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[Red Army] Tank Division June 1941 Organization & Structure

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv ---** Social Media **--- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ ---** Description **--- The organization and structure of a Red Army Tank Division in June 1941 as it was officially authorized. It contains information on the different types of personnel and in which units what types of tanks were present. Everything visualized and kept as short as possible. See notes on Accuracy & “Methodology” below for more detailed information. -------------- Credits & Special Thanks -------------- Font Used for „authorized“: Red October http://www.neogrey.com/portfolio/red-october/ thx to /u/Eddyill & /u/Zinegata @ /r/warcollege https://www.reddit.com/r/WarCollege/comments/4923bl/mot_artillery_regiment_1941_with_a_kv2_what_were/ The Counter-Design is heavily inspired by Black ICE Mod for the game Hearts of Iron 3 by Paradox Interactive https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/blackice.467/ -------------- Sources -------------- Charles C. Sharp: Soviet Order of Battle - Volume 1 Heavy Tank Battalion, Tank Regiment, Tank Division http://www.niehorster.org/012_ussr/41_organ/div_tank/td_tk-bn-hvy.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_rank_insignia_of_the_Red_Army_1940%E2%80%931943 -------------- Notes on Accuracy & “Methodology” -------------- 1) The Numbers of personnel are rounded in 100-steps. The exact numbers for the small groups are: 235 Technicians, 114 Administrators, 81 Medics & Doctors, 161 Political officers. 2) The Numbers are authorized numbers and according the sources make it clear that no Tank Division in June 1941 resembled exactly these numbers, some were close some were far away. 3) The armored cars were BA-10 and BA-20, but sadly I don’t have the exact knowledge how they were divided across the 4) The Layout for the Light Tank Battalion (which is also sometimes called Flame Tank Battalion) is probably not correct. 5) The T-26 tanks

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  • Originally Aired March 6, 2016
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