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         Operation Barbarossa: the Complete Organisational and     Statistical Analysis - Part V

                                                                 (Outline of Part V)

Full Table of Contents, Part V    

The German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht), Mobilisation and War Economy from June to December 1941

1.    Overview of the Structure and Terms Used in the German Fully Integrated Land and Air                          Resource Model (FILARM)

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2.    The German Personnel and Equipment Resource Database
        1)    German Light Infantry Weapons
                            a.    Machine Guns
                     b.    Small Arms
        2)    German Squads Equipped with Light Infantry Weapons
                            a.    Motorised Infantry Squads (Shutzen)
                     b.    Combat Engineer Squads (Pionier)
        3)    Heavy Infantry Weapons
                            a.    Anti-Tank Rifles
                     b.    Anti-Tank Guns (AT Guns)
                     c.    Mortars
                     d.    Infantry Guns
        4)    Artillery Weapons
                            a.    Light Divisional Artillery (75-105mm Guns, Howitzers, Gun-Howitzers)
                     b.    Medium to Heavy Divisional Artillery (122-155mm Howitzers)
                     c.    Heavy Corps Artillery (100-152mm Guns-Cannons)
                     d.    Super Heavy Corps Artillery (200mm Plus; Guns, Howitzers and Mortars)
                     e.    Railway Artillery                                     (Separate Table, German Railway Artillery, June 1941)
                     f.     Coastal Artillery
                     g.    Rocket Artillery
        5)    Anti-Aircraft Weapons
                            a.    Light to Medium AA guns (20-40mm)
                     b.    Heavy AA guns (75-105mm)     
        6)    Tanks
                     a.    Panzerkampfwagen I
                     b.    Panzerkampfwagen II
                     c.    Panzerkampfwagen III
                     d.    Panzerkampfwagen IV
                     e.    Panzerkampfwagen 35(t)
                     f.    Panzerkampfwagen 38(t)
                     g.    Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f)
                     h.    Panzerkampfwagen 38-H 735(f)
                     i.    Panzerkampfwagen B-2 740(f)
        7)    Command Tanks
                     a.    Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen
                     b.    Grosse Panzerbefehlswagen
                     c.    Panzerkampfwagen 35-R 731(f)
        8)    Assault Guns
                     a.    Sturmgeschutz III
        9)    Self-Propelled Artillery, Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Guns (Tank Destroyers)
                     a.    15cm sIG33(Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B
                     b.    2cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 1t (Sd Kfz 10/4)
                     c.    Truck with Rear Mounted 2cm Flak 38 (Kfz 81)
                     d.    3.7cm FlaK36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (Sd Kfz 6/2)
                     e.    2cm Flakvierling 38 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd Kfz 7/1)
                     f.     8.8cm FlaK18(Sfl) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd Kfz 8) and auf Zugkraftwagen 18t (Sd Kfz 9)
                     g.    10.5cm K18 auf Panzer Selbstfahrlafette IVa
                     h.    4.7cm PaK(t) (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B
                     i.    4.7cm PaK(t) auf Panzerkampfwagen 35R(f) ohne Turm
        10)     Flame-Thrower Tanks
                     a.    Panzerkampfwagen II Flamm (Sd Kfz 122)
