| Date/Time | Source | G/R | Note | Prokhovkha? |
| 01/00:00 | 1 | G | 10000 guns/2400 tanks/AG around salient | |
| 01/00:00 | 1 | G | 2Pz Army has no armoured units | |
| 01/00:00 | 1 | G | GD had 163 tanks/35 AG incl 14 Tiger and 104 PzV of PzRgt39; 11Pz and 3Pz each had rgt of 80 tanks; 48Pz Corps total >300 tanks/60 AG | |
| 01/00:00 | 1 | G | sPzAbt 503 assiged to Kempf with 45 Tigers | |
| 01/00:00 | 1 | R | 1T Army reinforced by 2 tank corps; total 1300 AFV | |
| 03/00:00 | 1 | G | 4Pz Army had 902 Tanks/AG on 3 July - incl 56 Tiger and 104 PzV (GD); also should include 100 PzV of PzBns 50 and 51 | |
| 04/00:00 | 1 | G | German objectives are to take high ground in front of start positions prior to main attack on the 5th | |
| 04/00:00 | 1 | G | 4Pz Army has 916 mission-capable tanks/AGs; 2SSPz 470; 48Pz 446 | Y |
| 04/00:00 | 1 | | Heavy rain starts about 03:00 - creates heavy mud | |
| 04/02:30 | 1 | | DAWN | |
| 04/02:30 | 3 | G | 2.LSSAH reaches preparation areas | |
| 04/02:45 | 1 | G | Stuka attack for GD/11Pz at Butovo | |
| 04/02:45 | 3 | G | 1.LSSAH reaches its preparation area | |
| 04/03:00 | 1 | G | Artillery bombardment starts | |
| 04/16:45 | 1 | G | 11Pz takes high ground E of Butovo | |
| 04/20:00 | | | DUSK | |
| 04/21:25 | 3 | G | I/1. and II/2.LSSAH caught by arty in assembly areas; minor casualties | Y |
| 04/22:30 | 1 | R | 6Gds Army cuts in counter-bombardment | |
| 04/23:15 | 3 | G | Attack on Russian outpost positions started by 1. and 2.LSSAH | |
| 04/24:00 | 1 | G | 3Pz finally gets onto objective (Gertsovka) | |
| 04/End | 1 | G | 4Pz Army has 884 AFVs (-32); 2SSPz 425 (-45); 48Pz 459 (+13) | Y |
