10th Mechanised Corps

Updated October 27, 2006
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As different sources gives different data, I made several tables
Later I hope to give structure of this Mechanised Corps. Now only brief info is available here

Strength of the Corps on June 22, 1941
  BT-2 BT-5 BT-7 T-26 T-26T Fl. Total BA
21st TD       177 [8] 9 [8] 38 [8,11] 201 [3]
217 [?]		 41 [8]
24th TD

139 [4,6]

 142 [4]
88[5]		           42 [8]
198th MD 79 [8]          

 

After [3] the 21st Tank Division had on June 22'1941:

The 49th Tank Regiment/24th TD had a few T-28 tanks [1]. Possibly 3 ones [15]

After [9] the 24th Tank Division had 139 BT-2 and 142 BT-5 tanks.

After [10] {3:00, June 27, 1941} the 24th Tank Division had 227 tanks. From them 178 tanks brought from winter quarters. Out of them 92 tanks amassed (68 of them ready for use) and 86 tanks are on the way.

 

upStrength Summary of the 10th Mechanise Corps [10]
Time Date Unit Equipment
14:00 July 3 24th TD 48th TR 47 BT (4 of them not arrived yet)
2:00 July 4 46 BT tanks (all operable)
14:00 July 3 49th TR 52 BT (16 of them not arrived yet)
2:00 July 4 52 BT + 4 BA (all operable)
3:00 July 12 93* BT (10 of them need repair)
15:00 July 15 Received 1 "artillery tank" (rem AMVAS: probably BT-7A) and 1 T-28 without ammo
15:00 July 17 Received 3 KVs without ammo.
3:00 July 18 21st TD 41st TR

19 T-26 (17 tanks operable), 1 BA-10, 3 BA-20,

8 ZIS-5, 4 GAZ-AA, 3 special cars, 2 tractors, 2 passenger cars.

* -On July 9 all tanks were gathered in the 49th TR. Manpower of the 48th TR was transferred to the 12th Reserve Tank Regiment [9]

 

upStrength of the 10th Mechcorps on July 16 [12]
Equipment Corps units 24th TD 41st TR/21st TD
BT-2,-5,-7 - 125 -
BT-7 2 4 -
T-26 5 - -
T-28 - 1 -
Flame throwers - 16 -
BA-10 & BA-20 13 41 -
Special cars 16 68 -
GAZ-AA trucks 47 212?* -
ZIS-5 & ZIS-6 trucks 42?* 29 -
YaG trucks 9 33 -
Passenger cars 20* 30 -
Motorcycles
(without buddy seat)		 26 - -
TchTZ-65 tractors 2 - -
T-20 "Komsomolets" 5 - -

* - AMVAS: figure not clearly seen in my copy.

 

upStrength of the 21st Tank Division
Date T-26 Fl. Total Source
July 8 120 28 148 [8]
July 10 ~100 old ~15 115 [2]

 

upStrength of the 24th Tank Division
Date KV T-28 BT-7 BT-5 BT-2 T-26 Fl. Total BA-10 BA-20 Source
June 22 6 3 13 120 8 5 19 174 30 20 [15]
July 11       118       44 [8]
July 16 - 1 125+4* - 16   41 [12]
July 24     8 78   3 14 103 10 2 [9,14]

* -AMVAS: Not clear why BT-7 is mentioned twice (in BT-2-5-7 row and BT-7 row). I can only guess the second row in original table (BT-7) may be responsible for BT-7A model.

 

upLosses of the 24th Tank Division [13]
Types August 1 - September 1* August 2 - September 15
Before surrounding In surrounding Total
KV 3 - - -
T-34 - - - -
T-28 - 1 2 3
BT-7 - 5 8 13
BT-5 30 70 45 115
BT-2 - 3 4 7
T-26 2 - 6 6
T-50 - - - -
KhT-26 - - 4 4
KhT-133 - 7 7 14
BA-10 3 9 31 40
BA-20 1
Total 39 95 107 202

