Numerical strength of the Soviet tank units of the South-Western Front on 19:00 May 11, 1942[1]
KV
T-34
BT
T-26
T-60
T-40
T-37/38
MkII
MkIII
Captured
Total
Army
Total
21st Army
478th STBn
-
-
1
9
-
-
12
-
-
-
22
48
10th TB
6
4
7
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
28th Army
84th TB
10
20
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
46
181
6th Gds. TB
3
18
7
1
12
-
-
-
-
2*1
43
6th TB
10
20
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
46
90th TB
10
20
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
46
38th Army
22nd TC
36th TB
-
-
-
-
17
-
-
10
20
-
47
125
13th TB
-
-
17
9
-
-
-
18
-
-
44
133rd TB
-
22
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
34
Total in the Northern Operational Group
39
104
44
28
77
-
12
28
20
2
354
6th Army
48th TB
10
16
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
42
475
5th Gds. TB
1
18
-
-
18
-
-
-
-
1*2
38
38th TB
-
-
-
-
14
-
-
30
-
-
44
37th TB
-
-
-
-
15
-
-
27
-
-
42
21st TC
64th TB
-
-
-
-
16
-
-
10
20
-
46
198th TB
10
20
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
46
199th TB
10
18
-
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
44
23rd TC
57th TB
-
18
-
-
16
-
-
-
10
-
44
130th TB
-
20
-
-
13
-
-
-
10
-
43
131st TB
-
20
-
-
16
-
-
-
10
-
46
Army group
7th TB
7
5
10
1
17
-
-
-
-
-
40
Total in the Southern Operational Group
38
135
10
1
173
-
-
67
50
1
475
Front reserve
71st STBn
-
-
1
2
20
1
1
1
1
-
27
94
132nd STBn
-
-
2
2
20
-
-
1
-
-
25
92nd STBn
3
-
-
-
12
-
-
20
10
-
42*3
Total in reserve
3
-
3
4
52
1
1
22
11
-
94
Total for South-Western Front
80
239
57
33
302
1
13
117
81
3
923
*1 - of unknown type;
*2 - Pz.III;
*3 - As in original. Sum total the cells it must be 45. I can't say where erratum is. Probably figures in summary cells should be increased on the same 3 units. Accordingly to 97 and 926.
Numerical strength of the Soviet tank units of the 9th Army/Southern Front on 19:00 May 11, 1942[1]
KV
T-34
T-60
Captured Pz.III
Total
12th TB
2
8
-
-
10
15th TB
-
-
-
-
-
121st TB
2
8
20
2
32
Total
4
16
20
2
42
Numerical strength of the Soviet tank units of the 9th Army/Southern Front on 19:00 May 17, 1942[1]
KV
T-34
T-60
Captured Pz.III
Total
12th TB
2
8
-
-
10
15th TB
1
2
5
-
8
121st TB
3
8
20
3
34
Total
6
18
25
3
52
On May 19 all three brigades had 7 T-60 tanks set in defense of a bridge across Severny Donetz river.
HQ of the United Tank Corps was based on residuals from HQ of the 121st Tank Brigade.
Besides it on May 23
3rd TB (excluded from corps staff) had 8 KV, 9 T-34, 16 T-60.
Corps losses for May 25. (Tchepel area):
15th TB - 5 T-34, 2 T-60;
64th TB - 7 MkII, 3 T-60;
114th TB - 4 M3 (both types), 8 T-60;
On May 26 the Corps had operable:
15th TB - 10 T-34, 10 T-60;
64th TB - 2 MkII, 1 MkIII, 7 T-60;
114th TB - 13 T-60;
The 92nd STB at the same day was removed to the 3rd TB (together with the 92nd STB its strength was: 2 KV, 13 T-34, 20 T-60).
Losses for May 26:
3rd TB - 1 KV, 4 T-34, 1 T-60;
UC:
15th TB - 5 T-34, 3 T-60;
64th TB - none;
114th TB - none;
On May 27 operable:
3rd TB - 1 KV, 6 T-34, 18 T-60;
UC:
15th TB - 6 T-34, 8 T-60;
64th TB - 2 MkII, 1 MkIII, 7 T-60;
114th TB - 5 M3 (both types), 5 T-60;
On May 28 operable:
3rd TB - 1 KV, 3 T-34, 9 T-60;
UC:
15th TB - 2 T-34, 12 T-60;
64th TB - 2 MkII, 5 T-60;
114th TB - 5 M3 (both types), 5 T-60;
Composition of breakthrough group in Lozoven'ky, Sadki, Tchepel area on May 26 [1]:
Residuals of the 5th Gds. Tank Brigade (1 KV, 7 T-34, 6 T-60) - in the vanguard;
Residuals of the 21st Tank Corps ~60 tanks.
Sum total: ~22,000 men in the group.
Managed to break encirclement: ~5,000 men, 4 T-34, 1 T-60 (from the 5th Gds. TB), 2 trucks GAZ-AA, 1 antiaircraft machine-gun vehicle (based on GAZ-AAA truck).
Another group of soviet troops from the 6th and 57th Armies leaded by the 23rd Tank Corps (Maj.-General E. Pushkin) managed to escape from encirclement on May 26.
Two last large groups of Soviet troops managed to breakthrough on May 27-28 in Tchepel area (~6,000 men) and between Gusarovka and Krasnaya Gusarovka (~600 men).
Abbreviations
Gds. - Guards
STBn-Separate Tank Battalion
TB - Tank Brigade
TC - Tank Corps
Literature:
A.Galushko, M. Kolomiets "Boi za Kharkov v Mae 1942 goda", Fronovaya Illustratsia (Frontline Illustration), 2nd ed., 2004
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