Pre-war and 1941 Tank and Mechanised units

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Pre-war and 1941 Tank and Mechanised units

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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 25 Aug 2019, 00:41

ДОКЛАД о развитии бронетанковых и МЕХАНИЗИРОВАННЫХ ВОЙСК КРАСНОЙ АРМИИ В ХОДЕ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОИНЫ.

ЛИНЕЙНЫЕ части
Вероломное нападение гитлеровской Германии на Советский Союз, без
об"явления волны, 22 июня 1941 года застало Бронетанковые войска
Красной Армии в периоде реорганизации.
Существующие до 1940 года Танковые бригады переформировывались
в танковые дивизии и корпуса.
Запланированные к формированию "29" механизированных, корпусов,
"3" отдельных танковых дивизии и 2 отдельных, моторизованных
дивизии к началу воины были не полностью укомплектованы личным составом и материальной частью; при этом соевые машины
были старых марок "БТ", Т-26 и Т-38-40 с низкими соевыми качествами
и только незначительный процент составляли танки Т-34 и КВ, соевые качества которых отвечали требованиям ведения
соя в условиях современной воины. Танки Т-34 и КВ поступали
на вооружение частей в малых количествах, т.к. производственная
способность выпуска их заводами промышленности была невелика, при этом обеспечение их горюче-смазочными материалами
/дизельное топливо/ было затруднено и не всегда поступало в потребном количестве и своевременно. Это вызывалось разнообразием
горючего / 1 сорт, КБ-70, газойль/.

Организационная структура танковых, войск была следующая:
TANK DIVISION 010-10.jpg

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Motorised Division 05-70.jpg
Механизированны корпус, как основная организационная однница(?) бронетанковых войск, был очень громоздок, неповоротлив, трудно управляемый в боевой обстановке.
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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 25 Aug 2019, 01:07

Штатная численность боевых машин по всем корпусам составляла З1,574 танка, иа них:
тяжелых - 3,843, средних - 12810, "БТ" - "Т-26" - 14,394, "Т-40", Т-38" - 527.
Имелось в наличии по всем корпусам на 20.6.1941 года І6,545 танков, из них:
"КВ" и "Т-35" /49/ - 523, Т-34 и "Т-28" /403/ - 1194,
"БТ" и "Т-26" / Т-26огн. -1114/ - 14,259, "Т-40, "Т-38" - 567.
Танковые полки некоторых, танковых и моторизованных дивизии, не имеющие боевой материальной части, вооружались артиллерией и пулеметами, с расчетом действовать как арт. полкам до поступления материальной части.
Такое небольшое количество, неполностью укомплектованных,
несколоченных корпусов, в управлении и применении которым
не было опыта, не могли противостоять внезапно вторгнувшимся
танковым массам немецой армии, уже имевшей опыт, полученный в Западной Европе, и не имеющей недостатка в
боевой материальной части, т.к. эксплуатировалась промышленность
оккупированных стран Европы.
Постановлением ГОКО от 6 Июля 1941 года ив дивизий механизированных корпусов были сформированы 10 танковых дивизий по штату № 010/44 - 010/52, а директивой ГШКА.
№ Орг/4/538249 от июля 1941 года и все остальные дивизий были переведены на этот штат.
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Post by Leo Niehorster » 25 Aug 2019, 08:24

With all due respect (and interest), this is supposed to be an English-language site. :wink:

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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 25 Aug 2019, 08:37

Patience is a virtue and things come to those that wait...... beside which my Russian is not sufficiently competent so I have to give people a chance to correct my many mistakes

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Post by Art » 25 Aug 2019, 08:46

Could you indicate the exact source?

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I am modern man. No Russian. No time. No patience. :wink:
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Post by Paul_Atreides » 25 Aug 2019, 13:50

Some type-errors.
Der Alte Fritz wrote:
25 Aug 2019, 00:41
ВОИНЫ.
Войны.
волны
войны
к началу воины
к началу войны
этом соевые машины
этом боевые машины
с низкими соевыми качествами
с низкими боевыми качествами
соевые качества которых
боевые качества которых
ведения соя
ведения боя
современной воины.
современной войны
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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 25 Aug 2019, 14:45

Thanks Paul

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Post by Paul_Atreides » 25 Aug 2019, 16:46

Der Alte Fritz wrote:
25 Aug 2019, 00:45
организационная однница(?)
организационная единица.
Der Alte Fritz wrote:
25 Aug 2019, 01:07
иа них
из них
в управлении и применении которым
в управлении и применении которыми (или которых)
ив дивизий
из дивизий
остальные дивизий
остальные дивизии
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Post by Leo Niehorster » 26 Aug 2019, 08:46

I am overwhelmed by the information being presented here, I think ? :?

