Facts, Figures and Charts for Operation Barbarossa

Summary of Forces in Western Russian Defensive Areas, 22 June 1941:

(Historical research on this operation produces widely varying strength and OOB listings with different source materials at times. The sources I've used to show this information is listed below.)

Axis Divisions - 164     Soviet Divisions - 174     Ratio: 1:1.2
Axis Manpower - 4,733,990      Soviet Manpower - 2,780,000   Ratio: 1.7:1
Axis Manpower with Strategic Reserve - 4,733,990      Soviet Manpower with Strategic Reserve - 3,700,000 Ratio: 1.3:1
Axis Tanks and Assault Guns - 3,612   Soviet Tanks and Assault Guns - 11,000    Ratio: 1:3
Axis Guns and Mortars - 12,686    Soviet Guns and Mortars - 43,872     Ratio: 1:3.5
Axis Aircraft - 2,937    Soviet Aircraft - 9,917    Ratio: 1:3.4

German Ground Forces:
Infantry Divisions:
Motorized Divisions:
Panzer Divisions - 17

Soviet Ground Forces
Infantry Divisions - 198
Cavalry Divisions - 13
Mechanized Divisions - 31
Tank Divisions - 61
Total - 303

Tanks Assigned to the Panzer Divisions:
Panzer I - 120
Panzer II - 742
Panzer III (37mm) - 259
Panzer III (50mm) - 707
Panzer IV - 439
Panzer 35(t) - 155
Panzer 38(t) - 625

Total Tanks in the Panzer Divisions - 3,047



Tanks Assigned to the Soviet Tank Divisions:
Tankettes -
T-26B -
BT - 5
BT - 7
BT- 7M
T-40 -
T-50 -
T-60 -
T-34/76A -
KV-1 -
KV-2 -


Total Tanks in Soviet Tank Divisions -




Luftwaffe Aircraft Assigned to Barbarossa:
Bombers (Ju-88A-4, He-111H-6) - 775
Ju-87-B (Stuka) - 310
Bf-109 (E-4, E-7, F-2) - 830
Bf -110 - 90
Reconnaissance and Coastal Aircraft types - 765

Total Aircraft Committed by the Luftwaffe to Operation Barbarossa - 2,770
Total Aircraft in the Luftwaffe - 4,300


Aircraft of the V-VS in Barbarossa






PRIMARY SOURCES:

http://www.sturmvogel.orbat.com/BarbarossaOB.html

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"Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War, 1941-1943" by David M. Glantz

"Army Group North: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945" by Werner Haupt

"Army Group Center: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945" by Werner Haupt

"Army Group South: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945" by Werner Haupt

"Vorbunde und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945" by Georg Tessin

"Operation Barbarossa 1941: Army Group North" by Robert Kirchubel

"Operation Barbarossa 1941: Army Group Center" by Robert Kirchubel

"Operation Barbarossa 1941: Army Group South" by Robert Kirchubel

"Hitler's Luftwaffe" by Tony Wood and Bill Gunston

"Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Airpower, 1941 - 1945" by Von Hardesty