Mudhugger Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm reading a Russian battle account and the Major General who wrote it states " the division was reinforced with the 244th, 243d and 151st Army Rifle Companies of 200-250 men each." He gives no regiment or division designatiions. Can anyone tell me about these? Were they seperate units? Any info would be appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodlebug Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Originally posted by Mudhugger: I'm reading a Russian battle account and the Major General who wrote it states " the division was reinforced with the 244th, 243d and 151st Army Rifle Companies of 200-250 men each." He gives no regiment or division designatiions. Can anyone tell me about these? Were they seperate units? Any info would be appreciated. Penal units? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Pollock Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Wasn't the entire Soviet Army one big penal unit Seriously, that sounds like a good guess. Maybe they were also ad hoc units formed from remnants or guys that had recovered from wounds. Could even have been guys fresh off the tran that hadn't had time to be incorporated into a real unit. Sure hope someone knowledgable comes along... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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