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On September 29, 1938, a conference was held in Munich

Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain.

The conference is opened by Hitler.

"Once the issue of Sudeten Germans has been resolved," he said,

"We will have no territorial claims in Europe."

Chamberlain and Daladier, British and French Prime Ministers, respectively,

they agreed to surrender to Germany

Czechoslovak Sudetenland, inhabited by Germans.

As compensation for the betrayal of Czechoslovakia,

Hitler signed a treaty with Britain and France

by which the High Contracting Parties

pledged never to go to war with each other again.

But as early as March 15, 1939,

The German army, treacherously violating the Munich Agreement,

it suddenly penetrated Czechoslovakia.

The peace for future generations, promised to Chamberlain, is coming to an end.

Europe is on the brink of a world war.

At dawn on September 1, 1939,

62nd German Division, with 2800 tanks,

invade the territory of Poland.

April 9, 1940, Nazi Germany

neo ekivanim Pomeranian and outpatient

landings, occupies Denmark and Norway.

May 10, 1940, ordering neutrality,

The German army penetrates Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

May 15 German tank group

it achieved a deep breakthrough on the French front.

49 British, French and Belgian divisions

it was cut off from the majority of the forces,

surrounded and pushed towards the English Channel.

The German army entered Paris.

On June 22, 1940, France capitulated.

B I T K A Z A M O S K V U

first film AGGRESSION

GERMANY, BERGHOF July 31, 1940

Successful military campaigns against

Poland, France, England,

The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Norway,

they strengthened Germany's military power.

We got huge trophies.

We got military equipment:

92 French, 22 Belgian,

16 Dutch, 12 English,

6 norve�kih -

a total of 148 divisions.

We have conquered the economic base of the whole of Europe.

There is no army in the world stronger than ours.

And now,

we must cross swords

with our main opponent -

with Russia.

Germany's task, in relation to Russia, consists of the following:

"Skr�iti vojnu silu i uni�titi dr�avu".

It is a struggle to destruction.

The war will be very different from the war in the West.

Cruelty in the East is the key to the future.

Russia must be liquidated!

Deadline: spring 1941!

Perform the operation in five months!

In our historical chronicle,

in our film-monument,

only real people participate, only true heroes

which really existed.

That is why we will not intrigue the viewers

and we will say their names immediately.

This is Rudolf von Schelia -

responsible associate of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

registered with the Red Army Intelligence Directorate

pod �ifrom "Arijevac".

Ilza �tebe

Ilza tebe was known for her resistance to the fascists

under the secret name "Alta."

Alta was the leader of an illegal intelligence group,

and many important ciphergrams with her signature,

arrived at the Center, during the most difficult times of the war.

Some are interested in the reactions to the negotiations.

They don't hide on Wilhelmstraße

that negotiations with the Russians were unsuccessful.

Hitler is furious.

Diplomatic cabinets only talk about that.

What will be the ending? What do you think about that?

I would say that the English can be considered safe from the German attack on the Island.

now Hitler would focus all his attention on the east.

Do you understand?

GERMANY, COSEN December 18, 1940

Today I signed Directive No. 21

and called the plan "Barbarossa."

When this operation starts,

Europe will hold its breath.

The basic idea of ​​the operation is:

German armed forces, rapid military action,

they must break up Soviet Russia.

It will not be enough for us to break up the Soviet army and occupy it

Moscow, Leningrad and the Caucasus.

We must wipe that country off the face of the earth,

and destroy its people.

Before a new historical stage,

I free people from the important principles of reason,

of filthy and destructive chimeras, called Conscience and Morality.

Nature is cruel.

Consequently, it is our right to be cruel.

And if I follow the flower of the Germanic nation to the hell of war,

I shed, without a shred of grief, precious German blood,

I undoubtedly have the right to destroy millions of people of a lower race,

which lie like insects.

During the war, gentlemen, natural selection takes place,

The world is being cleansed of the worthless lower race.

The territory of Russia will be separated from its people and inhabited by Germans.

And now the Chief of Staff of the Army - General Halder,

izlo�iti plan "Barbarossa"

Here you go, gentlemen!

The basic idea is to strike at Soviet Russia with great force.

At the time of the attack on Russia,

bring the total number of armed forces to 7 million 234 thousand soldiers.

