This is the order of battle for the Leningrad Strategic Defensive covering the period 10 July to 30 September 1941.
Soviet Union
Fronts and Fleets
Northern Front The Northern Front was active from 10 July to 23 August 1941 when the command was divided into the Karelian and Leningrad Fronts. Operated in Estonia.
Composition as of 1 July 1941: 23rd Army (Defending the approaches north of Leningrad) 16th Rifle Division 70th Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division 1st Mountain Rifle Brigade 8th Rifle Brigade Separate Kursantska Rifle Brigade 21st Fortified Region 22nd Fortified Region 573rd Gun Artillery Regiment 519th High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment 541st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 577th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 20th Mortar Battalion 47th Mortar Battalion 2nd PVO Corps Vyborg PVO Brigade Region Pskov PVO Brigade Region Luga PVO Brigade Region Svir PVO Brigade Region Murmansk PVO Brigade Region 6th Pontoon-Bridge Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 29th Engineer Regiment 39th Fighter Aviation Division 41st Bomber Aviation Division 1st Mixed Aviation Division 2nd Mixed Aviation Division 3rd Mixed Aviation Division 4th Mixed Aviation Division 5th Mixed Aviation Division 55th Mixed Aviation Division 3rd PVO Fighter Aviation Division 54th PVO Fighter Aviation Division 14th Bomber Aviation Regiment
Composition as of 1 August 1941 8th Army 23rd Army (Defending the approaches north of Leningrad) Luga Operational Group Kingisepp Defense Sector 265th Rifle Division 272nd Rifle Division 281st Rifle Division 1st Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division 2nd Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division 3rd Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division 4th Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division 8th Rifle Brigade 22nd Fortified Region 29th Fortified Region Krasnogvardeisk Fortified Region 2nd PVO Corps Svir PVO Brigade Region 7th PVO Fighter Aviation Corps seven Fighter Aviation Regiments 39th Fighter Aviation Division 2nd Bomber Aviation Division 41st Bomber Aviation Division 1st Mixed Aviation Division
Leningrad Front The Leningrad Front (Russian: Ленинградский фронт) was first formed on 23 August 1941, by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front, during the German approach on Leningrad. The Front participated through the end of the operation. It operated from the Gulf of Finland to Lake Ilmen and in Estonia until 27 August.
Composition on 1 September 1941: 8th Army 23rd Army (Defending the approaches north of Leningrad) 42nd Army 48th Army 55th Army Kopor Operational Group Southern Operation Group 10th Rifle Division 16th Rifle Division 115th Rifle Division (minus 708th Rifle Regiment) 4th Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division 1st Rifle Division (NKVD) 8th Rifle Brigade 3rd Rifle Regiment (1st Guards Leningrad People's Militia Division) 22nd Fortified Region 29th Fortified Region 101st Howitzer Artillery Regiment 108th High-Power Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 16th Mortar Battalion 20th Mortar Battalion 27th Antiaircraft Battalion 2nd PVO Corps Svir PVO Brigade Region 1st Tank Division (minus 24th Tank and 1st Motorized Rifle Regiments) 48th Tank Battalion 53rd Engineer Battalion 54th Engineer Battalion 21st Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 7th PVO Fighter Aviation Corps eleven Fighter Aviation Regiments 8th Fighter Aviation Division 39th Fighter Aviation Division 2nd Mixed Aviation Division
Composition on 1 October 1941: 8th Army 23rd Army (Defending the approaches north of Leningrad) 42nd Army 54th Army 55th Army Nevskaya Operational Group 111th Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 235th Rifle Division 3rd Rifle Brigade 8th Rifle Brigade 9th Rifle Brigade 10th Rifle Brigade 11th Rifle Brigade 290th Fortified Region 108th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 541st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 1st Howitzer Artillery Regiment (- 2nd Battalion) 24th Antitank Artillery Regiment Mortar Battalion (unnumbered) 53rd Engineer Battalion 54th Engineer Battalion 106th Motorized Engineer Battalion 41st Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 42nd Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 7th PVO Fighter Aviation Corps five Fighter Aviation Fighter Regiments 2nd Mixed Aviation Division 8th Fighter Aviation Division 39th Fighter Aviation Division 65th Assault Aviation Regiment 175th Assault Aviation Regiment 116th Reconnaissance Squadron 19th Corrective Aviation Squadron 50th Corrective Aviation Squadron 101st Corrective Aviation Squadron 90th Bomber Aviation Division (Headquarters) 91st Mixed Aviation Division (Headquarters) 92nd Aviation Division (Headquarters)
Northwestern Front The Northwestern Front was involved in the operation for the entire duration. It operated in the area from Pskov to Novorzhev, then south and southeast of Lake Ilmen.
