Winter warfare : Red Army orders and experiences /
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| Imprint: | London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 1997. |
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| Description: | ix, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cass series on Soviet military theory and practice Cass series on the Soviet study of war Cass series on Soviet military theory and practice. Cass series on the Soviet study of war. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2762050 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. 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 security
- peculiarities of organization and work in the rear area
- offensive combat
- meeting engagement
- defence
- marching in winter
- rest and rest security
- combat operations by ski units and formations in the enemy rear
- Appendices: instructions for preventing frostbite
- rules for the care and control of livestock in winter
- instructions for the combat preparations of infantry weapons, mortars, artillery, ammunition, optical equipment, tanks, vehicles and "akkus"
- directions for troops crossing over ice and construction of roads in winter
- standards for the transport of wounded on ski-litters and "volokushas" (canoe-like sled with shaft runners)
- transport of weapons and ammunition on volokushas and volokush-boats and how one fires maching-guns from them
- 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