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AMVAS · 02-01-2007, 02:20 PM

Well, gentlemen.

I'll say that when Germans turned their wa to the South defensive positions of soviet troops on that direction were rather poor.
I'm silent about possibility of attacks from that direction.
soviet reserves were concentrated on the Bryansk Front, which tried to parry the German blow. Need to mention they were somewhat less than Guderian mentioned ("20 divisions of Timoshenko". Btw the Bryansk Front commander was Yeremenko)

Battle scheme for operations in that area can be seen here
http://www.rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.c...pt_1_10_41.jpg

Other schemes see
Maps 1941 South-West

One can see that the SW front had no any significant tank units on that direction.

soviet Stavka saw possibility of the blow to the south, but paid too much hopes to the counter-blow of Yeremenko.

Blow from the Dnieper bridgehead to the North was almost missed by Soviet command. they didn't paid enough attention to it and the result was a catastrophe.

I have enough detailed OOBs if anybody are interested....

Regards,
Alex

02-01-2007, 02:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
AMVAS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Moscow Posts: 176	Well, gentlemen. I'll say that when Germans turned their wa to the South defensive positions of soviet troops on that direction were rather poor. I'm silent about possibility of attacks from that direction. soviet reserves were concentrated on the Bryansk Front, which tried to parry the German blow. Need to mention they were somewhat less than Guderian mentioned ("20 divisions of Timoshenko". Btw the Bryansk Front commander was Yeremenko) Battle scheme for operations in that area can be seen here http://www.rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.c...pt_1_10_41.jpg Other schemes see Maps 1941 South-West One can see that the SW front had no any significant tank units on that direction. soviet Stavka saw possibility of the blow to the south, but paid too much hopes to the counter-blow of Yeremenko. Blow from the Dnieper bridgehead to the North was almost missed by Soviet command. they didn't paid enough attention to it and the result was a catastrophe. I have enough detailed OOBs if anybody are interested.... Regards, Alex Last edited by AMVAS; 02-01-2007 at 04:45 PM.