The Unknown War is an American 20-part series that documents the World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Today, SouthFront shares the 10th part of the series titled “The Partisans”. This part of the series sheds light on the secret operations of Soviet partisans behind enemy lines during WW II.
Calling themselves “the People’s Avengers,” Soviet partisans began to launch attacks against the Nazis right after the start of the invasion. Thousands of partisans operated in the forests and swamps of Belarus, as well as in Odessa and other cities.
The Nazis killed many partisans, still the movement became a powerful force by the first winter of the war.
The Young Guard unit became a folk hero, while partisan commanders like Batka Minay put fear into the heart of Nazis.
Despite their limited resources, the partisans coordinated their operations from the get go. The Soviet High Command established later a central headquarters for the partisan movement under the leadership of Panteleimon Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko coordinated partisan strategy and tactics, communications with the Red Army, and the delivery of weapons and medical supplies.
By July 1943, the partisans had killed 300,000 Germans, destroyed more than 3,000 bridges, destroyed 1,000 tanks and 500 airplanes.
German commanders ordered the harshest measures, exterminating more than 4 million civilians in Ukraine and 2.25 million in Belarus.
In July 1943, the greatest armored battle took place at the Kursk Bulge. As a part of a revolutionary “rail warfare” plan, the partisans blocked communications, slowing down the delivery of reinforcements and equipment for the Germans, contributing to the Red Army victory.
By the end of 1943, the role of the partisan movement had greatly increased. The partisans conducted large-scale activities, including raids behind German lines. They destroyed garrisons and liberated villages and towns, freeing people from the atrocities of the occupiers. In fact, the Red Army and partisans liberated Minsk together on July 4 of 1944.
The partisans were a real people’s army, soldiers of the night forests. Their sacrifices played a key role in the decisive victory of the Soviets over the Nazis.
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also forgotten: russia’s shameful alliance w/hitler to invade poland!
england and then france declared war against germany because hitler invaded the part of former germany given to poland in 1919 (the danzig/gdansk corridor) after the versailles treaty. but they never declared war against ussr who invaded the eastern part of poland.
it’s because capitalism and communism are both a kind of globalism. on the other side italian facism and hitlerism were both kind of nationalism. it was an ideological war from the beginning. jews were targetted because they promote usury in their religion. this is why they own the west today.
things are so effed up right now with that talk of suspending habeas corpus in the usa that one wonders who’s side italo palesse would on if he were alive today.