                     b.    Flammwagen auf Panzerkampfwagen B-2(f)
        11)     Reconnaissance, Signal and Observation AFVs
                     a.    Leichte Panzerspahwagen (MG) (Sd Kfz 221)
                     b.    Leichte Panzerspahwagen (2cm) (Sd Kfz 222)
                     c.    Schwere Panzerspahwagen (Sd Kfz 231/232) 8-Rad
                     d.    Panzerspahwagen Panhard 178-P204(f)
                     e.    Leichte Panzerspahwagen (Fu) (Sd Kfz 223)
                     f.    Kleine Panzerfunkwagen (Sd Kfz 260/261)
                     g.    Panzerfunkwagen (Sd Kfz 263) 8-Rad
                     h.    Leichte Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen (Sd Kfz 253)
                     i.    Mittlere Gepanzerte Beobachtungskraftwagen (Sd Kfz 254)
                     j.    Schwere gelandegangige gepanzerte Personenkraftwagen (Sd Kfz 247)
        12)     Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs)
                     a.    Mittlere Schutzenpanzerwagen (Sd Kfz 251)
                     b.    Leichte Schutzenpanzerwagen (Sd Kfz 250)
        13)     Armoured Ammunition Carriers
                     a.    Leichte Gepanzerte Munitionskraftwagen (Sd Kfz 252)
        14)     Miscellaneous AFVs and Armoured Trains
                     a.    Minenraumwagen (Sd Kfz 300)
                     b.    Bruckenleger IV
                     c.    Munitionsschlepper fur Karlgerat
                     d.    Armoured Trains
        15)     Transports and Prime Movers
                     a.    Horse Teams
                     b.    Motor Vehicle Nomenclature and Development History
                     c.    Light Transports
                     d.    Trucks
                     e.    Motorcycles
                     f.    Light Half-Tracks
                            i.    Leichter Zugkraftwagen 1-ton (Sd Kfz 10)
                            ii.    Leichter Zugkraftwagen 3-ton (Sd Kfz 11)
                     g.    Medium Half-Tracks
                            i.    Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5-ton (Sd Kfz 6)
                            ii.    Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8-ton (Sd Kfz 7)
                     h.    Heavy Half-Tracks
                            i.    Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12-ton (Sd Kfz 8)
                            ii.    Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18-ton (Sd Kfz 9)
        16)     Fighter Aircraft
                     a.    Messerschmitt BF109
        17)     Fighter Bomber Aircraft
                     a.    Messerschmitt BF110
        18)     Ground Attack and Close Support Aircraft
                     a.    Junkers Ju 87
                     b.    Henschel Hs 123
        19)     Bomber Aircraft
                     a.    Junkers Ju 88
                     b.    Heinkel He 111
                     c.    Dornier Do 17
        20)     Short Range Reconnaissance, Army Cooperation and Support Aircraft
                     a.    Henschel Hs 126
                     b.    Focke-Wulf Fw 189
        21)     Long Range Reconnaissance Aircraft
                            a.    Junkers Ju 86P
        22)    Transport Aircraft
                     a.    Junkers Ju 52
                     b.    Fieseler Fi 156
                     c.    DFS 230
                     d.    Messerschmitt Me 321
        23)    Coastal Aviation, Patrol and Anti-Ship Aircraft
                     a.    Heinkel He 59
                     b.    Heinkel He 60
                     c.    Heinkel He 114
                     d.    Heinkel He115
                     e.    Arado Ar 196
                     f.    Blohm and Voss Bv 138
                     g.    Dornier Do 18
                     h.    Dornier Do 24

