"T-26 numbers and units in Stalingrad/Caucasus 1942" Topic

Hi,

Anyone have any information regarding number of T-26s operational in Stalingrad/Caucasus in 1942?

I've seen photos of late model T-26s marked as near Stalingrad but no unit info.

There were very few T-26s left in service by the time of the Stalingrad campaign, and they were not included in primary tank formations. I would suggest they would have been part of one of the Rifle Divisions involved in the campaign, most of which had a "Separate Tank Battalion" support formation which may have been comprised of "left overs" like T-26s and other obsolete AFVs. A Soviet tank battalion on paper would have x30 or so tanks – x3 10-tank companies, broken into x3 3-tank platoons and one command tank. There were also some "specials" built on the T-26 chassis running about – flame tanks, bridging units, 76mm recoilless rifle tanks, etc.

Russian article about light tanks in the battle of Stalingrad (automatically translated):
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Russian article of the tanks in the battle for the Caucasus (automatic translation):
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Here, the entire combat service of the T-26 is examined more professionally (automatically translated):

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Great info Caprum. Thank you very much for providing it.

Great resources!