I just read an article, in a Russian newspaper, that talks about the defeat of the Red Army in 1941. While the whole article is very long, and difficult to translate, I'm going to quote a few numbers from it. It really made me start thinking.
Soviet casualty figures in 1941:
8 500 000 men out of which
567 000 died on the field of battle or in hospitals
235 000 from disease and other accidental occurences
3 800 000 prisoners
1 000 000 - 1 500 000 deserters
1 000 000 injured lost during the retreat, lost in the chaos, unaccounted for
Another one. South-Western front in the early war: lost 4000 tanks in 2 weeks. The German tank group (von Kleist) up against them lost 186 tanks.
However the total number of broken down or lots trucks in the Red Army is about 10%. The total number of rifles and other firearms lost over 6 months of 1941 is 6 300 000. While combat losses of fire arms were about 35 000 - 40 000 a month.
Soviet casualty figures in 1941:
8 500 000 men out of which
567 000 died on the field of battle or in hospitals
235 000 from disease and other accidental occurences
3 800 000 prisoners
1 000 000 - 1 500 000 deserters
1 000 000 injured lost during the retreat, lost in the chaos, unaccounted for
Another one. South-Western front in the early war: lost 4000 tanks in 2 weeks. The German tank group (von Kleist) up against them lost 186 tanks.
However the total number of broken down or lots trucks in the Red Army is about 10%. The total number of rifles and other firearms lost over 6 months of 1941 is 6 300 000. While combat losses of fire arms were about 35 000 - 40 000 a month.
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