* - Irreparable losses

 

upStrength & Losses of the 24th Tank Division [15]
Type Present on June 22 Losses June 22 - Aug. 1, 1941 Operable on Aug. 1
In repair Irreparable Hit
Need thorough repair Need servicing
KV 6 2 1 - - 3
T-34 - - - - - -
T-28 3 - 1 1 - 1
BT-7 13 - 4 1 2 6
BT-5 120 5 40 19 28 28
BT-2 8 1 4 2 1 -
T-26 5 - - 1 2 2
T-50 - - - - - -
Fl. 19 - 6 2 1 10
BA-10 30 - 7 4 1 18
BA-20 20 1 2 7 - 10
Total 224 9 65 37 35 78
upAbbreviations

BA - armored cars

HQ - Headquarters

Fl. - Flame thrower tanks

MD - Motorised Division

MG - Machine-gun

TD - Tank Division

upLiterature
  1. Golushko. I.M., "Tanki ozhivali vnov' ", Moscow, 1977 (cited after http://mechcorps.rkka.ru)
  2. Pis'mo nachalnika avtobronetankovogo upravleniya Severo-Zapadnogo fronta ot 11 Iyulia 1941 goda o sostoyanii mekhanizirovannykh korpusov i prichinakh bolshikh poter'// Sbornik boyevykh dokumentov vol. 33, Moscow, Voyennoye Izdatelstvo Ministerstva Oborony, 1957
  3. Svirin M, Kolomiets M, "Lyoghkiy tank T-26. Chast 1", Armada No. 20, Moscow, "Exprint", 2000
  4. Zheltov I, Pavlov I, Pavlov M , "Tanki BT. Chast I. Kolyosno-gusenichnyi tank BT-2", Armada, No. 9, Moscow, "Exprint", 1998
  5. Drogovoz I., "Zheleznyi Kulak RKKA, Tankovyye i mechanizirovannyye korpuse Krasnoy Armii 1932-41 gg", Moscow, Tekhnika-Molodyozhi, 1999 (cited after http://mechcorps.rkka.ru)
  6. Kolomiets M., Svirin M., "Eshche raz o Beteshkakh"// Tankomaster, No. 1/1999
  7. Isachenko S.M., "Dolgiy put' k pobede", Leningrad, Lenizdat, 1980 (cited after http://mechcorps.rkka.ru)
  8. I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov, "Napravleniye Severo-Zapad. Leningradskaya strategicheskaya oboronitalnaya operatsiya. 10 Ijyulia - 30 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 1", Moscow, Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 4, 2002
  9. E. Drig, "Mekhanizirovannye korpusa RKKA v boyu", AST, Moscow, 2005
  10. Opersvodka of the 10th Mechcorps HQ from <DATE>, 1941, TsAMO archive
  11. "Nalichiye khimicheskikh tankov v mekhanizirovannykh korpusakh po sostoyaniyu na 22 iyunia 1941 goda",Doklad nachalnika 1-go otdela GABTU Krasnoy Armii Inzhenera 1-go ranga Yukina, (cited from M. Kolomiets, M.Svirin, "T-26: Mashiny na ego baze", Part 2, Moscow, Frontovaya Illustratsiya/Frontline Illustration No. 4/2003)
  12. Tylovaya Svodka No. 23, Shtakor 10 MK - 24:00, 16 Iyulia, 1941 goda., TsAMO archive.
  13. TsAMO f. 38, op. 80038 ss, d. 21, L. 93,95, cited from: I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov."Nevskiy Bastion. Leningradskaya strategicheskaya oboronitelnaya operatsiya. 10 Iyulia - 30 Sentiabrya 1941 goda. Chast' 2", Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle, No. 5/2002
  14. TsAMO f. 38, op. 80038 ss, d. 22, L. 42, cited from: I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov."Napravleniye Severo-Zapad. Leningradskaya strategicheskaya oboronitalnaya operatsiya. 10 Ijyulia - 30 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 1", Moscow, Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 4, 2002
  15. TsAMO f. 38, op. 80038 ss, d. 22, L. 86, cited from: I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov."Napravleniye Severo-Zapad. Leningradskaya strategicheskaya oboronitalnaya operatsiya. 10 Ijyulia - 30 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 1", Moscow, Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 4, 2002
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