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... Or how to raise the morale of the soldiers!





December 4 to Sevastopol has been allocated 388 Infantry Division. This FS The October instructed to move to the city owned car division, and horses for the artillery, though at first it was not the intention of trucks to transport. Despite the seemingly large number - 10088 people, the division was almost untrained, and had a total of less than half of the Russian and Ukrainian. The division was formed in the Caucasus, and had a very colorful national structure. The second disadvantage of the division was the fact that there is almost no machine-guns and artillery, moreover, some battalions do not have weapons. On the 10088 people were only 30 guns and 48 machine guns. The division was formed in August 1941. Division commanded by Colonel AD Ovseenko (08.19.1941 - 03.06.1942), Brigade Commander Monakhov SF (03.07.1942 - 05.25.1942), Colonel EA Shvarev (06.01.1942 - 05.08.1942). It consisted of the 773rd, 782 th and 778 th Regiment. Naturally the fighting capacity of the unit is in serious doubt. But no choice. December 10 has begun shipping parts 388 th Infantry Division from Poti, and soon they began to arrive in Sevastopol ... & quot; ©

Preamble.
In the first battles hastily formed in Nalchik and hastily thrown in Sevastopol, 388-I suffered very heavy losses. Inconsistent attack, neglect construction of field fortifications, the movement for open areas in large groups under enemy artillery fire and tydy, turned to the fact that by December 25 at divisional survived: command staff - 359 people enlisted - 2760 people, guns - 6, mortars - 28 . The most unpleasant was the fact that almost the entire rank and file of Slavic origin as was walking in the forefront of attacks, appeared knocked out. The remaining staff of the Caucasian origin "clearly lost heart and began to stock up German leaflets, badges for surrender." At the commandant III GRA sector Major General TK Kolomiets, in whose submission was 388-I diabetes, naturally raised the question: "What should I do?" Lay rests with the advanced division to re-form and completion before the end of the second German assault of Sevastopol was simply impossible. But how to strengthen the morale of the 388-th?

Kolomiets thought and thought and came up. The next morning, two dozen sailors from the reconnaissance of the 3rd Marine Regiment with his hands up and shouting "Stalin - kaput!" Reached the German positions. Then suddenly ... advanced trenches of the enemy threw grenades. In the next instant the scouts rushed to the ground and crawled on their bellies to his. And over the heads of creeping Ofigevshy Fritz was opened heavy machine gun fire. After this "Performance" Germans roared through neytralku that all surrendering prisoner will be shot on the spot ... The result: up to the middle of June 42nd in the 388 th CD has not been a single case of voluntary surrender to the enemy. Here is a "prevention", you know ...