Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East

Appendix

491 Appendix Supplementary Data Table 1: Comparative Sizes of Major Commands German Soviet Army groups: 4–5 Fronts: 10–18 Armies: 2–4 in an army group Armies: 3–9 in a front (average 5–7) Corps: 2–7 in an army Corps: an average of 3 in an army Divisions: 2–7 in a corps Divisions: 2–3 in a corps Authorized Strengths Authorized Strengths Panzer divisions: 14,000–17,000 (103–125 tanks) Tank corps: 10,500 (189 tanks) Motorized divisions: 14,000 (48 tanks) Mechanized corps: 16,000 (186 tanks) Infantry divisions: 12,700–15,000 Rifle divisions: 9,375 Guards rifle divisions: 10,585 Artillery divisions: 3,380 (113 guns) Artillery divisions: 6,550 (210 guns) Source: Ziemke, Stalingrad to Berlin, 506. 492  Appendix Table 2: German Assessment of the Raw Material Situation, November 1941 German Sphere European Russia Great Britain/ United States Oil (million tons) 9.7 29.8 257.8 Manganese ore (in 1,000 tons) 56.5 1,200 1,343 Nickel ore (in 1,000 tons) 4.4 2.8 110.5 Tungsten ore (tons) 1,812 . . . 7,072 Copper ore (in 1,000 tons) 157.5 85.5 2,006.1 Bauxite/aluminum (in 1,000 tons) 398.6 78 278.9 Coal (in million tons hard coal) 396 95.3 815.9 Iron ore (in million tons) 31.2 13.3 48.1 Chrome ore (in 1,000 tons) 31.6 85.3 216.2 Rubber (in 1,000 tons) 80 . . . 816 Source: Kroener, Müller, and Umbreit, eds., Organization and Mobilization of the German Sphere of Power: Wartime Administration, Economy, and Manpower Resources, 1939–1941, 711. Supplementary Data 493 Table 3: Heavy Industry, Germany–Soviet Union, 1941–1945 (million tons) 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Coal: Germany Soviet Union 315.5 151.4 317.9 75.5 340.4 93.1 347.6 121.5 . . . 149.3 Steel: Germany Soviet Union 28.2 17.9 28.7 8.1 30.6 8.5 25.8 10.9 . . . 12.3 Aluminum: Germany Soviet Union 233.6 . . . 264.0 51.7 250.0 62.3 245.3 82.7 . . . 86.3 Oil: Germany Soviet Union 5.7 33.0 6.6 22.0 7.6 18.0 5.5 18.2 1.3 19.4 Source: Overy, Russia’s War, 155. 494  Appendix Table 4: Weapons Production, 1940–1945 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Aircraft: Germany Soviet Union Britain United States 10,247 10,565 15,049 12,804 11,776 15,735 20,094 26,277 15,409 25,436 23,672 47,826 24,807 34,900 26,263 85,998 39,807 40,300 26,461 96,318 7,540 20,900 12,070 49,761 Tanks:a Germany Soviet Union Britain United States 2,200 2,794 1,399 c. 400 5,200 6,590 4,841 4,052 9,200 24,446 8,611 24,997 17,300 24,089 7,476 29,497 22,100 28,963 5,000 17,565 4,400 15,400 2,100 11,968 Artillery:b Germany Soviet Union Britain United States 5,000 . . . 1,900 c. 1,800 7,000 . . . 5,300 29,615 12,000 49,100 6,600 72,658 27,000 48,400 12,200 67,544 41,000 56,100 12,400 33,558 . . . 28,600 . . . 19,699 Sources: Overy, Why the Allies Won, 331–32, and Russia’s War, 155. a Includes self-propelled guns for Germany and the Soviet Union. b Includes only medium and heavy caliber artillery (over seventy-five millimeters). Supplementary Data 495 Table 5: German Deaths (Eastern Front), 1941–1945 Year Month Number of Deathss Total 1941 1942 1943 1944 Total June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December 25,000 63,099 46,066 51,033 41,099 36,000 40,198 48,165 44,099 44,132 23,066 38,099 29,033 38,066 62,165 45,033 25,000 31,198 78,759 180,310 68,330 46,066 16,000 19,066 13,066 71,231 19,198 57,429 53,264 67,363 49...