Armored Strength of the 5th Guards Tank Army

on July 11 1943

UpdatedJanuary 16, 2008
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Unit T-34 T-70 Mk IV
Operable on the way In repair Operable on the way In repair Operable on the way In repair
1st SGMtclR
(by 15:00 July 11)
6 2 2 - - - - - -
53rd SGTR
(by 15:00 July 11)
39 3 - 1 - - - - -
18th TC*1
(on 17:00 July 11)
68 26 5 58 5 - 18 2 1
Corps HQ
(on July 5)
5 - - - - - - - -
419th SSBn
(on July 5)
2 - - - - - - - -
110th TBde 22 - 2 21 - - - - -
170th TBde 22 - - 17 - - - - -
181st TBde 24 - - 20 - - - - -
36th SGBHTR - - - - - - 18 2 -
29th TC*2
(on16:00 July 11)
123 8 7 81 4 4 - - -
363rd SSBn
(on July 9)
3 - - - - - - - -
38th SACBn - - - 7 - - - - -
25th TBde*3 31 - 1 36 - 3 - - -
31st TBde 29 - 3 38 - 1 - - -
32nd TBde 63 - 1 - - - - - -
1446th SPGR - - - - - - - - -
1529th SPGR
(on 18:00 July 10)
- - - - - - - - -
5th GMC
(by 17:00 July 11)
120 43 1 56 4 1 - - -
10th GMBde
(by 2:00 July 12)
30 - - 14 - - - - -
11th GMBde 16 - - 15 - - - - -
12th GMBde 20 - - 15 - - - - -
24th GTBde 48 13 - - - - - - -
1447th SPGR - - - - - - - - -
2nd GTC 86 - - 53 - - 3 - -
4th GTBde 28 - - 19 - - - - -
25th GTBde 28 - - 19 - - - - -
26th GTBde
(by 6:00 July 12)
30 - - 14 - - - - -
47th GBHTR - - - - - - 3 - -
2nd TC
(by 17:00 July 11)
35 - 7 46 - 2 3 - 7
15th SGBHTR
(July 12)
- - - - - - 3 - -
26th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
6 - 9 8 - 7 - - -
99th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
10 - 4 10 - - - - -
169th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
14 - - 4 - - - - -
894th SSBn
(on July 10)
4 - - - - - - - -
12th SACBn
(on July 10)
- - - 11 - - - - -
5th GTA Total 477/580 82 22 294/269 13 7/11 24 2 8/7


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Unit KV-1 SU-76 SU-122 SU-152 Total tanks & SP guns Armored Cars
M3A1 BA-64 M-2
O/R O/R O/R
1st SGMtclR
(by 15:00 July 11)
- - - - 10 12/1 2 5
53rd SGTR
(by 15:00 July 11)
- - - - 43 - - -
18th TC*1
(on 17:00 July 11)
- - - - 183 - 31 -
Corps HQ
(on July 5)
- - - - - - - -
419th SSBn
(on July 5)
- - - - - - 10 -
110th TBde - - - - 45 - 3
(BA-20)
-
170th TBde - - - - 39 - - -
181st TBde - - - - 44 - 3 -
36th SGBHTR - - - - 20*4 - 3 -
29th TC*2
(on16:00 July 11)
2 (10) (11) (12) 229 (33) (2 SP guns on the way, in repair)
56/2
363rd SSBn
(on July 9)
- - - - - - 10 -
38th SACBn - - - - - 12
(BA-10)
10 -
25th TBde*3 1 - - - 73 - 3 -
31st TBde - - - - 71 - 3 -
32nd TBde - - - - 64 - 3 -
1446th SPGR - 10 11 - (21) - - -
1529th SPGR
(on 18:00 July 10)
1 - - (11) (12) 1 SP gun in repair
5th GMC*5
(by 17:00 July 11)
- (10) (11) - 225 (21) - - -
10th GMBde
(by 2:00 July 12)
- - - - 44 9 8 -
11th GMBde - - - - 31 - - -
12th GMBde - - - - 35 - - -
24th GTBde - - - - 61 - - -
1447th SPGR - (4) (7) - (21) (10 SP guns on the way, in repair)
2nd GTC - - - - 141 - - -
4th GTBde - - - - 47 - - -
25th GTBde - - - - 47 - - -
26th GTBde
(by 6:00 July 12)
- - - - 44 - - -
47th GBHTR - - - - 3 - - -
2nd TC
(by 17:00 July 11)
- - - - 100 - - -
15th SGBHTR
(July 12)
- - - - 10 - - -
26th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
- - - - 30 - - -
99th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
- - - - 24 - - -
169th TBde
(on 7:00 July 12)
- - - - 18 - - -
894th SSBn
(on July 10)
- - - - 4 - - -
12th SACBn
(on July 10)
- - - - 11 - - -
5th GTA Total 2 (20)/(14) (22) (12)/(11) 931(54)/833(54) 21/1
12 BA-10
89/2
3 BA-20
5/0

O/R - Operable/in Repair

Rem. AMVAS - in "()" brackets the number of SP guns are given

Rem.: Corps and brigade level figures can differ because of repair funds presence and ignoring of tanks in corps auxiliary units.

 

*1 - After information of the 5th GTA HQ on 17:00 July 11 the corps had 183 tanks total, from them: T-34 - 68 operable, 26 on the way, 5 in repair; T-70 - 58 operable, 5 on the way; Mk IV "Churchill" - 18 operable, 2 on the way, 1 in repair. According to the Corps Combat Report No. 36 by 16:00 July 11 the corps had 159 operable tanks including tanks in repair for the 110th TBde and on the way for the 36th SGBHTR.

*2 - After information of the 5th GTA HQ on 17:00 July 11 the corps had operable: 120 T-34, 81 T-70, 12 SU-122, 8 SU-76; on the way: 8 T-34, 4 T-70, 1 SU-76; in repair: 2 T-34. According to the Corps Combat Report No. 73 on 16:00 July 11 the corps had 81 T-70, but at the same time there was mentioned 74 operable T-70 + 4 tank in repair. Location of the 3 other tanks is unknown. Information of the army HQ gives 81 operable T-70, none in repair, 4 on the way. for the table the number 81 was used.

*3 - Had one captured Pz 38(t) tank

*4 - in the book this cell is empty. Figure restored by AMVAS.

*5 - According to the Corps Operative Report No. 110 on 2:00 July 12 arrival of 2 T-34, 4 T-70, 4 SU-76 was waited by the morning of July 12.


Abbreviations

GBHTR - Guards Breakthrough Heavy Tank Regiment (Rem. AMVAS: in BSSA book the word "breakthrough" is omitted)

GMC - Guards Mechanised Corps

GMBde - Guards Mechanised Brigade

GMRBde - Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade

GTA - Guards Tank Army

GTC - Guards Tank Corps

GTR - Guards Tank Regiment

KIA - Killed in Action

MIA - Missed in Action

MRBde - Motorised Rifle Brigade

SACBn - Separate Armored Car Battalion

SGBHTR - Separate Guards Breakthrough Heavy Tank Regiment (Rem. AMVAS: in BSSA book the word "breakthrough" is omitted)

SGMtclR - Separate Guards Motorcycle Regiment

SGTR - Separate Guards Tank Regiment

SPGR - Self-Propelled Gun Regiment

SSBn - Separate Signals Battalion

TBde - Tank Brigade

TC - Tank Corps


Literature

1.V.Zamulin, "Zasekrechennaya Kurskaya Bitva", Moscow, Yauza, Eksmo, 2007


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