We will perform with three groups of armies:

Army Group North, General Fieldmarshal von Leeb.

16th and 18th Army, 4th Armored Group, 1st Air Fleet,

strike a blow across the Baltic to Leningrad.

Army Group Center, fieldmarshal von Bok.

9th and 4th Army of the Army, 2nd and 3rd Armored Group,

with the support of the 2nd Air Fleet,

inflicts a major blow on Brest,

and auxiliary in the Bialystok direction.

Task: to surround and destroy the Russian army in Belarus.

Grupa armija Jug, field marshal of Rundstedt.

12th, 17th and 6th Army of the Army,

1st Armored Group and 4th Air Fleet,

strikes in the direction of Lviv and Szernorid.

they have to cut off a large group of Russians in western Ukraine.

With the contribution of allied countries, in the surprise attack on Russia,

190 divisions, 5,000 aircraft and 4,000 tanks will participate.

The opponent's resistance will obviously be broken quickly.

Then comes the quick exit in front of Moscow.

Occupying Moscow is necessary, both politically,

so also in economic terms

and will mark a decisive success.

It should be hidden from the Russian intelligence service

makes sense of switching a huge number of manpower and technique

from west to east.

Let information leak that the German command,

by shifting the army from west to east, it is the largest in history

disinformation maneuver, with the aim of distracting attention

with the last preparations for an attack on England.

at the same time, preparations need to be stepped up

for the invasion of the British Isles,

and from the spring to the beginning of the summer of 1941,

organize mass air offensives against England.

The attention of the world public should be drawn

in the direction of the British Isles,

and convince the world that an invasion will soon follow,

develop several operations, which will not be carried out,

and their goal will be only to misinform.

we will conclude a long-term trade agreement with Russia

and we will introduce the Russians to our aircraft.

We'll even sell them the latest planes.

Until the beginning of the war, they will not be able to use our technical innovations,

but the very act of such trust should confirm

friendly attitude of Germany towards Russia.

And so, the deadline for the “Barbarossa” plan is May 20th.

Fiedmarshale of Bok,

Remember!

Your strike in Belarus is major, on Moscow.

MOSCOW, KREMLIN December 29, 1940

Friends generals!

How was the war game?

Who will report to me?

The Chief of General Staff, Army General Mericko, will report.

A military-strategic headquarters game, the aim of which is to check the cover-up plan

military operations in the initial period of the war.

Assumed events are taken as the given general situation,

which, in the event of a German attack on the Soviet Union,

could develop on the western border.

Composition of fronts:

Western (Blue) - 60 divisions,

Eastern (red) - 50 divisions.

For the western, "blues", General of the Army Chukov played.

For the eastern, "red" - Colonel-General Pavlov.

The "blues", with their wings, inflicted strong blows.

On the right, on Brest - Bobruisk,

and left, to Vilnius and Minsk.

As a result, a dramatic situation was created,

associated with the danger of complete encirclement

and the dismantling of the "eastern" and the capture of Minsk.

Reasons for the success of the "blues":

iznena�enje,

correct choice of the direction of the main impact,

and the appropriate exploitation of numerical superiority.

It should be noted that General ukov had 10 more divisions.

Remember that war is not just about numerical superiority,

but also the experience of the commander.

What are the reasons for the bad actions of the "red" army?

The operational-strategic game is, after all, just a game, a friend of Stalin.

It's like in the cards - he wants me today and you tomorrow.

The district army commander must be able to

find the right solution under all conditions,

and you haven't shown that in the last game.

Especially since your battlefield represented our Red Army.

Does anyone else want to say something?

Dopu�tate?

The military-strategic game showed

that the defense of the "reds" was weak.

I would like to express my opinion

on the construction of border fortifications.

In my opinion, in western Belarus

border fortifications are built too close to the border,

and have an extremely unlikely operational configuration,

especially in the area of ​​the Białystok ridge.

This allows the opponent, as seen in the game,

to strike from the district of Brest into the background of our Bialystok group.

And in your country, the fortified regions are being built correctly?

I did not choose the border for the construction of fortifications in Ukraine

and I equally argue that they should have been built away from the border there as well.

War game,

reflects the recent actions of the fascist German army in Europe.

