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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 31.12.00 |
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Soviet Armed Forces
Organization Soviet Mechanized Division 22 June 1941 |
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Mechanized Divisions
22 June 1941 |
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| Division
and Commander |
Tank Rgt |
Mot Rifle Rgt |
Mot Rifle Rgt |
Mot Rifle Rgt |
Mot Howitzer Rgt |
Recon Bn |
Mot AA Bn |
Mot Engineer Bn |
Mot AT Bn |
Assignment | |
| 7 Mechanized Division
COL A.G. Gerasimov |
23 (1) | 12 | 27 |
300
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23 | 97 | 90 | Yes | 145 | 8 Mech Corps | |
| 15 Mechanized Division
MG N.N. Belov |
14 | 47 | 321 | - | 203 | 77 | 114 | ? | 166 | 2 Mech Corps | |
| 29 Mechanized Division
MG I.P. Bikdjanov |
47 | 106 | 128 | - | 77 | 104 | 304 | Yes | 125 | 6 Mech Corps | |
| 69 Mechanized Division
COL P.N. Domrachev |
143 | 120 | 237 | - | 118 | 20 | 61 | Yes | 109 | Independent | |
| 81 Mechanized Division
COL P.M. Varipaev |
53 | 202 | 323 | - | 125 | 58 | 79 | Yes | 84 | 4 Mech Corps | |
| 84 Mechanized Division
MG P.I. Fomenko |
46 | 41 | 201 | - | 74 | 116 | 349 | ? | 122 | 3 Mech Corps | |
| 103 Mechanized Division
MG G.T.Timofeev |
147 | 583 | 688 | - | 271 | 98 | 256 | ? | 155 | 26 Mech Corps | |
| 109 Mechanized Division
COL N.P. Krasnoretskiy |
16 | 381 | 602 | - | 404 | 173 | 234 | Yes | 256 | 5 Mech Corps | |
| 131 Mechanized Division (2)
COL N.V. Kalinin |
58 | 53 | 593 | 743 | 409 | 115 | 303 | ? | 182 | 9 Mech Corps | |
| 163 Mechanized Division
MG N.M. Kuznetsov |
25 | 529 | 729 | - | 365 | 117 | 320 | Yes | 320 | 1 Mech Corps | |
| 185 Mechanized Division
MG P.L. Rudchuk |
124 | 280 | 415 | 660 | 470 | 125 | 13 | ? | 49 | 21 Mech Corps | |
| 198 Mechanized Division
MG V.V. Kryukov |
146 | 150 | 452 | - | 704 | 234 | 126 | Yes | 159 | 10 Mech Corps | |
| 202 Mechanized Division
COL V.K. Gorbachev |
125 | 645 | 682 | - | 652 | 281 | 151 | 371 | 189 | 12 Mech Corps | |
| 204 Mechanized Division
COL A.M. Pirogov |
126 | 700 | 706 | - | 657 | 682 | 158 | 382 | 193 | 11 Mech Corps | |
| 205 Mechanized Division
COL F.F. Kudyurov |
127 | 226 | 721 | - | 672 | 293 | 164 | Yes | 30 | 14 Mech Corps | |
| 208 Mechanized Division
COL V.I. Nichiporovich |
128 | 752 | 760 | - | 662 | 277 | 193 | Yes | 33 | 13 Mech Corps | |
| 209 Mechanized Division
COL A.I. Murav'ev |
129 | 754 | 770 | - | 675 | 278 | 195 | Yes | 34 | 17 Mech Corps | |
| 210 Mechanized Division
MG F.A. Parkhomenko |
130 | 644 | 649 | - | 658 | 285 | 199 | Yes | 35 | 20 Mech Corps | |
| 212 Mechanized Division
MG S.V. Baranov |
131 | 669 | 692 | - | 665 | 292 | 202 | Yes | 37 | 15 Mech Corps | |
| 213 Mechanized Division
COL V.M.Osminskiy |
132 | 702 | 739 | - | 671 | 301 | 205 | ? | 39 | 19 Mech Corps | |
| 215 Mechanized Division
COL P.A. Barabanov |
133 | 707 | 711 | - | 667 | 284 | 211 | Yes | 41 | 22 Mech Corps | |
| 216 Mechanized Division
COL A. Sarkisyan |
134 | 647 | 665 | - | 656 | 290 | 215 | Yes | 42 | 24 Mech Corps | |
| 218 Mechanized Division
MG F.N.Shilov |
135 | 658 | 667 | - | 663 | 288 | 231 | ? | 44 | 18 Mech Corps | |
| 219 Mechanized Division (3)
MG P.P. Korzun |
136 | 710 | 727 | - | 673 | 287 | 232 | Yes | 45 | 25 Mech Corps | |
| 220 Mechanized Division
MG N.G. Khorudjenko |
137 | 653 | 673 | - | 660 | 295 | 235 | 381 | 46 | 23 Mech Corps | |
| 221 Mechanized Division
COL G.M.Roitenberg |
138 | 671 | 695 | - | 659 | 296 | 236 | ? | 47 | 27 Mech Corps | |
| 236 Mechanized Division
COL V.K.Moroz |
136 | 812 | 816 | - | 687 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 28 Mech Corps | |
| 239 Mechanized Division
COL G.O. Martirosyan (?) |
122 | 813 | 817 | - | 688 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 30 Mech Corps | |
| 240 Mechanized Division
COL I.V. Gorbenko |
145 | 836 | 842 | - | 692 | 271 | 9 | ? | 217 | 16 Mech Corps | |
| (1) Possibly 405 Tank Regiment
(2) The 131st Mechanized Division is also indicated as having the 489, 743 Motorized Rifles Regiments. (According to the book by Kalinin, commander this division). (3) 219th Mechanized Division is also indicated as having the 708, 709, 710 Motorized Rifles Regiments. (According to the book by Krivoshein, commander of the 25th Mechanized Corps). |
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| As the Red Army did not have enough motor vehicles, the
name "motorized" was merely a paper designation.
In fact, some Motorized Rifle Divisions were basically Rifle Divisions owing to this lack of trucks. |
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