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3.    The Tables of Organisation and Equipment (TOE) for German Land Combat Units from 22nd June            to 31st December 1941; and the Unit’s Actual Organisation and Equipment in 1941
        1)    Tables of Organisation - Kriegstarkenachweisungen (KStN)
        2)    German Army Infantry Units
                     a.    Infantry Division Waves (Welle)
                     b.    1st Wave Infantry Divisions               Seperate Tables, Example TOE German Infantry Divisions, June 1941)
                            i.    The German Division’s Organisation and Equipment: Enhanced Combat Efficiency
                            ii.    Ist Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     c.    2nd Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    2nd Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     d.    3rd Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    3rd Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     e.    4th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    4th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     f.    5th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    5th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     g.    6th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    6th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     h.    7th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    7th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     i.    8th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    8th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     j.    11th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    11th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     k.    12th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    12th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     l.    12th Wave Light (Jager) Infantry Divisions
                            i.    12th Wave Light Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                    m.    13th Wave Static Infantry Divisions
                            i.    13th Wave Static Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     n.    14th Wave Static Infantry Divisions
                            i.    14th Wave Static Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     o.    15th Wave Static Infantry Divisions
                            i.    15th Wave Static Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     p.    An Overview of the Distribution of Equipment in German 1st -15th Wave Infantry Divisions                                     on 22nd June 1941
                            i.    Anti-Tank Gun Distribution by Type
                            ii.    Field Artillery Distribution by Type
                            iii.    Motor Vehicle Distribution by Nationality
                     q.    17th Wave Infantry Divisions
                            i.    17th Wave Infantry Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     r.    250th Infantry Division (the Spanish Blue Division)
                     s.    Separate Infantry Regiments
                     t.    Separate Infantry Battalions
        3)    German Army Armoured and Mechanised Units
                     a.    Panzer Divisions                    Separate Table, General structure of German Panzer Divisions, June 41)
                            i.    1940 Panzer Division vs. 1941 Panzer Division
                            ii.    German Panzer Division TOE vs. Soviet Tank Division TOE, June 1941
                            iii.    Equipment Shortages and Variations in Panzer Divisions, June 1941
                            iv.    1st Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            v.    2nd Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            vi.    3rd Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            vii.    4th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            viii.    5th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            ix.    6th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            x.    7th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment    (Separate Table, 7th Pz Div, Actual Strength)
                            xi.    8th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xii.    9th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xiii.    10th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xiv.    11th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xv.    12th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xvi.    13th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xvii.    14th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xviii.    15th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xix.    16th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xx.    17th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xxi.    18th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xxii.    19th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xxiii.    20th Panzer Division: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xxiv.    5th Light Division (21st Panzer Division): Actual Organisation and Equipment
                            xxv.    22nd Panzer Division, September 1941
                            xxvi.    23rd Panzer Division, September 1941
                            xxvii.    24th Panzer Division, December 1941
                     b.    Separate Panzer Brigades
                     c.    Separate Panzer Regiments
                     d.    Separate Panzer Battalions and Panzer Companies
                     e.    Flame-Panzer Battalions
                     f.    Assault Gun Battalions
                     g.    Self-Propelled Panzerjager Battalions (Armoured)
        4)    German Army Motorised Units
                     a.    Motorised Divisions
                            i.    Motorised Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     b.    Separate Motorised Infantry Brigades
                     c.    Separate Motorised Infantry Regiments
                     d.    Separate Motorised Infantry Battalions
        5)    German Army Cavalry Units
                     a.    1st Cavalry Division
        6)    German Army Mountain Units
                     a.    Mountain Divisions
