The Red Army at War (Images of War).pdf

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First published in Great Britain in 2010 by
Pen & Sword Military
an imprint of
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Copyright (c) Artem Drabkin 2010
Photographs provided by the Russian State Documentary Film and Photograph Archive, the Artem Drabkin Archive and the
archive of the Veterans' Committee of the Karelian Front.
ISBN 9781848840553
eISBN 9781844688845
PRC ISBN 9781844688852
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Contents
Chapter 1 Drafting
Chapter 2 Training
Chapter 3 Marching
Chapter 4 Entertainment
Chapter 5 Food
Chapter 6 Sleeping
Chapter 7 Preparing for Combat
Chapter 8 Supplying the Front Line
Chapter 9 Weapons Maintenance
Chapter 10 Letters Home and to the Front
Chapter 11 Political Work and Propaganda
Chapter 12 Personal Hygiene
Chapter 13 Decorations
Chapter 14 Women at the Front
Chapter 15 Medical Services
Chapter 16 Going Home
Chapter 1
Drafting
Before 1938 up to 80 per cent of Red Army units were formed on the territorial-militia basis. Menfolk
capable of carrying arms were drafted for a limited period into territorial units, which made up about a
half of the Army. The first service term was three months in a year followed by one month annually
during a five-year period. The regular; non-territorial, half of the Army was formed by drafting, with a
service term of two years. Later the territorial system was abolished and militia units were run on the
same lines as the regulars.
Men who had reached the age of 18 were subject to drafting into military service. And young men who
had completed no less than seven years of school could join military academies, which trained
commanders for land troops. The educational qualification for aviation academies was higher: nine years
of school education. One would have to pass exams and be tested by a medical board. Finally, would-be
recruits were scrutinized by a credentials committee, which checked family records for political and
ideological suitability. Army service was prestigious, for it provided a higher standard of living than
civilian life, as well as the opportunity for learning professional skills.
V
olunteers registering for military service at an enlistment office during the first days of the war: The man
in uniform is an orderly: he either considers applications for enlistment or accepts call-up papers from
conscripts. The man with a telephone receiver in his hand apparently reports to his superiors on the
attendance of volunteers and conscripts. The patriotic impulse was initially so great that military
registration and enlistment offices couldn't cope with the enormous influx of volunteers. However, by
autumn of 1941 this stream had dried up because of the protracted war and early Russian defeats.

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