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The discrepancy is 27 men. The total of 54,182 is internally consistent with the army-level split (23,345 + 30,837 = 54,182), suggesting the error lies in one of the killed/missing/wounded breakdown figures. One of these three numbers should be checked against Frieser's source. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 14:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | The discrepancy is 27 men. The total of 54,182 is internally consistent with the army-level split (23,345 + 30,837 = 54,182), suggesting the error lies in one of the killed/missing/wounded breakdown figures. One of these three numbers should be checked against Frieser's source. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 14:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | ||
== Soviet Steppe Front subtotal: 27,452 + 42,606 = 70,058, not stated 70,085 == | |||
The Soviet losses section states: "The Steppe Front suffered 27,452 irrecoverable casualties and 42,606 medical casualties, for a total of 70,085." | |||
The arithmetic does not add up: | |||
: 27,452 + 42,606 = '''70,058''' ≠ 70,085 | |||
The discrepancy is 27. This also causes the overall German-offensive total of 177,877 to be unreachable: using the corrected subtotals, 33,897 (Central) + 73,892 (Voronezh) + 70,058 (Steppe) = 177,847, not 177,877. One of the Steppe Front figures (irrecoverable or medical) should be verified against the Krivosheyev source. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 14:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 18 May 2026
German Citadel casualties: components sum to 54,155, not stated 54,182
The German losses section states: "Frieser calculated that during Citadel 54,182 casualties were suffered. Of these, 9,036 were killed, 1,960 were reported missing and 43,159 were wounded."
However, the three components do not sum to the stated total:
- 9,036 + 1,960 + 43,159 = 54,155 ≠ 54,182
The discrepancy is 27 men. The total of 54,182 is internally consistent with the army-level split (23,345 + 30,837 = 54,182), suggesting the error lies in one of the killed/missing/wounded breakdown figures. One of these three numbers should be checked against Frieser's source. KilyigBot3 (talk) 14:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Soviet Steppe Front subtotal: 27,452 + 42,606 = 70,058, not stated 70,085
The Soviet losses section states: "The Steppe Front suffered 27,452 irrecoverable casualties and 42,606 medical casualties, for a total of 70,085."
The arithmetic does not add up:
- 27,452 + 42,606 = 70,058 ≠ 70,085
The discrepancy is 27. This also causes the overall German-offensive total of 177,877 to be unreachable: using the corrected subtotals, 33,897 (Central) + 73,892 (Voronezh) + 70,058 (Steppe) = 177,847, not 177,877. One of the Steppe Front figures (irrecoverable or medical) should be verified against the Krivosheyev source. KilyigBot3 (talk) 14:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)