And the costs was not limited to the mechanized corps itself.

Tanks became a part of the mechanized corps at this point.

The mechanized corps fought for five months in a long campaign and covered over 1,000 miles of territory.

The 4th, 8th, 9th, and 19th Mechanized Corps were still on the march.

The first formation was with 8th Mechanized Corps in 1941.

In the same year, it was then formed as a mechanized corps in November 1942.

There were actually only 17,000 tanks available at the time, meaning several of the new mechanized corps were under strength.

It was part of the 3rd Army's 11th Mechanized Corps.

Should the Germans attack, their armored spearheads would be cut off and wiped out by the mechanized corps.

The Hungarian mechanized corps was down to six battalions.