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Winter warfare : Red Army orders and experiences

Title: Winter warfare : Red Army orders and experiences / edited by Richard N. Armstrong and Joseph G. Welsh ; translated by Joseph G. Welsh ; introduction by Richard N. Armstrong.
Publication: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 1997.

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ix, 190 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

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PART 1: RED ARMY REGULATION FOR COMBAT ACTION OF TROOPS IN WINTER. Effects of winter conditions on the combat actions of troops -- Peculiarities of command and control -- Peculiarities of troop combat activity -- Peculiarities of organization and work in the rear area -- Offensive combat -- Meeting engagement -- Defense -- Marching in winter -- Rest and security -- Combat operations by ski units and formations in the enemy rear -- Appendices: 1. Instructions for preventing frostbite ; 2. Rules for the care and control of livestock in winter ; 3. Instructions for the combat preparation of infantry weapons mortars, artillery, ammunition, optical equipment, tanks, vehicles and akkus ; 4. Directions for troops crossing over ice and construction of roads in winter ; 5. Standards for the transport of wounded on ski-litters and volokushas (canoe-like sled with shaft runners) ; 6. Transport of weapons and ammunition on volokushas and volokush-boats and how one fires machine guns from them ; 7. Construction of field-dwelling shelters in winter
PART 2: RED ARMY WAR EXPERIENCES. Operational-tactical lessons of the winter campaign of 1941/42 -- Features of offensive activities in the winter -- Combat use of ski troops -- Combat operations by artillery during the winter of 1941/42.

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Princeton University Library