21st Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
| 21st Mechanized Corps | |
|---|---|
Baltic Operation (1941) | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Major General Lelyushenko |
The 21st Second World War.
Initially formed in March 1941, in response to the German victories in the West it was attached to the newly forming Dvinsk.
KV-1
put out of action in Russia in 1941Next
Daugava River but did succeed in destroying some pontoon bridges.[3][4]b After continuing a fighting retreat through the Baltic states in July, but in remnants the 21st Mechanized Corps was disbanded in August 1941.[5]c
Footnotes
- Bt 7, T-34smodels, plus 130 artillery guns.
- Bt 7s and 2 T-34sremaining and 'is no longer a mechanized formation. Its motorized infantry are most often simple infantry reinforced by a few tanks.
- c On 23 July 1941 Major General Lelyushenko reported that the 21st Mechanized Corps had suffered 6,284 casualties, or 60% of its combat strength during the first month of combat.
References
- ^ Glantz, The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front, 22 June – August 1941, 1997, p. 35
- ^ Brian Taylor, Barbarossa to Berlin A Chronology of the Campaigns on the Eastern Front 1941–1945 Volume 1, 2003, p. 43
- ^ Christer Bergstrom, 'Barbarossa – The Air Battle: July – December 1941, 2007, p. 26
- ^ Brian Taylor, Barbarossa to Berlin A Chronology of the Campaigns on the Eastern Front 1941–1945 Volume 1, 2003, pp. 46–53
- ^ Glantz, Stumbling Colossus, 1998, pp. 126–128
Further reading
- Bergstrom, Christer (2007). Barbarossa – The Air Battle: July–December 1941. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-270-2.
- ISBN 0-7006-0879-6.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Glantz, David (2002). The Battle for Leningrad 1941–1944. Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-1208-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Newton, Steven H. (2003). Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of General Raus 1941–1945. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81247-9.
