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The Red Blitzkrieg. When Stalin opened the Second Front.........against Poland - September of 1939.

On September 17, 1939 between 05:00 and 07:00 hours the Bielorussian Front (Michail Kowalow) crossed the international border with Poland with the following armies: 3. Army (22º and 25º Armored Brigades), 11. Army (15º Tank Corps with 2º and 27º Armored Brigades and 20º Mot. Brigade) plus the 6º and 21º Armored Brigades and 4. Army (29º and 32º Armored Brigades), counting 878 T-26, 738 BT, 105 T-28 and 179 armored vehicles. The Commander of the 29º Armored Brigade was (a such) S.M. Kriwoszein.

Sources: Czerwony Blitzkrieg. J. Magnuski and M. Kolomijec. Warszawa 1994.

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The Red Blitzkrieg. When Stalin opened the Second Front.........against Poland - September of 1939.

The Ukrainian Front.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Front (S. Timoshenko) crossed the Polish border with the following forces: 5. Army (36. Armored Brigade); 6. Army (38. Armored Brigade, 24. Armored Brigade and 10. Armored Brigade) 12. Army (25. Tank Corps with 4. Armored Brigade, 5. Armored Brigade and 1. Motorized Brigade plus 23. Armored Brigade and 26. Armored Brigade). Furthermore 44., 32., 39. and 42. Armoured Regiments (subordinate to a cavalry division) and tank battalions 321., 322., 377., 347., 394. and 397. (subordinate to the rifle divisions). In total: 97 T-37/38, 797 T-26, 1026 BT and 98 T-28.

Sources: Czerwony Blitzkrieg. J. Magnuski and M. Kolomijec. Warszawa 1994.

Starting with the Bielorussian Front ( more detailed OoB fully appreciated). Cheers. Raúl M .

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The Red Blitzkrieg. When Stalin opened the Second Front.........against Poland - September of 1939.

The Ukrainian Front.

Sources: Czerwony Blitzkrieg. J. Magnuski and M. Kolomijec. Warszawa 1994.

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Light tanks (T-26) of the 29º Armoured Brigade at Brest-Litowsk - September of 1939.

Source: http://www.odkrywca.pl

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Oberstleutnant Lemmel, Commander of the II. / IR 76 handing over the citadel of Brest-Litovsk the Soviet vanguard.............

Source: Artur Römer: Tagebuchnotizen und Erinnerungen 1938 -1945 beim Infanterie-Regiment 76 - später Panzergrenadier-Regiment

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The Soviet vanguard at Brest-Litovsk.............

Source: http://www.odkrywca.pl/panzer-1939-czes ... tml#663031

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The Soviets come close to Lwow.............

Source: http://www.ebay.at/itm/FOTO-2-WELTKRIEG ... 1e8b51c895

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Soviets tanks (29º Tank Brig.) at Brest-Litovsk.............

Source: http://www.odkrywca.pl/brzesc-1939-zdjecia-,555390.html

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