Penal Battalions

10 hrs. 41 min.

Language Russian

Authors Artyom Drabkin, Grigory Koyfman

Author Artyom Drabkin

Author Grigory Koyfman

Narrator Valeriy Rykunov

During offensives, they did not shout slogans. Their job was to carry out orders at any cost, disregarding losses. Those who survived for a long time did not talk about their military experience. This book compiles the recollections of veterans who served in penal battalions and companies of the Red Army. It is the real truth about the war, presented both by commanders of penal units and by the convicted men who “atoned for guilt with blood.” The PDF A4 format preserves the original publisher’s layout.

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