                            i.    Mountain Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     b.    Separate Mountain Units
        7)    Luftwaffe Airborne Units
                     a.    7th Fleiger Division
                     b.    Separate Airborne Units
        8)    German Army Security and Militia Units
                     a.    Security Divisions
                            i.    Security Division Variations: Actual Organisation and Equipment
                     b.    Separate Security Brigades
                     c.    Separate Security Regiments
                     d.    Separate Security Battalions (Landesschutzen (LS) Battalions)
                     e.    Military Police Battalions
        9)    Waffen SS Combat Units
                     a.    Waffen SS Motorised Divisions
                            i.    SS Das Reich Motorised Division
                            ii.    SS Totenkopf Motorised Division
                            iii.    SS Wiking Motorised Division
                     b.    Waffen SS Motorised Brigades
                            i.    Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) Motorised Brigade
                            ii.    SS Kampfgruppe Nord (Brigade-Nord)
                            iii.    1st SS Brigade Reichsfuhrer
                            iv.    2nd (mot) Brigade Reichsfuhrer SS
                     c.    Waffen SS Cavalry Units
                     d.    SS Police Units
                            i.    Polizei Division
                            ii.    Ordnungspolizei Security Regiments
                     e.    Separate Waffen SS Freiwilligen Infantry Regiments and Battalions
        10)     German Army Corps, Army and Army Group Level Units
                     a.    Higher Headquarter (HQ) Units
                            i.    Army Group HQs
                            ii.    Army HQs
                            iii.    Panzer Group HQs
                            iv.    Army Corps HQs
                            v.    Special Corps Command HQs (Hohere Kommando z.b.V.)
                            vi.    Motorised (Panzer) Corps HQs
                     b.    Higher Headquarters Signal Units
                            i.    Army Group / Army Signal Regiments
                            ii.    Army Group / Army Signal Battalions
                            iii.    Panzer Group Signal Regiments
                     c.    Artillery Units
                            i.    Artillery Headquarter Units (Harko, Arko and z.b.V. HQs)
                            ii.    Motorised Artillery Observation Battalions
                            iii.    Motorised Heavy 150mm Field Howitzer Battalions
                            iv.    Motorised Heavy 105mm Gun Battalions
                            v.    Motorised Mixed Artillery Battalions
                            vi.    Motorised Heavy 150mm Gun Battalions
                            vii.    Motorised Heavy 210mm Howitzer Battalions (Type 1 and 2)
                            viii.    Motorised Heavy 210mm Gun Battalions
                            ix.    Motorised Heavy 240mm Howitzer Battalions
                            x.    Motorised Heavy 240mm Gun Battalion
                            xi.    Motorised Super Heavy Howitzer Battalions
                            xii.    German Railroad Artillery Battalions and Batteries
                            xiii.    Coastal Artillery Battalions and Batteries
                            xiv.    Horse-Drawn Corps and Miscellaneous Artillery Units
                     d.    Rocket Artillery (Nebelwerfer) Units
                            i.    Motorised Special Rocket Launcher Regiment HQs
                            ii.    Motorised Rocket Launcher Regiments
                            iii.    Motorised Rocket Launcher Battalions
                            iv.    Motorised Decontamination Battalions
                     e.    Anti-Tank Units
                            i.    Motorised Anti-Tank Battalions
                            ii.    Self-Propelled Heavy Anti-Tank Company
                     f.    Army Anti-Aircraft (Flak) Units
                            i.    Motorised Army Anti-Aircraft Battalions
                            ii.    Mechanised Army Light Anti-Aircraft Battalions
                            iii.    Mechanised Army Light Anti-Aircraft Companies
                     g.    Machine Gun Battalions
                     h.    Combat Engineer (Pionier) and Special Engineer Units
                            i.    Motorised Special Engineer Regiment HQs
                            ii.    Motorised Combat Engineer (Pionier) Battalions
                            iii.    Combat Engineer (Pionier) Battalions
                            iv.    Motorised Engineer Bridge Construction Battalions
                            v.    Engineer Bridge Construction Battalions
                            vi.    Motorised Assault Boat Companies
                            vii.    Motorised Type B Bridge Columns
                            viii.    Separate Bridge Columns: Type (A-T)
                            ix.    Armoured Mine Clearing Battalion
                     i.    Army Construction Units
                            i.    Army Construction HQs
                            ii.    Construction Battalions
                            iii.    Road Construction Battalions
                            iv.    Motorised Snow Clearing Sections
                     j.    Armoured Trains
                     k.    Railroad Engineer (Eisenbahn Pionier) and Construction Units
                            i.    Railroad Engineering Regiment HQs
                            ii.    Railroad Engineering Battalion HQs
                            iii.    Railroad Pionier Companies
                            iv.    Railroad Switching Companies
                            v.    Railroad Engineer Construction Companies and Battalions
        11)     Luftwaffe Anti-Aircraft (Flak) Units
                     a.    Luftwaffe Flak HQs
                     b.    Luftwaffe Mixed Flak Battalions
                     c.    Luftwaffe Light Flak Battalions
        12)     Review of the Authorised Sizes of German Divisions and Brigades, from 22nd June to 31st December                  1941

