Soviet Army partisan units, Ukraine

Identifier
irn1002877
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.355.1
  • RG-60.3168
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

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Biographical History

Saburov Alexandr Nikolaevich organized a partisan group in 1941 that was very active in Belorussia. The group was growing so rapidly that by 1942 it was a strong formation that was able to cross the right bank of Ukraine and pass over 700 km into Germany's rear lines. In November 1942 Saburov was appointed the Chief Commander of the partisan movement in the Zhitomirskiy district of Ukraine.

Scope and Content

Soviet Army partisan unit gathering in a village. VS of wooden homes, soldiers. The unit is preparing to leave the village. Soviet cavalry group also leaves the village, with soldiers marching behind them. CU marching Soviet soldiers. CU higher ranks of Soviet soldiers standing by a riverbank, preparing to cross. VS horse-drawn wagon and Soviet soldiers crossing a river by raft. Supporting paper documents from Ukrainian Central State Archives note that this footage shows: "the Kartenichi village in Lel'chevsk district (Belorussia), partisans are getting ready for an action. Crossing the Ubort' river. Among the partisans is the formation commander A.Saburov."

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