Composition on 1 July 1941: 8th Army 11th Army 27th Army 29th Rifle Corps 170th Rifle Division 22nd Rifle Corps 180th Rifle Division 182nd Rifle Division 23rd Rifle Division 25th Fortified Region 41st Fortified Region 45th Fortified Region 46th Fortified Region 48th Fortified Region 270th Corps Artillery Regiment 614th Corps Artillery Regiment 615th Corps Artillery Regiment 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 103rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 247 Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 10th PVO Brigade 12th PVO Brigade 14th PVO Brigade Riga PVO Brigade Region Estonian PVO Brigade Region Kaunas PVO Brigade Region 21st Mechanized Corps 42nd Tank Division 185th Motorized Division 4th Pontoon-Bridge Regiment 30th Pontoon-Bridge Regiment 6th Mixed Aviation Division 7th Mixed Aviation Division 8th Mixed Aviation Division 57th Mixed Aviation Division
Composition on 1 August 1941: 11th Army 27th Army Novgorod Operational Group 5th Airborne Corps 9th Airborne Brigade 10th Airborne Brigade 201st Airborne Brigade 41st Cavalry Division (Forming) 9th Antitank Brigade 10th Antitank Brigade 270th Corps Artillery Regiment 448th Corps Artillery Regiment 110th High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment 402nd High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment 429th High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 19th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 10th PVO Brigade Riga PVO Brigade Region Estonian PVO Brigade Region Kaunas PVO Brigade Region 1st Mechanized Corps 3rd Tank Division 12th Mechanized Corps 23rd Tank Division 28th Tank Division 125th Tank Regiment 25th Engineer Battalion 110th Motorized Engineer Battalion 50th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 55th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 56th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 57th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 4th Mixed Aviation Division 6th Mixed Aviation Division 57th Mixed Aviation Division
Composition on 1 September 1941: 11th Army 27th Army 34th Army Novgorod Operational Group 33rd Rifle Division 84th Rifle Division 54th Cavalry Division 310th Rifle Division (Under command of the Northwestern direction) 10th Antitank Brigade 402nd High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 429th High-Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK) 171st Antitank Artillery Regiment 759th Antitank Artillery Regiment 19th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 111th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 239th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 246th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 250th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Riga PVO Brigade Region Estonian PVO Brigade Region Kaunas PVO Brigade Region 34th Motorcycle Regiment 25th Engineer Battalion 50th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 55th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 56th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 57th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 6th Mixed Aviation Division 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Composition on 1 October 1941 11th Army 27th Army 34th Army Novgorod Operational Group 25th Cavalry Division 46th Cavalry Division 54th Cavalry Division 10th Antitank Brigade 171st Antitank Artillery Regiment 759th Antitank Artillery Regiment 3rd Guards Mortar Regiment Riga PVO Brigade Region Estonian PVO Brigade Region Kaunas PVO Brigade Region 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 29th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 239th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 246th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 250th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 125th Tank Brigade 87th Tank Battalion 110th Tank Battalion 112? Tank Battalion (source is unclear) 112? Tank Battalion (source is unclear) 116th Tank Battalion 34th Motorcycle Regiment 57th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion 67th Sapper Battalion 492nd Sapper Battalion 494th Sapper Battalion 6th Mixed Aviation Division