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4.    The Order of Battle (OOB) of German Land Combat Units from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
        (Separate Table, German Deployment Example: 2nd Panzer Group on 22nd June 1941)
           (Separate Table, German Deployment Example: 16th Army on 22nd June 1941)

                                                                                ***

5.    German Land Combat Unit Reinforcements on the East Front from 5th July to 31st December 1941

                                                                                 ***

6.    The Total Personnel and Equipment in a Deployed (D) State in the Reich from 22nd June to
       4th July 1941
        1)    The Total Personnel and Equipment Allocated to Combat Units and in a Deployed (D) state in the                        German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces and Naval Coastal Artillery from 22nd June to 4th                    July 1941
                     a.    The German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces and Naval Coastal Artillery Deployed                             (D) in Support of Operation Barbarossa from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
                            i.    Army Group North
                            ii.    Army Group Centre
                            iii.    Army Group South
                            iv.    Norway Army, Befehlsstelle Finnland (East Front only)
                            v.    OKH Reserves
                            vi.    Total, East Front
                     b.    The German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces and Naval Coastal Artillery, Deployed                             (D) in the Western Fronts and the Replacement Army from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
                            i.    Norway Army (Norway Occupation Duties)
                            ii.    Army Group D (France-Low Countries)
                            iii.    12th Army (Yugoslavia-Serbia-Greece-Crete)
                            iv.    Deutsches Afrika Corps (D.A.K) (North Africa)
                            v.    Germany and the Remainder of Occupied Europe, and the Replacement Army
                     c.    The Total German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces and Naval Coastal Artillery                                     Deployed (D) in the Reich from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
                     d.    The Rear Area Transport Available for Supply Distribution from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
        2)    The Total Available Personnel and Equipment in the Reich on 1st June 1941
                     a.    Review of Available Small Arms and Other Infantry Weapons
                     b.    Review of Available Anti-Tank Weapons
                     c.    Review of Available Artillery Pieces
                     d.    Review of Available Anti-Aircraft Weapons
                     e.    Review of Available Tanks and other AFVs
                     f.    Review of Available Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Types
                     g.    Review of Available Wehrmacht Personnel
        3)    The Proportion of Total Available Resources which were in a Deployed (D) State in the Reich from
               22nd June to 4th July 1941

                                                                                  ***

7.    German Mobilisation After 22nd June 1941: the Actual Strength of German Land Combat Units                Mobilised from 22nd June to 31st December 1941
        1)    Definition of Deployed (D), Mobilised and Deployed (MD), and Mobilised and Not Deployed (MND) in the                German FILARM Model
        2)    German Land Combat Units Mobilised from 22nd June to 31st December 1941  
                    (Separate Table, German MD and MND units during 1941)
                     a.    The German Tank MD and MND Matrix
        3)    The Total Resources Allocated to Newly Mobilised Combat Units from 22nd June to
               31st December 1941
                     a.    Rear Area Transport Available for Supply Distribution from 22nd June to 31st December 1941
        4)     The Total Resources in the Reich that were Available for Use by Newly Mobilised Units from 22nd June                 to 31st December 1941
                     a.    Total Available Resources in the Reich Unallocated to Deployed (D) Units from 22nd June to                                 4th July 1941
                     b.    New Resources Produced and Received in the Reich from June to 31st December 1941
                            i.    Small Arms and Other Infantry Weapons
                             ii.    Anti-Tank Weapons
                            iii.    Artillery Pieces
                            iv.    Anti-Aircraft Weapons
                            v.    Tanks and other AFVs
                            vi.    Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Types
                            vii.    Newly Conscripted Wehrmacht Personnel
        5)     Resources Unallocated to any Deployed (D), MD or MND Units in 1941
        6)     The Proportion of Total Available Resources Allocated to Deployed (D) and Newly Mobilised Units in                     1941
                     a.    A comparison of the percentages of German and Soviet resources which were allocated to D,                             MD and MND combat units during 1941
        7)    The Resource Replacements (R) Available to the German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces                    and Naval Coastal Artillery, from 22nd June to 31st December 1941
                     a.    The German Replacement Army and the Wehrkreise System
                     b.    Replacements (R) available to the Wehrmacht from June to December 1941
                     c.    Replacements (R) Actually Issued to the German Ground Forces on the East Front During                                 1941
                            i.    German Personnel Losses and Replacements
                            ii.    German Tank and Assault Gun Losses and Replacements
                     d.    Small Arms Used by all Ground Combat Units in the Reich in 1941, including
                            Replacements (R)
                     e.    Personnel Used by all Types of Replacements (R)

