3. Bähr op cit p127.
4. 15.30 hours 4 Sept 41.
5. Becker op cit p226.
6. Kesselring op cit p94.
7. Temkin, G.: My Just War – The Memoir of a Jewish Red Army Soldier in World War II; Presido, 1998; p37–8.
8. Freiburg p752–3.
9. Diary 12 Sept, 22 Sept Dollinger op cit p96–8.
10. Gschöpf op cit p179–180.
11. Kuhnert op cit p96.
12. ‘2 cm–Flak bezwingt T–34’ from Der Deutsche Fallschirmjäger 5 Sept/Oct 1984 p15–6.
13. Gschöpf op cit p179–184.
14. Kuhnert op cit p96–8.
15. Ibid p97 and Gschöpf p185.
16. Prüller, W. Diary of a German Soldier; Faber & Faber, 1963; p106–7.
17. Werth op cit p203 and Knopp op cit p121.
18. Temkin op cit p42–3.
19. Bähr op cit p129.
20. Blandford op cit p122–3.
21. Haupt, W.: Die Schlachten der Heeresgruppe Süd; p96.
22. Krylov op cit p178–9.
23. Figures based on articles by: Strawson, J. ‘Kiev 1941’ p32, Keegan, J. ‘Barbarossa’ p109 and Krivosheev op cit p114.
24. Kuhnert op cit p98.
25. Gschöpf op cit p186.
26. Newspapers 28 Sept and 27 Sept 1941.
27. Meldungen Nr. 217 4 Sept 41 p2724.
28. Meldungen Nr. 222 22 Sept 41 p2787, and Nr. 223 25 Sept 41 p2795.
29. Feldpostbriefe. Diary Schwarzenbach nr Nürnburg 22 Sept 41 p81.
30. Ibid, 11/IR290 19 Sept 41 p80.
31. Ibid, 7/IR208. 24 Sept 41 p82.
32. Ibid, 13/IR105. 22 Sept 41 p81.
33. Bock op cit 20 Sept 41 p315, Sept 24 p318.
34. Letter 24 Sept 41. Meyer, E. V.: Briefe 1938–1941; Berlin & Düsseldorf, 1976; p125.
35. Personal account Dills op cit p152.
Chapter 12: ‘Victored’ to death
Objective Moscow
1. Bock op cit 26 Sept 41 p319.
2. Figures: Paul op cit p122 and Krivosheev op cit p118.
3. Paul op cit Chapter 2
4. Paul op cit p121.
5. Halder op cit 4 Apr p350, 26 Jul p485 and 11 Aug 41 p506.
6. Ibid 11 Aug 41 p506.
7. Quoted Paul op cit p119.
8. Bartov op cit p20. ‘Totsiegen’ literally ‘victoring to death’.
A logistic ‘trip–wire’
1. 88 divisions; info from Creveld, M. van: Supplying War – Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton; CUP, 1977; p145.
2. Automotive Technical Reports: vehicle situation 13 Oct 41. Reported 10 Dec 42. Lehmann, R.: The Leibstandarte Vol II, p147, 277 and 279.
3. Conference points for visit of von Kleist to III Corps. 17 Oct 41. Lehmann op cit p141.
4. Lehmann op cit p87.
5. Creveld op cit p146 and p150.
6. Ibid p157 and p153.
7. Soviet Feldpostbriefe 20 Sept 41 p32–3.
8. Lehmann. p97–100.
9. Kuhnert op cit p105.
10. Creveld op cit p153.
11. Ibid p157 and p160; eg. Army Group North: one in ten trains could reach Dunaburg.
12. Ibid p161.
13. Temkin op cit p36–7 and p44.
14. Creveld op cit p170–1.
15. Freiburg op cit p658.
16. Meldungen aus dem Reich Nr 214.
17. Halder op cit quoted Stolfi op cit p174.
18. Freiburg op cit p657–8.
19. Paul op cit p143.
20. Buffetaut, Yves: Objectif Moscou; p86. Burkhart Muller–Hillebrand: Das Heer, Band II: Der Zweifrontkrieg; p20. Halder op cit 28 Aug p519. Freiburg op cit p657–8.
