''Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii'' ("Combat composition of the

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Soviet Army

order of battle Order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed force. Various abbr ...

published in five parts from 1963 through 1990 by the

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of the General Staff and

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. Entries detailing the order of battle are arranged by month from June 1941 through May 1945 and for August 1945. The monthly entries are divided into four sections. These divide the forces into those actually engaged in combat operations, strategic air defense forces,

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reserve forces (RVGK)), and forces assigned to other

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s, theaters, and military districts.http://www.eastview.com The Journal of Military History, January 1997, pp.193-195
/ref> For each of the four sections, the order of battle is sorted into categories as rifle, artillery, tank, aviation, and engineer units. Totals for types of units are provided by organization (front or military district), and by month.

English-language bibliographical listings

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's ''Colossus Reborn'' lists the work in primary-source material as: *''Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii, chast' 1 (iiun'-dekabr' 1941 goda)'' he combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 1 (June-December 1941) Moscow: Voroshilov Academy of the General Staff, 1963. Classified secret. *''Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii, chast' 2 (ianvar'-dekabr' 1942 goda)'' he combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 2 (January-December 1941[''sic''">'sic''.html" ;"title="he combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 2 (January-December 1941[''sic''">he combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 2 (January-December 1941[''sic'' Moscow:

, 1966. Classified secret. *''Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii, chast' 3 (ianvar'-dekabr' 1943 goda)'' [The combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 3 (January-December 1943)]. Moscow:

, 1972. Classified secret. *''Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii, chast' 4 (ianvar'-dekabr' 1944 goda)'' he combat composition of the Soviet Army, part 4 (January-December 1944) Moscow:

, 1988. Classified secret. The fifth and final part was published in 1990 by Voenizdat. The former secret classification of the publication is no longer in force.

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*David Glantz. 2005. ''Colossus Reborn''. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. . World War II orders of battle Works about the Soviet Union {{Russia-mil-stub