just 3,000 troops by 4 April 1944, while the strength of the 291st Infantry Division had fallen from 16,175 troops on 1 March to 8,000 troops by 4 April. As seen from the table below, similar decline in manpower strength can be seen in other German divisions as well. Furthermore, according to the reports of the 1st Ukrainian Front, just between 21 and 31 March 1944 alone, the Soviets had captured 14,549 German soldiers and officers, which exceeds the total losses suffered by the 1st Panzer Army that are listed in German reports. Due to heavy losses, the 82nd Infantry Division was disbanded, while the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 6th, 11th, 19th and 25th Panzer Divisions were so badly damaged that they were withdrawn from the front and sent to the West for extensive refits. Furthermore, the 75th, 371st Infantry Divisions and the 18th Artillery Division were categorized as "Kampfgruppen", or battle groups, meaning that they were so depleted as to actually be the equivalent of little more than reinforced regiments. Meanwhile, the 1st Panzer, 68th, 96th and 208th Infantry Divisions were left with just the remnants of their troops, while the 291st Infantry Division suffered 50% losses in personnel. In addition, the 357th and 359th Infantry Divisions, which were not a part of the Hube Pocket, but had participated in a month long battle as a whole, were left with just remnants of their troops- at the start of April 1944, the 357th and 359 Infantry Divisions had a strength of 1,859 and 1,863 troops respectively. Regarding the general condition of Hube troops after the breakout there is a following report: "The state of the personnel and military equipment of the 1st, 68th, 75th, 82nd, 96th, 254th, 291st Infantry Divisions, 18th Artillery Division, battle group of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and 11th Panzer Division makes them not combat-ready. Due to the loss of heavy equipment, artillery towing vehicles, rear service equipment, as well as a small number of combat personnel, the remaining divisions are also only partially operational". All told, during the Soviet "Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation", which lasted from 4 March to 17 April 1944, at least 16 German divisions were either destroyed, disbanded due to heavy losses or required major rebuilding. Whatever their precise number, it is clear that the combined German manpower and equipment losses were devastating and had