I. ORGANIZATION OF THE RED ARMY, JUNE 1941
A squad of Red Army infantry awaiting a German onslaught, 1941.
SUPREME COMMANDER, ARMED FORCES, Joseph Stalin
COMMISARIAT OF DEFENSE, PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR FOR DEFENSE, Marshal Timoshenko
STAVKA, SOVIET HIGH COMMAND, CHIEF-OF-STAFF, Gen. Zhukov
DEPUTY CHIEFS OF GENERAL STAFF, Gen. Vatutin
(Operations), Gen. Golikov (Intelligence)
NORTH-WEST FRONT (BALTIC DISTRICT)
Gen. Kuznetsov
8th Army
27th Army
11th Army
WEST FRONT
(WESTERN DISTRICT)
Gen. Pavlov
3rd Army
10th Army
4th Army
13th Army
SOUTHWEST FRONT (KIEV DISTRICT)
Gen. Kirponis
5th Army
6th Army
26th Army
12th Army
18th Army
ODESSA MILITARY DISTRICT
Gen. Tyulenev
9th Army
II. COMPONENT STRUCTURE OF A SOVIET ARMY
2 Rifle Corps
1 Mechanized Corps
1 Cavalry Corps
(or independent cavalry division)
RIFLE CORPS
3 Rifle Divisions
2 Corps Artillery Regiments
1 Antiaircraft Battalion
Engineer, Signals, andSupply Units
MECHANIZED CORPS
2 Tank Divisions
1 Motorized Rifle Division
RIFLE DIVISION
3 Rifle Regiments
1 Artillery Regiment
1 Anti-tank Battalion
1 Antiaircraft Battalion
Engineer and Signals Units
TANK DIVISION
2 Tank Regiments
1 Motorized Rifle Regiment
1 Artillery Regiment
1 Antiaircraft Battalion
RIFLE REGIMENT
3 Infantry Battalions
4 76-mm. Field Guns
4 120-mm. Mortars
6 45-mm. Anti-tank Guns
MOTORIZED DIVISION
2 Rifle Regiments
1 Tank Regiment
1 Antiaircraft/Anti-tank Battalion
