During the Axis offensive:
During the Soviet counter-offensive:- ~600,000–1,011,000 personnel[3]
- 640+ tanks
- 732 aircraft (402 operational)
| During the Axis offensive:- 187,000 personnel
- 2,200 artillery pieces
- 400 tanks
- 300 aircraft
During the Soviet counter-offensive: |
- 800,000[8]–1,500,000 casualties[9]
- Germany:
300,000+ (6th Army and
4th Panzer Army)[10][12]
400,000+ (all units) - Italy:
114,000–130,000 - Romania:
109,000–200,000 - Hungary:
120,000–143,000 - Hiwi: 19,300–52,000[16]
- Total dead:c. 500,000[18]
- 900 aircraft destroyed
- 1,500 tanks destroyed
- 6,000 guns destroyed
- 744 aircraft; 1,666 tanks; 5,762
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