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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 26 Aug 2019, 09:21

Source:
1st ОТДЕЛ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ И УКОМПЛЕКТОВАНИЯ
БТ и МВ КА ДОКЛАД
О РАЗВИТИИ БРОНЕТАНКОВЫХ И МЕХАНИЗИРОВАННЫХ ВОЙСК КРАСНОЙ АРМИИ В ХОДЕ ВЕЛИКОЙ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЫ
МОСКВА — 1945
1st DEPARTMENT COMMAND OF FORMATION AND PERSONNEL

BT and MV KA REPORT (Armoured and Mechanised Department of Red Army)

ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMORED AND MECHANIZED RED ARMY TROOPS DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

MOSCOW - 1945
Fond 38 Opus 11373 Delo 651

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Post by Jeff Leach » 26 Aug 2019, 09:36

The documents come from Soviet Ministry of Defense: Organization History of the Mechanized Forces

Доклад развитии бронетанковых механизированных войск красной армии ходе великой отечественной войны 1945

There is also a three volume set of the official wartime shtats

Альбом № 49 схем организации часмей и соединений Красной Армии (1956) 92 pp.
Альбом № 50 схем организации часмей и соединений Красной Армии (1956) 380 pp.
Альбом № 54 схем организации часмей и соединений Красной Армии (1956) 90 pp.

these should be more detailed than the pictures posted

there are some more volumes on the later mechanized forces too.

Note these are available as PDF. Don't know if you can find them on Pamyat-Naroda.ru.

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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 26 Aug 2019, 09:52

REPORT on the development of armoured and mechanized troops of the Red Army in the course of the Patriotic War.

The treacherous attack of Hitlerite Germany on the Soviet Union, without an “outbreak of war”, on June 22, 1941 found the Red Army Armored Forces in the period of reorganization.
The tank brigades that existed before 1940 were reorganized into tank divisions and corps.
The plan was to form 29 mechanized corps, 3 separate tank divisions and 2 separate motorized divisions.
By the beginning of the war they were not fully equipped with personnel and equipment; at the same time, combat vehicles were of the old BT, T-26 and T-38-40 models with low combat value and only a small percentage were T-34 and KV tanks, the combat value which met the requirements of fighting in modern warfare. Tanks T-34 and KV entered into service in small quantities, because the production capacity of the industrial plants was small, while providing them with fuels and lubricants / diesel fuel / was difficult and did not always arrive in the required quantity and on time. This was caused by a variety of fuel / 1st grade, KB-70, gas oil /. ​​The organizational structure of the tank, troops was as follows:

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Post by Der Alte Fritz » 26 Aug 2019, 10:08

The nominal number of combat vehicles in all corps was 31.574 tanks, of which: heavy - 3.843, medium - 12810, BT - T-26 - 14.394, T-40, T-38 - 527.
There were 16,545 tanks in all corps as of 6/20/1941, of which: "KV" and "T-35" / 49 / - 523, T-34 and "T-28" / 403 / - 1194, "BT" and "T-26" / T-26ogn. -1114 / - 14.259, "T-40," T-38 "- 567.
The tank regiments of some of the tank and motorized divisions that did not have a combat materiel and were armed with artillery and machine guns, with the intention of acting as artillery regiments before the receipt of their combat material.
Such a small number of incompletely staffed, unbuilt Corps, in the command and management of which had no experience, could not resist the suddenly invading tank masses of the German army, already having experience gained in Western Europe, and having no shortage of materiel because of exploiting the industry of the occupied countries of Europe.
By GKO decree of July 6, 1941, 10 tank divisions were formed from mechanized corps divisions in the state No. 010/44 - 010/52, and by the GShKA directive.
No. Org / 4/538249 of July 1941 and all other divisions were transferred to this state.

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