	57	65	[2][3][4]
34 Light     kombrig S. I. Kondratev	76 82 83 86	179	224	274	322	324	23	62	84	?	[5]
35 Light     Col. V. N. Kashuba	105 108 111 112	?	230	37	?	?	?	61	?	?	[6]
39 Light     Col. D. Lelushenko	85 97 98 100	?	232	275	?	219	23	55	99	78	[7]
40 Light     Maj. I. N. Polakov	155 157 160 161	?	236	280	336	307	43	?	?	?
NOTES: [1] The 158th Motorized Rifle and Machine Gun Battalion [2] The brigade also had the 45th Antiaircraft Company, 302nd Chemical Company,and 7th Special Company. As of 09.12.1939, it was additionally assigned the 217th Flame Tank Battalion. [3] The 215th Recon Company. [4] The 56th Recovery Battalion. [5] Also had the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion. [6] The 111th Tank Battalion was detached as reserve to the 8th Army. [7] As of 05.12.19, the 97th and 100th Tank Battalions were detached to the 9th Army, and the 98th Tank Battalions was detached to the 1st Rifle Corps, 8th Army