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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This article begins a three-part study into tactical level combat during the battle for Smolensk. The study traces the evolution and experiences of a Red Army rifle regiment from its formation through combat in the summer of 1941. Its objective is to infuse primary source documents dealing with combat at the regimental level and below to complement sections of Colonel David M. Glantz's extensive four-volume work on the battle of Smolensk, whose narrative volumes were published in 2009 and 2010. By focusing on a single rifle regiment and combat at the tactical level, we hope to provide an authentic and detailed view of life and combat in the Soviet (Red) Army during the earliest stage of the Soviet-German War.
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