RKKA' s casualties in Gomel & Krichev 1941

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Kelvin
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RKKA' s casualties in Gomel & Krichev 1941

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Post by Kelvin » 07 Jul 2014, 20:50

In August 1941, in accordance with German sources, Weichs 's 2.Armee encircled Soviet 21st Army 's 63rd and 67th Corps with 61st, 102,151st, 154th, 155th and 161st Rifle Divisions in Gomel Area and finally destroyed it with Guderian panzer troops

And Guderian also encircled 13th Army's 45th Corps with 132nd, 137th and 160th Rifle division and portion of 4th Airborne corps in Krichev area and destroyed it.

What I know to ask if German sources said so called the battle of Gomel, is it includes battle of Krichev ? And they are also includes other battles in related area ?

And they claimed 84-90,000 Russian captured by them, but it only had about 10 divisions in Gomel and Krichev with reduced strength, how can they had those numbers? Anyone had Red Army casuslties from Soviet side ? like killed , wounded or captured or even senior officers casualties is welcome.

My sources at least Mj Gen. I M Skugarev, commander of 160th Rifle division was captured in Krichev and commander of 63rd Corps General Petrovskii was killed in Gomel , also killed were Corps artillery commander.

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