The 17th Army controlled the V Army Corps in the north, the XLIX Mountain Corps defended the Perekop Isthmus and the Romanian Mountain Corps defended the south and southeastern areas of the Crimea.
Tentara ke-17 mengendalikan Korps Tentara V di utara, Korps Gunung XLIX yang mempertahankan Tanah Genting Perekop dan Korps Gunung Rumania yang mempertahankan wilayah selatan dan Krimea.