Equipment of the Troops Assigned to the Western Military District

on June 1, 1941
Updated December 23, 2003
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Type Category* Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Tanks
KV-1 66 9 - - 75
KV-2 22 - - - 22
Total KVs 88 9 - - 97
T-34 line tanks 203 - - - 203
T-34 radio 25 - - - 25
Total T-34s 228 - - - 228
T-28 - 19 30 14 63
BT-7 line tanks - 198 29 7 234
BT-7 radio - 100 24 9 133
BT-7A - - 2 - 2
BT-7M line tanks - 4 - - 4
BT-7M radio - 35 1 - 36
BT-7 RSMK - 1 - - 1
Total BT-7s - 338 56 16 410
BT-5 line tanks - 57 17 14 88
BT-5 radio - 67 8 13 88
BT-5 diesel - 7 - - 7
Total BT-5s - 131 25 27 183
BT-2 - 39 19 10 68
T-26 double turret - 135 39 37 211
T-26 line tanks 43 544 38 76 701
T-26 radio 57 230 26 28 341
T-26 line tanks equipped with AA MG 18 - - - 18
ST-26 - 31 4 - 42
T-26 prime mover - 3 1 4 8
Total T-26s 118 943 108 152 1321
KhT-26 (OT-26) - 35 - 3 38
KhT-130 (OT-130) 3 33 9 5 50
KhT-133 (OT-133) - 22 - - 22
Total flame thrower (KhT) tanks 3 90 9 8 110
SU-5 - 3 1 4 8
T-40 line tanks 30 - - - 30
T-38 line tanks 3 95 48 40 186
T-38 radio - 6 6 1 13
T-37 line tanks - 73 81 51 205
T-37 radio - 10 7 11 28
Total amphibious tanks 33 184 142 103 462
T-27 - 157 86 149 392
T-27 flame thrower - - 3 - 3
TOTAL TANKS 470 1913 479 483 3345
Armored Cars
BA-10 radio 89 145 27 3 264
BA-10 line vehicles 183 77 17 - 277
BA-6 line vehicles - 6 1 - 7
BA-6 radio - 1 2 - 3
BA-3 - 26 1 2 29
BA-27 - 10 - - 10
Total medium armored cars 272 265 48 5 590
BA-20 line vehicles 6 32 10 1 49
BA-20 radio 106 49 8 2 165
FAI - 18 2 1 21
D-8 - - 1 - 1
Total light armored cars 112 99 21 4 236
Total Armored Cars 384 364 69 9 826

* - 1st category - new, not used; - 2nd category - used operable, or operable, but need maintainance; - 3rd category - needs repair; - 4th category - needs major overhaul.
upInformation about Tank Shipping from Plants to the Western Military District Units

Destination Dispatch Date KV T-34
Grodno (11th Mech. Corps) May 31-June 06 - 24
Belostok (11th Mech. Corps) May 31-June 06 - 14
Belostok (11th Mech. Corps) June 07-11 - 52
Belostok (6th Mech. Corps) June 12-16 - 32
Belostok (6th Mech. Corps) June 17-21 - 16
Grodno (11th Mech. Corps) June 17-21 20 -
Total 20 128
Literature
  1. A. Smirnov, A. Surkov, "1941: Boi v Belorussii", Frontovaya Illyustratsia/Frontline Illustration, 2/2003, Moscow
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