Arctic Front: Grim Days of Winter (IN PROGRESS)

[Crossroads]

RED ARMY – 7th Army Bde Cdr S.V.Vertzin



Vilaniemi Sector;
28th AC Brigadier General P.A. Kurotskin; comissar Liapin

-- 86. MotD. Bde Cdr Novoselski
169th, 284th MotIR ; 330 MotIR in second wave
one tank bn of 28 Tank Rgt. (T-26) -or- 62th Tank Regt (82 T-26, 7 Kht-26)

-- 173.MotD Col Martsinkevits
378th MotIR; 567 MotIR in second wave;
352nd AR

-- 70.D Div Cdr M.P. Kirponos, Comissar Dranishinikov
252nd, 329th, 68th IR, + 109th Ski Bn
361st Tank Bn (10 T-26, 20 T-38),
221st AR, 227 HR

(Map: Raunio et al pp. 283, 285, 287)

Uuras Sector
10th AC Bde Cdr I.F. Nikolaev:

-- 43.D Bde Cdr V.V. Kirpichnikov, comissar Ivanov
147th, 65th IR; 181st IR
200th HR, 162nd AR
369th Tank Bn

-- 42.MotD Col I.S. Lazarenko
455th, 459th IR [44th IR]
17th HR

-- 113.D Bde Cdr H.N. Alaverdov
679th, 725th, 513rd IR
420th HR, 451st AR

(Map: Raunio et al. pp. 283, 285, 287)

Viborg Sector;
34th AC : Bde Cdr Piadyshev; Comissar Slepyshev

-- 100.D BdeCdr AN Ermakov. Comissar GM Axelrod; at Tammisuo;
85th ,331st, 355th IR;
46th HR, 34th AR,
317th Tank Bn 12 T-26 (6 single turret, 6 twin turret) 3 St-26, 8 T-37)

-- 91.MotD RegCdr NF Lebedenko at Kärstilänjärvi;
503rd, 561st, 613rd MotIR
321st AR

-- 95.D BdeCdr DG Egorov, comissar Kucherenko, at Karjalan esikaupunki;
90th ,161st ,241st IR
134th HR, 57th AR,
372nd Tank Bn (13 T-26)

-- 7.D BdeCdr SV Verzin, at Viipuri;
27th ,257th ,300th IR,
23rd AR,
405th Tank Bn (39 T-26, 6 Kht-26)

-- 29.TankBde
165th, 168th, 170th, 172nd Tank Bns (136 T-26, 10 Kht-26, 10 BA-10, 10 BA-20)

(Map: Raunio et al page 294)

Tali Sector; 50th AC (heavy casualties by this stage):
-- 24.D BdeCdr KN Galitzin, Comissar AJ Helezob ; at Tali ;
7th, 168th, 274th IR,
160th AR 246th HR,
315th Tank Bn (8 T-26, 28 T-37)

-- 123D RegCdr FF Alaybushev, at Portinhoikka
245th, 255th, 272nd IR
323rd AR

+ 20. Hvy Tank Bde
90th,91st, 95th Tank Bn (t-28), 302nd Chem Tank Bn (OT-130s?)

+ 84.MotD in second wave BdeCdr VF Konkov,
41st, 201st, 344th IR,
74th AR,
355th Tank Bn (37 Bt-7, 12 kht-130)

(Map: Raunio et al. page 294)

gaubpolk - how regt - HR
razved - art regt - AR

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Sources:
- Sodan taisteluja I - Talvisota (Battles of Our Wars 1 - Winter War) by Ari Raunio and Yuri Kilin.
http://kannas.nm.ru/rkka.htm
http://www.winterwar.com/forces/SuArmy/S...tm#isthmus
RKKA tanks at Winter War: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.p...r#p1239909