From all Soviet armies involved in operation "Uranium", 5-th Tank Army was the most powerful army.
This army carried out the leading part at a stage of creation of a ring around of the German-Romanian grouping operated in area Stalingrad.
It is visible, what even the most powerful Soviet army did not outnumber the German Corps.
Forces of 5th Tank Army (general - lieutenant P. L. Romanenko)
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Infantrymen & Tankmen: 55 376 person;
Cavalrymen: 14 571 person;
In total men: 69 947 person.
All Tanks in 5th Tank Army = 408
KV = 68; T34 =168; T70 & T60 = 172
From them:
Fire-throwing tanks of 39 pieces
including:
- KV = 18
- T34 = 21
Trawlers T34 = 10
Tanks of management (tanks of commanders) T34 = 10
Total the specialized reserved technics - 59 tanks:
In structure of tank brigades - 349 tanks of all types, including T60&T70 = 172 pieces.
note: weight T60 - 5.5 ton.
Manual machine guns = 1644
Heavy machine guns = 611
Mortars = 1388
AT Rifle = 1547;
AT guns = 319;
Regimental Art. = 84;
Divisional Art. = 229+140
Howitzers = 50
Guns = 66;
RS («Katjusha») = 75
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UNITS 5th Tank Army (general - lieutenant P. L. Romanenko)
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1Òank Corps:
OoB: 88, 117, 159 TBr, 44 MRBr, 10 Rec.Bat., 308 SGMort.Div.
5725 person;
KV = 8; T34 = 76; T70&T60 = 74; BA = 28; Motorcycle (M-72) = 40
26 Tank Corps
OoB: 19, 157, 216 TBr; 14 MRBr; 15 SRBat.; 56 McBat.; 226 AAReg
5756 person;
KV = 24; T34 = 67; T70&T60 = 70; BA = 48; Motorcycle ( M-72) = 116
8 GSTBr (Guard Separate TBr) :
OoB: 580, 581 TB, MRGBat.
1024 person;
KV = 18; T34 = 4: T70 = 1; T60 = 27;
510 SFTB (Separate Fiere Tank Batallion - Otdel'niy Ognemetniy Tankoviy Batalion):
117 person;
KV =10; T34 =11
511 SFTB (Separate Fiere Tank Batallion - Otdel'niy Ognemetniy Tankoviy Batalion):
117 person;
KV = 8; T34 = 10
8 Cav. Corps:
OoB: 21, 55, 112 MCav. Div. (Mount Cav. Div. - Gornaja Kavaleriyskaja Divisija)
14 571 person;
8 SMcR (Separate Motorcycle Regiment):
843 person;
BA = 10; Motorcycle (M-72) = 203
14 Guard RD:
7779 person;
47 Guard RD:
7540 person;
119 RD (from the middle of December 54 Guards RD):
9574 person;
124 RD (since November, 19 - 50 Guards RD) :
5173 person;
159 RD:
3494 person;
346 RD:
8234 person;
Note:
[person] = all private soldiers + all NCO, without officers
All this all. All = infantrymen + gunners + signalmen + cooks + the clerk + veterinaries + and so on.
However, officers in this number do not enter.
For an example:
Numerical structure 47 Guards RD
officers = 1011 person
NCO = 1323 person
private soldiers = 6217 person
private soldiers + NCO = 6217 + 1323 = 7540 person
The operative report ¹7 Staff 47 Guards RD 14.00 3/11/42
1. A disposition of units without changes.
2. Parts with staff spend fighting preparation and political preparation.
- 437 Rif.Reg. was engaged on engineering, studying of an equipment of the weapon and carried out shooting on the second exercise initial ñòðåëüá from a rifle. Shot 434 person, has executed 262 person.
- 473 Rif.Reg. was engaged in drill, studied an equipment of all kinds of the weapon, studied tactical preparation: " the Fighting order of a shooting platoon, mouths " according to the order ¹306 also carried out{spent} shooting on the first and second exercises initial shooting from a rifle:
- On the first exercise shot 98 person, has executed 72 person.
- On the second exercise shot 96 person, has executed 65 person.
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5. A complete set of a division:
Commanding structure 1011 person (officers) j,
Younger commanding structure 1323 person (NCO),
Ordinary structure 6217 person (men).
