The aftermath of the battle of Kiev. The destruction of four Soviet
armies left battlefields strewn with wreckage, animal carcases and
countless bodies.
In figures the balance of the battle (of Kiev) was as follows: 665,000
prisoners, 3718 guns, 884 armoured fighting vehicles, and a vast
quantity of other war material. One single Panzer Corps, General
Kempf's Corps, which had its three divisions engaged right at the
centre of this vast battle of annihilation, alone took 109,097
of Tannenberg in the First World War.
The numerical scale of the battle was unprecedented in history. Five
Armies had been destroyed. The reason for this victory was superior
direction of operations on the German side, the daring mobility of
German units, and the toughness of the troops.
.....Hitler Moves East-Paul Carell
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