The Ministry of defence has published a number of previously unknown documents from the Central archives Department, which is devoted to the beginning of the great Patriotic war. Among them are reports from the front, the cryptogram, as well as diary entries and memories of the participants of the first battles.
According to these documents, by 22 June 1941, the Soviet border was centered 114 infantry, 11 motorized divisions and 15 armored divisions of Nazi Germany. As noted by the chief of the General staff, army General Georgy Zhukov, the enemy took advantage of the fact that the red army was forced to accept battle, occupying its original position the plan cover. This allowed the German army to achieve success in certain areas.
At the same time, despite the extremely difficult situation on some fronts, the red army not only inflicted damage to the enemy, but forced him to retreat over the state border of the USSR.
In the early days of the war was created by Supreme Commander for the direct management of the fronts, fleets and aircraft. Among the documents is a coded telegram addressed to the military councils of the fronts, districts and fleets.
According to the documents, the Soviet leadership from the beginning of the second world war paid considerable attention to the confrontation in the information sphere. To the coverage of the events attracted a number of writers, including-Sergey Mikhalkov, Alexander Tvardovsky, Boris Gorbatov, Vadim Kozhevnikov, and others.
Documents posted on the website of the Ministry of defense in the multimedia section of the “first great War”. The Ministry said that they publish with the aim of protection of historical truth, combating fraud and attempts to revise the results of world war II.
Earlier NEWS.ru wrote that the defense Ministry has declassified documents about the capture of Berlin in 1945. Among them, the order of the last commandant of Berlin, General Veyding in which he urged German troops to surrender. In addition, the published record of establishing peace in Berlin, providing the population with food and medical care, and the search for paintings from the Dresden gallery.
