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I have information for the Red Army major formations in the west as of June 1941, down to division level. Glantzs 'Stumbling Colossus' among others. Am seeking comparative information for strength at least in mid 1940 & hopefully for the previous five years to 1936. It would also be helpful if this included some information on the level of training and equipment for new formations during their initial existance. I'm just trying to understand how the Red Army developed in strength as the German army was rebuilt & became a threat.
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You mean the number of large units or personnel/equipment numbers?Carl Schwamberger wrote:Am seeking comparative information for strength at least in mid 1940 & hopefully for the previous five years to 1936.
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List of RKKA units as of 1 January 1937 - http://rkka.ru/handbook/data/bs010137.htmCarl Schwamberger wrote:I have information for the Red Army major formations in the west as of June 1941, down to division level. Glantzs 'Stumbling Colossus' among others. Am seeking comparative information for strength at least in mid 1940 & hopefully for the previous five years to 1936.
Detailed OOB and TOE of RKKA by military districts, October-early November 1940 - http://rkka.ru/handbook/data/bchs1040.xls
RKKA Rifle Divisions by type 1934-40 - http://rkka.ru/handbook/data/data.htm
RKKA Rifle Divisions by type and TOE, by military districts 1934-1941 - http://rkka.ru/handbook/sd/disl.xls
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Mr Pinak
thanks. It will take me some time to open the files & translate the Russian, but it should helpful.
thanks. It will take me some time to open the files & translate the Russian, but it should helpful.
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You're welcome. Unfortunately, there are no such data in English.Carl Schwamberger wrote:Mr Pinak
thanks. It will take me some time to open the files & translate the Russian, but it should helpful.
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Yes, just fragments to small to be worth much. Glantz provides some thin slices that dont go beyond his narrative. I'll have to recover my Russian language to pursue this.
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This document was recommended to me. To understand much of I'll have to make a line by line translation. Is anyone familiar with it & can tell me its relative value in understanding the mobilization and expansion of the Red Army?
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M. Meltyukhov, in particular the essay 'Red Army before the war: organization and cadres'
http://militera.lib.ru/research/meltyukhov/09.html
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M. Meltyukhov, in particular the essay 'Red Army before the war: organization and cadres'
http://militera.lib.ru/research/meltyukhov/09.html
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It seems a fairly comprehensive overview of the changes and reforms of the Red Army from the Civil War to 1941. It mentions all the key orders NKO and GKO making the changes. It concentrates on Military District level, Armies are mentioned but divisions are simply numbers.
May be a bit lacking in detail for you but a good overall framework?
May be a bit lacking in detail for you but a good overall framework?
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Thanks. The section I linked is suposed to cover the period of mobilization I'm interested in. I'm averaging about two paragraphs a day translating it.