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2024-04-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

'To perpetuate the feat and debunk the ugly myth': A monument to NKVD soldiers will be opened in the Rostov region

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Posted by badanov 2024-04-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [152 views ] Top

#1 These were guys who used to shoot the other soldiers for retreating. The units in front got wiped out, and they had to fight on their own.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-04-09 09:01|| 2024-04-09 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ "blocking" detachments

Posted by borgboy 2024-04-09 13:01|| 2024-04-09 13:01|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Catchment units, which were a very logical method of detecting traitors who joined the lines after a retreat.

Posted by badanov 2024-04-09 14:03|| 2024-04-09 14:03|| Front Page Top

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