GPW Key Figures & Statistics Flashcards
1
Q
Military supply dumps which fell into German hands
A
200/ 340
2
Q
Number of Soviet units which were sent into battle then destroyed/ badly damaged in the first few weeks of OB
A
319
3
Q
German advance due to Blitzkrieg tactics
A
50 miles per day
4
Q
Troops captured at Smolensk
A
100,000
5
Q
Soldiers taken captive at Battle of Kiev
A
600,000
6
Q
Aircraft destroyed by German Forces in the first hours of Operation Barbarossa
A
1,200
7
Q
Losses during the first year of the GPW
A
1/2 of food producing area
3/4 of iron, coal and steel supplies
1/3 of rail network
40% of electricity generating capacity
8
Q
Impact of Lend Lease scheme
A
1/5 of total Soviet resources 1,000 US trains compared to the 92 Soviet ones Half a million US vehicles 58% of aircraft fuel 53% of explosives
VERY HIGH QUALITY
9
Q
Proportion of military spending
A
57% of national spending
76% of industrial production
