March
24,2004
Most of tanks in Crimea were redeployed from the Caucasian Front (Iran)
| Units | KV | T-34 | T-60 | T-26 | Flame thrower* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | 10 | 10 | 25 | - | - | 45 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | 10 | 10 | 25 | - | - | 45 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | - | - | - | 66 | 27 | 93 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 16 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 43 | 66 | 27 | 199 |
*-OT-130, OT-133
Tank
Units Strength of the 51st Army on March 13, 1942 [1]| Units* | KV | T-34 | T-60 | T-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade (236th Rfl. Div.) | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| 40th Tank Brigade (398th Rfl. Div.) | 2 | 7 | 21 | - |
| 55th Tank Brigade | - | - | - | 53 |
| 56th Tank Brigade (12th Rfl. Brigade) | - | - | - | 90 |
| 24th Tank Regiment | - | - | - | 29 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion (77th Rfl. Div.) | 4 | - | - | - |
| Total | 8 | 13 | 32 | 172 |
*-in brackets numbers of rifle units where the tank ones were assigned during fights of March 13-19
On March 13-19'42 tank brigades performed local fights together with rifle units.
Their losses for that period:
Tank
Units Strength of the 51st Army on March 25, 1942 [1] | Units* | KV | T-34 | T-60 | T-26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | - | - | - | 13 | 13 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 56th Tank Brigade | - | - | - | 31 | 31 |
| 24th Tank Regiment | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Tank
Units Strength of Crimean Front on May 8, 1942 [1] | Units* | KV | T-34 | T-26 | T-60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 21 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | 11 | 6 | - | 25 | 42 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | 10 | - | 20 | 16 | 46 |
| 56th Tank Brigade | 7 | - | 20 | 20 | 47 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 124th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| 126th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 51 | - | 51 |
| Total | 41 | 7 | 111 | 79 | 238 |
* - Besides, The Crimean Front obtained 79th Separate Training Tank Battalion (5 T-26, 1 OT-133, 1 Pz IVF1)
Tank
Units Strength of Crimean Front on May 9, 1942 [1] | Units | KV | T-34 | T-26 | T-60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | - | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | 11 | 6 | - | 25 | 42 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | 10 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 46 |
| 56th Tank Brigade | - | - | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 124th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| 126th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 24 | - | 24 |
| Total | 32 | 7* | 79 | 60* | 178 |
*-as in original. Might be 8 and 59 respectively....
Tank
Units Strength of Crimean Front on May 10, 1942 [1] | Units | KV | T-34 | T-26 | T-60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | 6 | 4 | - | 21 | 31 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | 10 | - | 20 | 16 | 46 |
| 56th Tank Brigade | - | - | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 124th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| 126th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | 18 | - | 18 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 58 | 51 | 135 |
Tank
Units Strength of the Crimean Front on May 11, 1942 [1]| Units | KV | T-34 | T-26 | T-60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th Tank Brigade | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 40th Tank Brigade | 3 | 1 | 14 | - | 18 |
| 55th Tank Brigade | - | - | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 56th Tank Brigade | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 229th Separate Tank Battalion | 4* | - | - | - | 4* |
| 124th Separate Tank Battalion | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| 126th Separate Tank Battalion** | - | - | - | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 33 | 39 | 81 |
*-unoperable.
** - At night on May 12 it was reinforced probably by 12 tanks of the 79th Training Tank Battalion and captured tanks: 5 T-26, OT-133, 2 Pz IVF1, 4 Pz 38(t).