PARTY POLITICAL WORK UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS PARTIYNO-POLITICHESKAYA RABOTA V BOYEYOY OBSTANOYKE, MOSCOW, 1940,PP 3-190.

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• Publication Date: October 11, 1957
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PARTY POLITICAL WORK UNDM BATTLE CONDITIONS
Partivno-Politickeskaya Rabota v Boyevov Obstanovke, Moscow, 1940, pp 3-190.
Collection of documents issued daring the
liberation campaign in the West Ukraine and
West Belorussia
Alitary Pablishing HOUB8 19110
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PREFACE
The war into Which Poland was drawn by her rulers and English-French
imperialists resulted in the fact that the Polish State with its ill-
ctarred, shortsirhted leaders at the head ceased to exist after some
12-15 194 of hostilities.
Disryacefully bankrupt, the Polish military command proved unable
to organize the defense r,f the country. The Polish government together
with the supreme command shamefully abandoned their country and their
peo:le to the mercy of 'ate, and sought refuge in Roumania.
- The Soviet government coult. not remain neutral when Poland became
a convenient ground for all kinds of incidents and unexpected occurances
_ which could create a threat for the USSR. She could not remain indifferent
to the fate of her awn brothers, Ukrainians and Belorussuians, living in
Poland, she could not leave them unprotected.
Al]. that compelled the government of the USSR to issue an order to
the Gommanders-in-ehief of the Red Army to command the troops to cross
the border and to take under its protection the life and property of
of the ?opulation of the West Ukraine and Aest lielorussia, thus securing
peace on the frontiers of our country.
September 17) 1939, the troops of the Red Army crossed the border.
The great joviet people extended a helping hand to its !own brothers,
_ Ukrainians and Belorussians oppressed by the Poland of gentry.
Red warriors of the country of socialism under the leadership of
the Bolshevik party and great STALIN movine rapidly ahead struck a
crushing blow at the relish army and by doing that fulfilled the assign-
ment of the c;oVernment and the party to liberate our own brothers,
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.ths toilers of the Western Ukraine and Western Bblorustise from the yoke
of.Polinh landowners and capitalists.
In a number of locales our troope had serious engagements with units of
: the Polieh.arme% ?
"In its moving ahead in thee regione the Red Army units had in
"places serious engagements with the Polish unite, and, naturally, there
were casualties, The folloking shams how high the casualties were. et
the Belorussian front we had in the unite of-tkelled,l,tmy
battle, 246., and wounded 503, total - 749 including officers and enm-
listed men. On the Ukrainian front we had - killed in battle - 491 and
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wounded - 1,3590 total 1,850 including officers and enlisted mead So
the numer of casualties in the Bed Ari i suffered on the territories of
- West Belorussia and the estern Ukraine was: killed in battle - 737,
wrunded - 1,862, i.e. 2,599 in ail? 1.
Daring that liberation campaign the warriors, oomnandere, and poli-
tical workers showed courage and valor, and proved their boundleas de-
votion to the Bolshevist party and to the leader of the workers of the
whole world - cemrade STALIN.
In the battles for the liberation of the toiling mopes of the
Western Ukraine and West lelorussia from the yoke of the Polish
owners and capitalists oomMissars and nolitical creme, party and kom-
somel organigations-oandteted a large scale political merk in mobi-
lising the army unit personnel of the Ukrainian and Belotussian fronts
for the carrying out of the.emergeney aseignment of the party and the .
I.-71rit;ic-bn the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union, a report at
the extraordinary Fifth Session of the Suprese Council of the USSR., Mili-
tary Publishing House, 1939, p.13
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government.
' This woes had iterown perouliarities, for it was conducted under. -
the conditionof a rapid offonedee eempaigk with a relative37 meet
restate= emthe part of the enemy) at the same time the political .
organs, party and komsomol organisatiocs ware carrying ant a large
scale campaign explaining to the population the home and foreiga
policy of the Soviet gdeernment, and expounding before then the Mtelpy
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and well-tede life of the toiling manses in the USSR?
Forma and methods of political work correspended to thece.poculi-
saltine.
- The collection of the documents oPartraolitical Week under the
Battle Gondetionsa offered in this publication aime at helping the
supreme political personnel of the Red Army to get acquainted with
the basic documents which were teemed under battle canditione.
The collection contains political orders of the airdeumallo.of
the fronts, directives of the Political Administraticn of the Rod ATVs
of political administrations of froets and armies, special nowcpeper
issues, addresses, leaflets, noteee andeethtr.decesmente.
The material of the collection is arranged in abeerdittce4edlelthe
jellowing 11 elections.
SECTION ONE - political orders of the lelr Councils.
SECTION WO - the directives of the Political Adninistration of the lied
Amy, mld political itdminietrations of the fronts and armies,
SECTION MRS - addresses, and leaflets of the command and the poli-
tical organs of the Red Army to the warriors, commanders, and political
workers explaining the Ana and tasks of the aed Ar in carrying out
the emergenpy assignment of the party and govermeat.
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SECTION POMR. directive e of political organs regarding the increase
of the party membership, Onntes of party meetings under the battle
conditions, and applications of the Pattlelparticipants fet,party
members*.
SECTION FIVE - political notes issued by the political organe on the
Belorussian and Ukrainian fronts on keeping military secrete, on the
work of agitators, notes for a war correspondent, etc.
SECTION SIX - notes for the warrior and junior commander an behavior
during the main battle campaigns: during an offensive, a reconnaissanoe,
etc.
SECTION SESEN letters to comrades Stalin, Molotov, Voroshilov from
the participants in the battles and the toilers of the destern Ukraine
and iieit Belorussia.
SECTION EIGHT - letters from worker , kolkhozniks, intelligentzia,
girls to warriors, commenders, and political workers of the active
Rad Army. Letters home written by warriors and.zommanders.
SECTION NINE - the work of the press under the battle canditions.
This section contains special issues of newspapers published on the
eve of the battles on the Ukrainian and Baorussian fronts. Separate
copies of the front, army, and division papers, and battle sheets are
--quoted here.
SECTION TEN - the work amidst the troops of the enemy. Sample:vet
leaflets and addresses to the Soldiers of the POlidh.arsro
- SECTIONTIEVEN - the work among the population occupied by the Bed Army.
In this section are included, the decrees of the gar Councils of. the
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