Table =
1943jy04:1943au23;
Manpower and weapons involved in
the Battle of Kursk
(certain figures are boldface for emphasis)
Phase of battle | Troops | Guns & mortars | Tanks & self-propelled guns | Combat aircraft |
43jy05:Soviet force | 1,337,200 | 21,700 | 3,500 | 1,900 |
43jy05:Nazi force | 900,000 | 10,000 | 2,700 | 2,000 |
43jy05:TOTALS in place at outset | 2,237,200 | 31,700 | 6,200 | 3,900 |
43jy:Sov.reinforcements | 295,000 | 5,300 | 1,500 | 1,140 |
43jy:Nazi reinforcements | 50,000 | 800 | 300 | 1,000 |
43jy:TOTAL reinforce. | 345,000 | 6,100 | 1,800 | 2,140 |
43jy:43au; Sov. totals | 1,632,200 | 27,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 |
43jy:43au; Nazi totals | 950,000 | 10,800 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
43jy:43au; TOTALS, both sides, for giant defensive battle | 2,582,200 | 37,800 | 8,000 | 6,000 |
43jy:au; Sov.reinforce for counter-offensive | 1,008,100 | 25,500 | 3,200 | 3,950 |
43jy:au; Nazi reinforce against counter-offensive | 564,000 | 5,800 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
43jy:au; TOTAL reinforce. counter-offensive | 1,572,100 | 31,300 | 5,200 | 5,950 |
GRAND TOTALS, Battle of Kursk | 4,154,300 | 69,100 | 13,200 | 11,950 |
[Based on data in = Kurskaia bitva (Moscow: 1974)]