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Succesful Panther commanders seem to be, atleast in german records, far more rare than Tiger commanders. One of these is SS-Obersturmfuhrer (lieutenant) Malkomes.     "In the course of the further heavy fighting on the invasion front, Malkomes was wounded for the fifth time on August 7th, 1944. SS-Ostuf. Malkomes, fighting with his company in the course of his previous missions, captured or destroyed: 147 tanks 14 assault guns 43 guns 52 anti-tank guns 84 anti-tank rifles 20 trucks 1 half-track 1 scout car 2 armored cars of which Malkomes shot personally: 24 tanks 31 anti tank gun 12 guns 15 trucks 2 armored cars"

Losses from 5.7.1943 to 15.7.1943. Losses are divided between безвозвратный, or irrevocable, and подбитый, or knocked-out. For convenience, losses will be written down in a format of : Tank type - irrevocable losses/knocked-out. 1. 3rd Mechanized Corps -  KV tanks - 1/4, T-34 - 126/64, T-70 - 13/0. Total of 140/68. 2. 6th Tank Corps - T-34 - 107/21, T-70 - 12/4, T-60 - 3/2. Total of 122/27. 3. 31st Tank Corps - T-34 - 105/28, T-70 - 10/9, T-60 - 1/0. Total of 116/37.   Total for 1st Tank Army - KV tanks - 1/4, T-34 - 338/113, T-70 - 35/13, T-60 - 4/2. Total of 378/132. 4. 29th Tank Corps - T-34 - 58/40, T-70 - 23/23. Total of 81/63 tanks. SU-122 - 8/0, SU-76 - 3/0. Total of 11 SUs. 5 18th Tank Corps - T-34 - 28/23, T-70 - 9/7, Churchill - 6/9. Total of 43/39. 6. 5th "Zimovnikovsky" Guard Mechanized Corps - T-34 - 9/54, T-70 - 4/14. Total of 13/68. Total for 5th Guard Tank Army  - T-34 - 95/117, T-70 - 36/44, Churchill -  6/9. Total of 137/170 tanks and 11/