June 1942

Eastern Front

The VIII Air Corps is removed from the Crimea and moved north to aid the offensive in the Ukraine. With Case Blue due to begin on June 28 an eerie lull settled ove the southern sectors.

To ward off the German ttack, the Soviets deployed the Bryansk Front with 169,000 men in 12 rifle divisions, 4 rifle brigades, 2 tank corps and 4 independent tank brigades. The Southwest Front, even after its defeat at Kharkov, has 610,000 men between 33 rifle and 6 cavalry divisions, 6 rifle brigades, 4 tank corps, 3 motor rifle brigades and 10 tank brigades, while the South Front has 522,500 men in its 23 rifle divisions, 4 rifle brigades and 6 tank brigades. The fronts also deploy a combined total of 3,470 tanks, over 2,300 being T-34 and Kv models that can outperform and outgun their German counterparts.