                                                                                ***

8.    The Luftwaffe in 1941
        1)    The structure of the Luftwaffe: June to December 1941
                     a.    The Geschwader and Gruppe
                     b.    The Staffel
                     c.    Luftwaffe Higher-Level Command Structure
        2)    The Order of Battle and Actual Strength of all Luftwaffe Air Combat Units in a Deployed (D) State                        on 21st June 1941
                     a.    Luftwaffe Higher Level Organisation and Deployment on 21st June 1941
                                      (Separate Table, Luftwaffe Chain of Command, 21st June 1941)
                     b.    Luftflotte 1
                                      (Separate Table, Luftflotte 1 Deployment and Strength on 21st June 1941)
                     c.    Luftflotte 2
                     d.    Luftflotte 4
                     e.    Luftflotte 5
                     f.    Luftflotte 3
                     g.    X. Fliegerkorps
                     h.    Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte
                     i.    Luftflotte ObdL
        3)    Luftwaffe Strengths on 21st June 1941
                     a.    Luftwaffe Strength Available to Support Operation Barbarossa on 21st June 1941
                     b.    A Comparison of Luftwaffe Forces Supporting Operation Barbarossa and VVS Strengths in the                            Western Special Military Districts on 22nd June 1941
                     c.    An Assessment of the Actual Luftwaffe Forces Available to Support German Ground                                          Operations during Operation Barbarossa
                     d.    Overall Luftwaffe Strength on 21st June 1941
        4)    Luftwaffe Air Combat Unit Reinforcements: June to December 1941
                     a.    The Transfer of Deployed (D) and Newly Mobilised Air Combat Units to the Eastern Front: June                             to December 1941
                     b.    The Transfer of Deployed (D) Air Combat Units from the Eastern Front to the West: June to                                 December 1941
                     c.    Newly Mobilised Luftwaffe Air Combat Units: June to December 1941
        5)    Overall Luftwaffe Combat Aircraft Usage, Production and Replacements (R): 22nd June to
               31st December 1941
                     a.    Review of the Luftwaffe Aircraft Losses and Casualties in 1941

                                                                                ***

 9.    The Supply Distribution Efficiency (SDE) for the Wehrmacht on the East Front from 22nd June to             31st December 1941
        1)    SDE for all Deployed (D) Land Combat Units on the East Front from 22nd June to 4th July 1941
        2)    SDE for all Reinforcement (R) Land Combat Units on the East Front from 5th July to
               31st December 1941
        3)    SDE for all Deployed (D) and Reinforcement (R) Land Combat Units on the East Front from 22nd June                to 31st December 1941
        4)    Inclusion of the Luftwaffe’s Air Combat Units in the SDE Calculation
        5)    Parameters Relating Specifically to the Calculation of the Wehrmacht SDE in 1941
                     a.    Specific Weapon System or Squad Supply Demand Factors (SDFs)
                     b.    Proportion of Available Rear Area Trucks, Tractors and Light Transports Allocated to Rear Area                             SDE functions
                            i.    Proportion Available on the 22nd June 1941
                            ii.    Proportion Available from the 22nd June to 31st December 1941
                     c.    Average Lift Capacity of the Wehrmacht’s Motorised Vehicles and Horse Teams: Measured in                             Metric Ton Kilometres per Day
                            i.    Average Transport Load Capacity (L)
                            ii.    Average Distance Moved Per Day (D)
                            iii.    Comparison of Average Soviet and German Lift Capacity (L*D)
        6)    Conclusions Relating to the Wehrmacht ’s SDE in 1941

                                                                              ***

10.    German Naval Forces on the East Front: June to December 1941
        1)    Kriegsmarine High Level Operational Commands: June 1941
        2)    Orders and Objectives of the German Naval forces in the Baltic in 1941
        3)    The Actual Strength of German Naval Units in the Baltic during 1941
        4)    A History of German Naval Operations in the Baltic: June to December 1941

                                                                              ***     

Refer to The Belligerent's Forces: German Forces June-July 1941 for more information on German forces.
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