A variant of the main strike on the Soviet Union was envisaged

through Belarus.

But, friends,

the most dangerous strategic direction should be considered the southwestern direction.

Ukraine, not Belarus.

The enemy will strive to take control of Ukraine,

to make our country look like the most important economic areas,

took Ukrainian ito, Donetsk coal,

and then Caucasian oil.

In elaborating the operational plan for the spring of 1941,

it is necessary to take this into account.

I'm posting a break! You are all free.

Let Chukov stay!

The Politburo decided to relieve Mericki of his post as chief of staff

and to put you in his place.

Friend of Stalin, I never worked at the headquarters.

I was always in the unit.

I cannot be the Chief of General Staff.

The Politburo has decided to appoint you.

HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE ADMINISTRATION

Priop enje iz Berlina.

From who? - From Alta.

"Management circles believe

that the war with Russia would begin this year.

Proposed deadline: May 15 to June 15.

The Aryan points out,

that he learned about the future attack on the USSR from those people,

who had previously been properly informed

For the German army's attack on the Netherlands and Belgium.

Keep your eyes open and do not fool yourself. Alta "

Another encrypted message:

"X has been assigned to the German Embassy.

You need to have the 10th grade here.

The password and phone number were handed to him.

He will come to the meeting with a book in his hands, in a dark gray coat and

in which it will have a newspaper from March 10th.

Alta "

That X, with the help of Alta, through the Aryans, won

placement at the German Embassy in Moscow.

That's very good!

Bravo!

That is already something tangible.

You will go to the meeting in person!

He thus remained X.

Unknown antifascist and patriot.

At the German embassy in Moscow, X performed his usual duties,

but by the nature of his work he encountered his correspondence

German Ambassador, Count von Schulenburg.

X reported that day that he was Count von Schulenburg

went to Berlin and met Hitler there.

There the ambassador spoke

on the complexities of the war with the Soviet Union.

Hitler did not listen to him and uttered the sentence:

"I do not intend to go to war with Russia."

At the time, no one could have guessed that Hitler had uttered that sentence,

because he did not have enough confidence in Schulenburg.

TOKYO May 21, 1941

You should definitely fall in love with a Japanese woman.

After a Japanese woman, you won't even want to look at a European woman.

How much longer do you stay here, Colonel?

I have no secrets before you, dear Sorge.

I came to inspect the Japanese army.

As soon as the events on the Eastern Front begin, I fly back.

Isn't the war with Russia going to start so fast?

Yes, very quickly.

I mean, in late May.

It is time to end everything in Russia.

Now that your war is over love,

we are postponing the acquaintance with Japanese girls for the next time.

What do you think, Colonel,

do we have the strength to suddenly crush Russia's resistance?

I'm afraid we'll get involved in fierce fighting

and that we will not be done with the Russians until winter.

What's the matter with you, Mr. Sorge?

Fürer is determined to defeat the Russians with one blow.

Bit �e to blitzkrieg.

This is a secret: 150 divisions, 9 armies ...

No one will resist.

Thank you. You calmed me down.

A car was touring the house.

Maybe we should skip today?

You are a soldier on the front line.

It do not forget!

Go get the radio station.

The days until the beginning of the war can be counted.

ifriraj po starom!

German military representatives, who arrived in Tokyo, report

that the war between Germany and the USSR could begin in late May.

Germany has 9 armies against the USSR, consisting of 150 divisions.

"Ramzaj".

BELARUS, IN THE BREST REGION May 27, 1941

COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF THE WESTERN INDEPENDENT MILITARY DISTRICT GENERAL OF THE ARMY PAUL

Excuse me, my friend, Commander? - Yes.

Our pilots landed a German scout.

They found secret instructions from the pilot.

Here, take a look.

What is this?

Signaling instructions.

How to recognize German planes during operations with the army and navy in England.

In England ...

Here, do you see, Vladimir Jevgenijevic? And you're just sowing panic here.

But this can be a false demonstration.

The chief of staff must think strategically.

After the Imperialist War,

The Germans will never fight on two fronts.

It is no coincidence that they did not sign a non-aggression pact with us.

They need England now.

Englezka!

And if they do go ...

So I'm not just set up as a tanker

in the Western Independent Military District.

When I hit, it flies to Berlin.

