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Losses of the Red Army and Red Naval Fleet in 1941.


Baltic strategical defensive operation (June 22 - July 9)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
North-Western Front (whole period) RD - 19
MD - 2
TD - 4
RBr - 1
ABr - 3
FS - 1		 440 000 73 924 13 284 87 208
Elements of Baltic Fleet (whole period) N/A 58 000 1 278 71 1349
Total divisions - 25
brigades - 4
FS - 1		 398 000 75 202 13 355 88 557
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 14 divisions and 1 brigade.
Total duration - 18 days.
Front length - 350-450 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 400-450 km.
Averade daily casualties - 4 916 men.

Byelorussian strategical defensive operation (June 22 - July 9)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Western Front (whole period) RD - 24
CD - 2
MD - 6
TD - 12
ABr - 3
FS - 8		 625 000 341 012 76 717 417 729
Pinskaya flotilla (whole period) N/A 2 300 61 N/A 61
Total divisions - 44
brigades - 3
FS - 8		 627 300 341 073 76 717 417 790
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 45 divisions.
Total duration - 18 days.
Front length - 450-800 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 450-600 km.
Averade daily casualties - 23 210 men.

Lvov-Chernovitsk strategical defensive operation (June 22 - July 9)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
South-Western Front (whole period) RD - 32
CD - 2
MD - 8
TD - 16
ABr - 3
FS - 14		 864 600 165 452 65 755 213 207
18th Army of Southern Front (June 25 - July 6) N/A N/A 6 871 3 516 10 387
Total divisions - 58
brigades - 3
FS - 14		 864 600 172 323 69 271 223 594
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 12 divisions, 6 brigades and HQ of 18th Army.
Total duration - 18 days.
Front length - 600-700 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 300-350 km.
Averade daily casualties - 16 106 men.

Defensive operation in Trans-polar and Karelia (June 29 - October 10)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Northern Front (June 29 - August 23) RD - 8
TD - 1
RBr - 1
FS - 1		 358 390 36 822 35 714 72 536
Karelian Front (August 23 - October 10) N/A N/A 29 856 32 336 62 192
7th Independent Army (September 25 - October 10) Structure, strength and casualties are included in data of Northern and Karelian Fronts
Baltic flotilla and elements of Northern Fleet (September 1 - October 1) N/A N/A 587 398 985
Total divisions - 9
brigades - 1
FS - 7		 358 390 67 265 68 448 135 713
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 10 divisions, 5 brigades and Belomor flotilla.
Total duration - 104 days.
Front length - 800 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 50-150 km.
Averade daily casualties - 1 305 men.

Kiev strategical defensive operation (July 7 - September 26)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
South-Western Front (whole period) RD - 96
CD - 1
MD - 4
TD - 13
ABr - 6
FS - 12		 627 000 531 471 54 127 585 598
21st Army of Central Front (August 20 - September 26) N/A N/A 31 792 3 793 35 585
6th and 12th Armies of Southern Front (August 20 - September 26) N/A N/A 52 900 26 320 79 220
Elements of Pinskaya flotilla (August 10 - September 20) N/A N/A 141 0 141
Total divisions - 44
brigades - 6
FS - 12		 627 000 616 304 84 240 700 544
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 21st Army of Central Front, 6th and 12th Armies of Southern Front, 37th 38th and 40th Armies which were formed as elements of South-Western Front, total units: 28 divisions and 4 brigades.
Total duration - 82 days.
Front length - 300 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 600 km.
Averade daily casualties - 8 543 men.

Leningrad strategical defensive operation (July 10 - September 30)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Northern Front (July 10 - August 23) RD - 7
TD - 2
MD - 1
RBr - 1
FS - 6		 153 000 40 491 15 044 55 535
North-Western Front (July 10 - September 30) RD - 23
TD - 5
MD - 4
RBr - 3
ABr - 3
FS - 3		 272 000 96 953 47 835 144 788
Leningrad Front (August 23 - September 30) N/A N/A 65 629 50 787 116 316
52nd Independent Army (September 1 - September 30) N/A N/A 1 721 2 389 4 110
Baltic Fleet (whole period) N/A 92 000 9 384 14 793 24 177
Total divisions - 42
brigades - 7
FS - 9		 517 000 214 078 130 848 344 925
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 20 divisions and HQs of 5 armies.
Total duration - 83 days.
Front length - 450 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 270-300 km.
Averade daily casualties - 4 155 men.

Smolensk battle (July 10 - September 10)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Western Front (whole period) RD - 49
MD - 6
TD - 11
ABr - 2
FS - 2		 579 400 309 959 159 625 469 584
Central Front (July 26 - August 25) N/A N/A 79 216 28 009 107 225
Reserve Front (July 30 - September 10) N/A N/A 50 972 28 603 79 575
Pinskaya flotilla (whole period) N/A 2 200 250 193 443
Total divisions - 66
brigades - 2
FS - 6		 581 600 486 171 273 803 759 974
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 59 divisions, 2 brigades, HQs of Central, Reserve, and Bryansk Fronts, HQs of 9 armies.
Total duration - 63 days.
Front length - 600-650 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 200-250 km.
Averade daily casualties - 12 063 men.

Donbass-Rostov strategical defensive operation (September 29 - November 16)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Southern Front (whole period) RD - 20
CD - 3
TBr - 4
FS - 4		 491 500 132 014 15 356 147 370
6th Army of South-Western Front (whole period) RD - 3
CD - 2
TBr - 2		 45 000 11 201 1 862 13 063
Azov flotilla (September 29 - November 1) N/A 5 100 98 45 143
Total divisions - 28
brigades - 6
FS - 1		 541 600 143 313 17 263 160 576
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: HQ of 56th Independent Army.
Total duration - 49 days.
Front length - 400-670 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 150-300 km.
Averade daily casualties - 3 277 men.

Moscow strategical defensive operation (September 30 - December 5)

Units and date of operation Strength of Soviet troops at the beginning of operation Losses, men
Amount of units Strength, men Irretrievable Medical Total
Western Front (October 1 - December 5) RD - 31
MSD - 2
CD - 3
RBr - 1
TBr - 4
FS - 2		 558 000 254 726 55 514 310 240
Reserve Front (October 1 - October 12) RD - 28
CD - 2
TBr - 5		 448 000 127 566 61 195 188 761
Bryansk Front (September 30 - 10 November) RD - 25
CD - 4
TD - 1
TBr - 4		 244 000 103 378 6 537 109 915
Kalinin Front (October 20 - December 5) N/A N/A 28 668 20 695 49 363
Total divisions - 96
brigades - 14
FS - 2		 1 250 000 514 338 143 941 658 279
In addition, during the battles there were put into action: 34 divisions, 40 brigades, HQ of Kalinin Front, HQ of 1st Shock Army, HQs of 5th, 10th, and 16th armies.
Total duration - 67 days.
Front length - 700-1100 km.
Deep of retreatment of Soviet forces - 250-300 km.
Averade daily casualties - 9 825 men.


Abbreviations:

RD - Rifle Division
CD - Cavalry Division
MD - Mechanized Division
MSD - Motorised Division
TD - Tank Division
TBr - Tank Brigade
RBr - Rifle Brigade
ABr - Airbone Brigade
FS - Fortified Sector



Sources:
G.Krivosheev "Grif sekretnosti snyat", 1993.
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