Typical Soviet Abbreviations
Some typical coding of Soviet military maps and battle schemes
Abbreviations of units
* - On Oct. 20 the Kalinin front was renamed into the 1st Baltic Front
* - On Oct. 20 the Central Front was renamed into Byelorussian Front
Battle schemes for the previous time period see in the South-Western Direction section
SW from Kirov
Desna river area
** - Disbanded on Oct. 10
A - Army
BrF - Bryansk Front
BF- Byelorussian Front
CF - Central Front
GA- Guards Army
GRC - Guards Rifle Corps
RC - Rifle Corps
WF - Western Front