Did he laugh?

You know, my friend, Commander,

That all tank divisions are in the process of formation.

They mostly have old tanks - BT.

There are few new techniques ... - Stop it!

I forbid you to spread panic!

Tell the army not to spread rumors about the war!

I will call for responsibility for panic!

And for the German plane and the violation of the border, transfer it to Moscow!

MOSCOW, KREMLIN May 30, 1941 German planes are in their last days

MOSCOW, KREMLIN On May 30, 1941, the state border of the USSR was repeatedly violated.

More than 48 injuries were reported.

Call Ribbentrop and put in a verbal note!

What's new with Comrade Golikov?

According to the latest data from agents,

The fascist German army is to attack the USSR on 15 June.

Earlier, as you know, that deadline varied from May 15 to the end of May.

Agents report that von Kesselring's air force,

After completing her flights to England, she moved her headquarters to Poznan.

It is also reported that the German High Command issued an order

that the concentration of the army be completed by June 2nd.

What is your opinion?

I believe that the most probable deadline will be the beginning of German action against the USSR

be the moment after the victory over England.

Cases that say that the war is against the USSR

inevitable in the spring of this year,

it is necessary to evaluate it as misinformation,

which comes from the English, and even from Germany, intelligence.

And what does the Chief of General Staff say?

I have already reported, my friend Stalin, on the worrying construction

in border districts.

I believe that it is necessary to bring the army into a state of full combat readiness

and develop the first echelons.

You suggest that I carry out a mobilization in the country,

I raise an army and move it to the western border.

It's a rat.

Do you understand that or not?

How many divisions do we have?

In the Baltic, Western, Kiev and Odessa military districts?

By June 1, there will be 149 divisions. - There. Is that small?

To a friend of Stalin, according to intelligence

The German divisions were manned and armed according to the regulations of the war.

Such a division consists of 14 to 16 thousand people.

Our divisions consist of 8,000.

Intelligence cannot be trusted in everything.

Filipe Ivanovi u, Encrypted message from Sorge.

"I repeat: 9 armies with 150 German divisions

will attack the Soviet border on June 22! Ramzaj "

Different deadlines for the presumed start of the attack

The German army, reported by secret agents,

they aroused suspicion,

and confused the Red Army intelligence administration.

BREST June 20, 1941

Hello, Petre Mihajlovic - Hello!

Talk, what's up?

You haven't finished building?

Two battalions of my regiment are each working on the construction of the Brest fortified district,

and you know, my friend Commissioner, that it is not quite over yet.

So far, no weapons have been placed at any of the firing positions.

And no one is in a hurry! - Yes, the district command is in no hurry

by building a fortification because, in fact, we don't even need it.

How are they not needed?

Our military conception is not a defense, but an attack.

If the enemy imposes war on us,

Our army will be the most aggressive of all armies,

capable of delivering a decisive devastating blow to an opponent

and to reject him where he came from.

A blow to a blow? Too little blood.

I read. I watched the movie too.

Don't ignore me here!

We know your intentions.

I officially invited you, friend Gavrilov,

to let you know that material has been obtained about you.

They accuse you of panicking and spreading rumors

about the inevitable war with Germany.

Yes, I think so.

We will soon be at war with fascist Germany.

�to, na�alost, potvr�uju i �injenice.

- What facts? - Worrying, Commissioner friend.

From the border watchtower they report,

that the Germans were measuring the Bug just opposite the fortification.

Last night, engine noise was heard in the border zone all night.

O emu ti to?

Do you really think the Germans are going to force Bug here?

At such depth?

That it won't go on the bottom, maybe?

Maybe he wants to go to the bottom.

Here's how, my friend Gavrilov,

vigilance is a good thing

but people in a much higher position than ours are interested in it.

As for your personal work, forgive me, Petra Mihajlovic,

he will be brought before the divisional party commission, which meets on June 27.

POZNANJ Headquarters of the Army Group "Center" on June 20, 1941

The Russians do not suspect an attack.

The intelligence service misled them.

Measures taken by Wehrmacht Command to cover up operations

in this moment:

Frequent dislocation of the army,

disinformation about the forthcoming landing on England

and other false actions, gave results.

It was the greatest fraud in the history of warfare.

Now it's the army's turn.