Baltic Fleet SOURCE:
Battleship squadron battleship Marat (named after Jean-Paul Marat) battleship Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (named after the October Revolution) destroyer leader Leningrad (named after the city of Leningrad) destroyer leader (named after the capital of Belarus)
1st destroyer division/1 Flotilla cruiser destroyer destroyer Gordy destroyer Grozyashchiy destroyer Smetlivyi destroyer
2nd destroyer division/2 Flotilla Serdityy Silnyi Stoikiy Storozhevoy
3rd destroyer division/3 Flotilla Karl Marx Volodarsky Lenin Yakov Sverdlov Artyom Engels
Guard division/Naval Guards Squadron Burya Sneg Taifun Tsiklon Tucha Vihr
Minesweeper Task Group Minesweepers T201, T202, T203, T204, T205, T206, T207, T208, T209, T210, T211, T212, T213, T214, T215, T216, T217 and T218 15 auxiliary minesweepers
1st submarine brigade/1 Submarine Battle Fleet S1, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S101, S102, L3, M71, M77, M78, M79, M80, M81, M83, ex-Estonian submarine Lembit, ex-Estonian submarine Kalev, ex-Latvian submarine , ex-Latvian submarine
2nd submarine brigade/2 Submarine Battle Fleet SC309, SC310, SC311, SC317, SC318, SC319, SC320, SC322, SC323, SC324, M90, M94, M95, M96, M97, M98, M99, M102, M103
Support vessels Polyarnaya Zvezda (Polar Star) Oka (named after the river of Oka)
Training Task Group of the Navy M72, M73, M74, M75, M76, SC303, SC304, K3, K21, K22, K23, L1, L2, S11, S12, SC405, SC406
Training Task Group SC301, SC302, SC305, SC306, SC307, SC308, P1, P2, P3
Red Army
8th Army The 8th Army was involved in the operation for the entire period. First operating in Estonia, then divided into two parts, one the Tallinn area and the other in the Narva - Kingisepp, the army ended the operation in the area which would become the Oranienbaum Bridgehead. 6 commanders between 22 June - 30 September 1941.
Composition on 1 July 1941: 10th Rifle Corps 10th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Corps 48th Rifle Division 125th Rifle Division 65th Rifle Corps (Headquarters) 22nd Rifle Division (NKVD) 44th Fortified Region 9th Antitank Brigade 47th Corps Artillery Regiment 51st Corps Artillery Regiment 73rd Corps Artillery Regiment 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 242nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 12th Mechanized Corps 23rd Tank Division 28th Tank Division 3rd Mechanized Corps 2nd Tank Division 5th Tank Division 84th Motorized Division 29th Sapper Battalion
Composition on 1 August 1941: 10th Rifle Corps 10th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Corps 16th Rifle Division 48th Rifle Division 125th Rifle Division 48th Rifle Division 268th Rifle Division 22nd Rifle Division (NKVD) 47th Corps Artillery Regiment 51st Corps Artillery Regiment 73rd Corps Artillery Regiment 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 103rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 29th Sapper Battalion 80th Sapper Battalion
Composition on 1 September 1941: 11th Rifle Division 48th Rifle Division 118th Rifle Division 125th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division (minus 522nd Rifle Regiment) 268th Rifle Division 76th Latvian Separate Rifle Regiment 266th Machine-Gun Artillery Battalion 47th Corps Artillery Regiment 73rd Corps Artillery Regiment 1/24th Corps Artillery Regiment 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 103rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
Composition on 1 October 1941: 19th Rifle Corps 10th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Division 85th Rifle Division 48th Rifle Division 80th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division 281st Rifle Division 2nd Naval Infantry Brigade 76th Latvian Separate Rifle Regiment 519th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (RVGK)