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Fall of Rostov and Order No. 227 (1942)

On the Stalin’s Soviet Union map as “Rostov and Order No. 227”

24–28 Jul 1942 — The loss of Rostov-on-Don opened the road to the Caucasus. Four days later Stalin issued Order No. 227, “Not one step back!”, which created penal battalions and blocking detachments behind the front.

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Stalin in World War II (chapter 10 of Stalin’s Soviet Union)
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The Soviet Union under Stalin, 1924–1953
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Map showing Fall of Rostov and Order No. 227 (1942), battle site in The Soviet Union under Stalin, 1924–1953
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