"To the Chief of Operations"


"I report these irrecoverable losses for the period of 8th to 21st March 1943:

1. 5th Tank Korps - T-34 - 28, T-70 - 9, T-60 - 33
2. 145th Tank Brigade - T-70 - 2, T-60 - 5
3. 10th Tank Brigade - T-40 - 1
4. 213th Tank Brigade - KV- 2, T-34 - 3, T-70- 1
5. 138th Separate Tank Brigade - T-60 - 10, Valentine - 1
6. Information from 1st Tank Korps was not received, It will be added later.

Signed Major Burchenkov."




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