Also thie group was reinforced by the 3rd AT Brigade. Two KVs of HQ is mentioned as well.Д«y July 10 some other parts of the 16th Mech corps arrived - some units of the 15th Tank Division. The main forces of this group consisted of the 2 battalions (40 T-26) 87th Tank Regt./44th Tank Div. battalions, detachment of the 15th Mech.Corps (14 BT, 2 T-34, ~5 unknown type, 6 armored cars). The 44th Tank Division was received instead of it.ДЄs I have already said, the Corps appeared to be divided into many parts while march in target area.ДЄs Germans captured Berdichev a group of Sokolov as formed for aounter-attacks which included part of the forces of the 16th Mech Corps (two tank battalions (T-26) of the 44th Tank Div., some units of the 213th Mot. The 39th Tank division was transferred to the 18th Mech Corps 18th Army. With 17 900 combat aircraft and the loss of 3300 support aircraft.

division was divided into 3 parts: one- (including foot 145th Tank Regt.) operated together with the 18th Army, motorised part took part in battles for Berdichev and Kazatin and a small detachment operated on Fastov direction. Now according to post-war Soviet and German records between the beginning of the operation and the end of the year 1941 ( 22nd of June 1941 and the 31st of December 1941), the losses were approximately as follows: A total of 21 200 aircraft were lost on the Soviet side. On the way to a new place it appeared to be divided into several parts.Дў40th Mot. The 16th Mech Corps on July 4 was ordered to redeploy from the 12th to the 21st Army/Western Front in Mozyr'-Kalinkovichi-Khoiniki area. The 2nd Mech Corps stayed in the Southern Front. Does anyone know what units were transferred out? Victor wrote:New question: I have recently read an article that mentioned the fact that a part of the tank and mechanized divisions in Bessrabia were reassigned to the Southwestern Front before 3 July, when the Axis offensive started in the sector of the Southern Front.

Soviet tank force in june 1941