Only 8667 person
Horses - 1077,
Motor vehicles - 44
Rifles - 7612
Automatic devices - 917
Machine guns manual - 241,
Machine guns heavy - 103,
Machine guns antiaircraft - 8,
AT rifles - 260
Guns of 122 mm - 12 pieces
Guns of 76 mm - 31,
Guns 45 mm-28,
Guns of 37 mm-5
Mortars of 120 mm - 17,
Mortars of 82 mm - 96,
Mortars of 50 mm - 93
Flame throwers - 24
Portable radio sets of all systems - 29
The commander 47 Guards RD
Guards the general - major /Fokanow/
The chief of a staff
Guards the colonel /Golosko/
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The battle order of attack of 5-th Tank Army (general - lieutenant P. L. Romanenko) 19/11/1942
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EBD: Echelon of Break of Defense (EPO: Eshelon proryva oborony)
(Infantry force)&(Tank force) ------> attacked opponent
(14 GRD + 47 GRD) & ( 8 GSTBr + 511 SFTB + 5 tank from 1TCr for mine trawl) -----> the right flank - against 14 Inf. Div. (rom).
(119 RD + 124 RD) & (216 TBr + 510 SFTB+ 5 tank from 1 TC for Mine trawl) -----> the left flank - against 5 Inf. Div. (rom).
EDS: Echelon of Development of Success (ERU: Eshelon razvitija uspeha)
26 TC (without 216TBr):---->-- direct East: (Perelasovskij, Kalch)
1 TC (without one tank company 117TBr):---->- direc Southeast (Ljapichew, Nizhne-Chirskaja, The Railway Bridge through the river Don);
8 Cav. Coprs: ---->- direc South: (Obliwskaja,Tormosin,Morosovskaja)
8 SMcR: ---->-- All (South and West and Eastl)
2-nd Echelon
159 RD
Reserve
346 RD (without 1166 RR)
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On November, 18th, 1942 during between 16 and 17 o'clock staff of army has received the message of the following words:
"Send motor vehicles for reception of fur gloves".
It was a prearranged signal. The sense of this prearranged signal was opened with the special table. This table was stored at the chief of a staff of army.
Only three persons knew about existence of the special table, namely: the commander of army, the chief of a staff and the chief of an operations section.
According to the table of code signals this message said:
"The beginning of attack of infantry on November, 19th at 8 o'clock 50 minutes".
Simultaneously it meant, that artillery preparation of attack should begin at 7 o'clock 30 minutes of that day.
Duration of artillery preparation 1 hour of 20 minutes (80 minutes).
At the moment of formation of a boiler number of men of the German-Romanian grouping which have appeared in this boiler, has made 400 thousand men. (according to record Greiner for November, 28th, 1942).
By the moment of end of creation of strong external and internal fronts around Stalingrad number of this grouping was reduced up to 300 thousand men. (according to record Greiner for December, 2nd, 1942).
By the moment of the beginning of operation "Ring" (on January, 9th) in Stalingrad remains 250 thousand men.
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Data on results of operations of 5-th Tank Army in offensive operation near Stalingrad
From November, 19 till November, 25, 1942
Are routed: 5, 14, 9 Inf. Div., 1 Arm. Div and 7 Cav. Div. the Romanian and 22 Pz. Div Germans.
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The name .................................. To destroy ................... Is taken
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Tanks........................................... 221 ................... ........ 251
Planes.......................................... 43 ................... .............2
Motorcycles.................................. 95................................939
Guns............................................ 553.............................537
The soldier and officers................... 24 108.........................27 632
Machines..................................... 1107............................1 566
Tractors........................................ 2.................................15
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It is freed from a captivity of soldiers of Red Army 5450 person.
5-n the Tank Army has lost:
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Killed - 884 person;
Wounded - 4 187 person;
Frost-bitten - 13 person;
Was missing - 7 person;
Patients - 122 person;
For other reasons - 25 person
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Total losses 5315 person.
/
udachi / Good Luck
Yuri
P.S.
Battle of Order 5th Tank Army
The central Archive of the Ministry for Defenses of the Russian Federation
Fund 331 Inventory 5041 File 10 Sheet 42
The Table of Code Signals
The central Archive of the Ministry for Defenses of the Russian Federation
Fund 331 Inventory 5041 File 17 Sheet 30
Numerical structure 47 Guards RD
CAMD RF
Fund 331 Inventory 5041 File 24 Sheet 228
Earlier these documents were not published anywhere.
It is my archival find.
Yuri