the soviet partisan movement 1941-1944 by edgar m. howell

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PARTISAN CONCENTRATIONS IN SECTOR OF ARMY GROUP CENTER' AS OF I JULY 1943 LEGEND Map 6. Partisan Concentrations in Sectorof Army Group Center asof 1 July 1943.
THE PARTISANS AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1943 161 tions. 51 No effort was made to coordinate the operations or to tie them together tactically. Indeed, two were mounted on very short notice. Yet they did what they were designed to do: relieve the pressure on the supply lines when such relief was most needed. In the Nevel-Vitebsk area, which the Germans believed to be of secondary importance in Soviet plans, only one antipartisan action was launched during this period. This was Operation KOTTBUS executed by a mixed force of Army, SS, SD, and native volunteer units under the command of the Higher SS and Police Leader of Army Group Center in the area west and south of Vitebsk. Launched in late April and not concluded until 21 June, the drive moved methodically through the forests and swamps and kept the partisans concentrated there in a constant state of flux. Similar to the actions in the Bryansk area, the operation did little beyond keeping the hands off balance for the duration of the drive and forcing them to scatter temporarily. 52 Despite these operations, which temporarily cleared the immediate Bryansk area and to some extent weakened the hold of the bands on the region west and southwest of Vitebsk, the partisans still remained strong in a number of areas. As of 1 July there were some 7,000 astride the Bryansk-Gomel line, some 26,000 in a number of units in the Pripyat generally centered about Bobruysk, 11,000 in the area west of Orsha- Vitebsk, and 12,000 west of Nevel, with an additional 3,500 just to the north of the Velikiye Luki-Rezekne line. 53 The Summer Battles in the Central Sector Operation ZITADELLE was launched on 5 July. By 8 July the northern wing of the attack had been stopped cold with heavy losses and thrown back on the defensive. On 17 July the Soviets, having driven the German divisions back to their jumpoff line, launched their counterblow with two fronts, hitting concentrically from above and below Orel. The bands did not react immediately to either the German attack or the Russian counter. On 4 July 300 partisans supported by Red Air Force planes had raided several points along the rail lines near Bryansk, and on 6 July a band raided Malzevo, again with air support. But these attacks were isolated and not followed up, and gave 51 Bericht, Juni 43, Pz AOK 2, Aid. Bd. 78, Bandenlage, 11.VIII.42.-1.VII.43. 37075/91; Abschlussmeldung weber NACHBARHILFE, 19.VI.43., Anlagenheft 7 z. KTB Korueck 559, Ia. NACHBARHILFE, 13.V.-20.VI.43. 44404/8; AOK 4, Ic. Feindnachrichtenblaetter Nr. 7, 9.VII.43. 48448/6. 52 Gefechtsbericht weber das Unternehmen KOTTBUS, 28.VI.43., Anl. 53 z. KTB 286 Sich. Div., Ia. 1.I.-4.V11.43. 38424/2; Stand: 30.IV.43., 30.VL43., Bandenlage im Bereich d. H. Gr. Mitte, Stand: 28.II.43., Anl. 2, Bandenlisten, Februar bis September 43, H. Gr. Mitte. 65003/4. 53 Bandenlage im Bereich der H. Gr. Mitte, Stand: 30.V1.43., H. Gr, Mite, Ic/AO (Abw.), Bandenlisten, Feb. bis Sept. 43. 65003/4.
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F I N L A N D Kholrn MOSCOW S. R. A
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON 2
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PREFACE The purpose of this text is
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viii PART TWO . 1941-1942: THE PERI
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