The Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps commanded the Russian 12th Tank Army Corps and 15th Army, the 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, the 154th and 264th Infantry Divisions, and the 179th Tank Brigade. Its commander was Lieutenant General Romanenko.
Compared with the Soviet Army in another time and space, the Russian Army in this time and space had developed more quickly. Perhaps because Germany posed a greater threat, many units had been formed ahead of schedule. This made the Russian Army of this time and space stronger. Of course, the Russian Army they faced was also far stronger than the German military under the Führer in that other time and space.
The headquarters of the Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps was located in Mogilev, not far from the headquarters of the Russian 3rd Army Corps. When the German military dispatched Armored Forces to attack the Russian defensive line, General Timoshenko, far away in Smolensk, immediately ordered the 3rd Tank Army Corps to send out troops to stop the German armored forces. General Timoshenko knew full well that if they could not stop the German armored forces, their defensive positions simply could not withstand the German attack. Once the line was breached and a rout began, it would undoubtedly become even harder to organize a strong force capable of halting the German offensive. At that point, the Russian Army would inevitably collapse for a thousand miles. And Joseph would certainly not let him off. Therefore, General Timoshenko ordered Lieutenant General Romanenko to hold back the German offensive no matter what.
After receiving General Timoshenko's order, Lieutenant General Romanenko felt like crying without tears. The 3rd Tank Army Corps had fewer than seven hundred tanks in total, not even half the number fielded by the German 8th Armored Army Corps. Moreover, their