Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (102 page)

Minsk, battle of
201
,
223

offensive operations
382–383
,
385
,
395

rear areas
255
,
380

Smolensk, battle of
289

4th

horses
183–185

Minsk, battle of
155
,
158
,
162
,
163
,
174–177
,
183–185

operational problems
182
,
190

in planning Barbarossa
87
,
126

reorganisation
161
,
409–410
,
420

4th Panzer
313

internal disputes
191
,
210

logistics
250

road conditions
213
,
214

Smolensk, battle of
270

strategic options
201

6th
59
,
209
,
416

9th

defensive battles
165–166
,
237
,
319
,
411

horses
183–184

logistics
248
,
250
,
280
,
406

Minsk, battle of
161
,
162
,
170
,
201
,
223

operational problems
190
,
324–326
,
386
,
395
,
408–409

organisation
313
,
350
,
374

planning for Barbarossa
88
,
126
,
142

rear areas
160
,
255
,
380

Smolensk, battle of
289

12th
87
,
89
,
141

16th
88
,
170
,
349
,
420

17th
87
,
131
,
352

18th
34
,
88
,
365

armies (Romanian)

3rd
357

4th
357

armies (Soviet)

3rd
153

4th
153
,
239
,
263

5th
36
,
426

6th
36
,
352

10th
153

12th
36

13th
239
,
262
,
263
,
385

16th
262
,
271
,
348

19th
262
,
271
,
348
,
363
,
408

20th
217
,
262
,
271
,
348

21st
239
,
263

22nd
219
,
260

24th
271
,
348
,
411

28th
271
,
313
,
348

29th
260
,
271
,
348

30th
271
,
348

34th
394

army corps (German)

V
408

VII
313

VIII
159
,
165
,
408

IX
206
,
261
,
313
,
319
,
329
,
374
,
411

X
394

XII
143
,
174–175
,
206
,
262
,
263

XIII
263–264

XX
159
,
165
,
390–391

XXXVI
416

XXXX
409

XXXXIII
155
,
184
,
214
,
271

LIII
280
,
289
,
411

Army Group Antonescu
357

Army Group Centre

advances
209
,
237

allocation of forces
161
,
162–163
,
189
,
210
,
230
,
260
,
324

casualty reports
332
,
368
,
389–390

command disputes
283
,
311–315

declining strength
183–185
,
239
,
272–273
,
279–281

defensive battles
165
,
180–181
,
319–320

expectations of success
273–274

intelligence
377

logistics
131
,
247–252
,
280–281
,
322
,
332–335
,
371
,
406–407

orders
193
,
226

panzer strengths
215
,
216
,
306
,
387
,
419–420

partisan activity
254–257
,
380–382

planning for Barbarossa (1940)
62
,
66–68

(1941)
73
,
77
,
81
,
87
,
89
,
92
,
146

Smolensk, battle of
282–283
,
285–286
,
298–299
,
324–327

strategic questions
178
,
189
,
268–270
,
315

Army Group North

advances
201
,
260

casualty reports
332

drive on Leningrad
167
,
189
,
230
,
275

intelligence
377

operational difficulties
170–171
,
209–210
,
295
,
334
,
349–350
,
416

planning for Barbarossa
62
,
77
,
81
,
88
,
92

Army Group South

casualty reports
332

in command dispute
230
,
273
,
275
,
340

intelligence
377

operational difficulties
170
,
209
,
313
,
350–353
,
415–416

planning for Barbarossa (1940)
62
,
68

(1941)
81–82
,
87
,
88–89
,
131
,
141
,
146

Atlantic Charter
402
,
404

Backe, Herbert
103

Baku
278

Barbarossa Directive
100–101

Beaverbrook, Lord William Maxwell
361

Belgium
39
,
161

Belorussia
160
,
201
,
211

Belostok salient
153
,
161
,
170
,
198
,
201

Below, Nicolaus von
146–147
,
197

Beresina River
178–179
,
180
,
187
,
200
,
239

Berlin
145
,
174
,
354
,
436

Bessarabia
358

Bidermann, Gottlob
352

Blue Division
359

Blumentritt, Günther
214
,
223
,
227
,
234
,
243
,
345
,
410

Bobruisk
289
,
302

Bock, Fedor von

character
101
,
289–290

combat fatigue
206
,
319
,
385
,
386
,
396

discussions with Brauchitsch
252–253

discussions with commanders
261–262
,
263–264
,
339
,
382–383
,
432

discontent over orders
291
,
293
,
304
,
312–315
,
322–323
,
394–396
,
409

disputes within 4th Panzer Army
175–177
,
210
,
268–271
,
283

horses
185

insecurity in the rear area
182
,
200
,
211

lack of force concentration
219
,
232
,
242–243
,
368–369
,
390–391

logistics
332

Minsk, drive to
155
,
157–158
,
159
,
161–163
,
180
,
190

Smolensk, battle of
327–328
,
344–345

Soviet offensives
298–299

Soviet roads
206
,
214

strategic thinking (July)
76–77
,
93–95
,
142–143
,
244
,
260–261
,
290–291

(August)
355
,
375
,
384
,
392
,
428–430

Boldin, Ivan
165–166

Borisov
339
,
340
,
429

Borodino, battle of
448

Brauchitsch, Walter von
78
,
88
,
209

character
83–84
,
91–92
,
100–102
,
274

command crisis
278–279
,
290
,
396
,
427–428
,
432–433

meetings

with field commanders
205
,
283
,
292
,
350