Participation of the Кomanian mountain corps in the fightings against the guerilla resistance in Сrimea in winter of 1943 – 1944

Author(s):  T.P. Malyutina, candidate of Sciences, associate Professor, Voronezh State Agricultural University named after Emperor Peter I, Voronezh, Russia, chal.04@mail.ru

Issue:  Volume 46, № 1

Rubric:  Topical issues of russian history

Annotation:  The article discusses the participation of the Romanian mountain corps in the fight against the guerrillas in the Crimea in the winter of 1943–1944. Author introduced into scientific use the Romanian archival documents stored in the trophy Fund of the Central archive of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation for the first time. These documents are used in conjunction with the memories of Soviet guerrillas, which took part in the winter battles in 1943-1944. Author quotes the leaflets of guerrilla to the Romanian soldiers and officers, gives information about the Romanian soldiers who passed to the side of defenders of the USSR. The facts analyzed in the article prove the importance of the guerrilla war against the occupiers in the Crimea. The guerrillas distracted from the front Romanian mountain corps. They exhausted and weakened Romanians during unequal battles. Consequently the struggle of the guerrillas in the Crimea was very important and it approached the Victory day.

Keywords:  Romanian mountain corps, Crimea, winter 1943–1944, the guerrillas, leaflets.

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