21. Article Röttiger, H.: ‘XXXXI Pz Corps during the battle of Moscow in 1941 as a Component of Panzergruppe 3’, from German Battle tactics on the Russian Front 1941–45; Ed. S. H. Newton, p16–17 and p53.
22. Memoirs [Kesselring] p95.
23. Figures from Halder’s Diary 6 Sept 41. p525–526.
24. Memoirs [Kesselring] p95.
‘Totsiegen’… victored to death
1. The establishment of one infantry division was 518 officers.
2. 3.3 to be precise. See Appendix. Based on Kriegstagebuch des OKW 1940–41 Vol II Anlage 5 Jan 42. ‘Personelle Verluste’. p1120–1.
3. Losses were 19.5%. Bartov op cit and Charton p19 and p20.
4. Bamm op cit p9.
5. Interview Mein Krieg German TV 1991.
6. Ibid.
7. Buchner op cit p130.
8. Interview Mein Krieg German TV 1991.
9. Bamm op cit p24 and p30–2.
10. See Appendix 1 Casualties.
11. Halder op cit 24 Jun 41 p418 and 6 Jul 41 p454.
12. Stöhr, A.: ‘Wie war das mit der Tapferkeit?’ from Der Zweite Weltkrieg. Tief im Feindesland. Vol 1. p116.
13. Lehmann op cit Vol II p141.
14. Schrodek, G. W.: Die 11. Panzerdivision ‘Gespensterdivision’; Podzun–Pallas–Verlag, 1984; p308–9.
15. KGS Diary 23 July 41 p209–1.
16. ‘Sehr Selten Habe Ich Geweint’ Hammer and zur Nieden. Diary account: 12 Jul p235, 14 Jul p236, 27 Jul p239 and 24 Aug 41 p248.
17. Soviet Feldpostbriefe 5 Sept 41 p31–2.
18. Diary 10 Sept 41. KGS p76.
19. Stöhr op cit p116.
20. Ibid.
21. Kuby op cit p189.
22. Lehmann op cit p85. Summary of medical report by SS Untersturmführer Babel, unit doctor of the supply services, covering the first nine months of the Russian campaign.
23. Bamm op cit p35. Klaus von Bismarck quoted from article: Die Zeit’ ‘Forum’ 3Mar 95.
24. Haape op cit p135.
25. Soviet Feldpostbriefe. 21 Sept 41 p34–5. A letter apprehended by Soviet soldiers.
26. Article ‘Wovon kann der Landser denn schon traumen’ From Der Zweite Weltkrieg. Tief im Feindesland. Vol 1 p29.
27. Letters 15 Sept and 19 Oct 41. Dollinger op cit p97 and p102.
28. Meldungen Nr 218 8 Sept 41 p2740.
29. Interview Der Verdammte Krieg German ZDF TV 1991.
30. Meldungen Nr 214 25 Aug. p2684–5, (Nr 218) 8 Sept 41 p2739.
31. Townsend, C. and E.: WarWives; Grafton Books, 1989 p303.
32. Meldungen Nr 231 23 Oct 41 p2914–6.
33. Townsend op cit p303.
34. Meldungen Nr 221 18 Sept 41 p2772.
35. Meldungen Nr 222 22 Sept 41 p2787–8 and KTB OKW Vol 2. 1940–41 ‘Personelle Verluste.’ Chart p1120–1121.
36. Otto Kumm. The 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment ‘Der Führer’ 1938–45. Otto Weidinger. p71.
37. Conference points for the visit of the commander Pz Gruppe I to Commander III Pz Corps. 17 Oct 41. R. Lehmann ‘The Leibstandarte’. Vol II. p141.
38. Feldpostbriefe. Artillery Regiment 255. 21 Sept 41. p81.
39. KGS Diary. 6 Oct 41. p71.