Great Battles on the Eastern Front by T.N. Dupuy and Paul Martell. The chapter on the Soviet Campaign in Manchuria. Strength in the Far East is put at 23 rifle, 1 cavalry, 8 tank and 13 air divisions on 22 June 1941. On 1 December 1941 that had changed to 24 rifle, 2 cavalry, 4 tank and 23 air divisions. On 1 July 1942 it was 29 Infantry, 3 Cavalry, 2 tank and 10 air divisions. During this time period (22 June 1941 to 1 July 1942) an additional 17 infantry and 19 tank brigades were added. Personnel is put at 704,000 on 22 June 1941, to 1,343,000 in December 1941 peaking at 1,450,000 in July 1942 and thereafter kept at around 1,100,000 to 1,200,000 until May 1945