Russia, or "colossus on clay feet,"

as Fürer aptly called it,

it will disintegrate from the first blow.

The opposing manpower must be broken

rapid border battles,

as provided for in the Barbarossa Plan.

There are grounds for assuming,

that the upcoming campaign will not last longer than 6 weeks.

Commander of the 2nd Air Fleet General-Field Marshal Kesselring,

will explain how he intends to attack Russian airports in the background,

without alerting border units.

We will sneak into Russian airports from a great height,

as aerial scouts.

All the more so as the Russians have become accustomed to our reconnaissance flights.

We will cross the border at an altitude of 10 km.

Accurate alignment should ensure that bombers are found

appearances over Russian airports at exactly 3:30,

simultaneously with the first artillery salvos.

Receive my congratulations, Kesselring!

That is a feasible plan.

Only he can provide a complete surprise for the attack.

On the actions of the Brandenburg 800 regiment

speaks sture sturmbannf hrer * Skorceni. * = Major

The Brandenburg 800 Regiment is deployed by company,

at the headquarters of the advance army,

with the task of occupying facilities in the rear of the Soviet army,

as well as to break communication lines and to carry out diversions.

The regiment is fully equipped with Russian uniforms and equipment.

Many know Russian.

The operation is, above all, focused

on the bridges over the Bug and Dvina,

and also to the area of ​​the Brest Fortress.

Tonight, at 9 p.m., we're sending a coal composition to Brest,

in the name of a trade agreement with the Russians.

In that composition are wagons with a double bottom.

Here, take a look at the model!

There are three sabotage groups.

Well thought out!

And so,

the movement of the army towards the border started on the 21st at 19:30.

June 21, 1941, 8 p.m.

COLONEL GENERAL GUDERIAN

Pa�nja!

F�rerovo nare�enje.

Soldiers of the Eastern Front,

The time has come when I can speak to you openly.

deployment is in progress at the moment,

which is the largest of all the world has ever seen.

You are now entering a persistent and responsible struggle.

The fate of Europe, the future of the German Reich and our people

they are completely in your hands.

Detachment of underwater tanks, step forward!

Sergeants distribute schnaps!

June 21, 1941, 8:30 p.m.

Stop!

Don't shoot!

I am a German communist.

MOSCOW, HEADQUARTERS June 22, 1941, 10:00 p.m.

Friend of Stalin, he just called me

General Purkayev, Chief of Staff of the Kiev Military District,

and announced that a German sergeant, a defector,

who claims that the German army is in the initial zones of attack,

which will begin on the morning of June 22nd.

Did they - the German generals - plant this defector?

Not. We believe that defection tells the truth.

What are we going to do?

The army urgently needs to be issued a directive,

that the whole army of the frontier districts should cross

in a state of full combat readiness.

BREST June 21, 22:00

Good evening. One house ticket for Riga. All tickets are sold out.

Give for a coupe, or whatever. - I told you, soldier friend,

for today's train, all tickets are sold out.

Where are your superiors? Where is the military commander?

There is no one. Today is Saturday.

Do you understand, Saturday.

So no tickets? - Not one.

All right, I'm leaving tomorrow.

My absence is just beginning. - You'll wait all day and night.

The wife will be disappointed.

One or two, left ...

What is this, one or two?

So in the Japanese war they commanded. - Border guards have their own service rule.

DIRECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF DEFENSE OF THE USSR

1. DURING June 22 and 23, 1941. IT CAN BE SUDDEN

GERMAN ATTACK. 2. UNITS OF LENINGRAD, BALTIC

THE WESTERN, KIEV AND ODESSA MILITARY DISTRICT TO BE IN FULL COMBAT READYNESS,

EXPECT A POSSIBLE SUDDEN ATTACK BY THE GERMAN OR THEIR ALLIES

3. ORDER: a. DURING THE NIGHT OF JUNE 22, 1941

OCCUPY FIRE POINTS OF FORTIFIED DISTRICT AT THE STATE BORDER

b. BEFORE DAWN 22.6.1941. AT POLISH AIRPORTS

DISTRIBUTE AND CAREFULLY MASK ALL THE AVIATION.

TIMOSHENKO. UKOV.

MOSCOW, KREMLIN. June 22, 1941, 1 p.m.

MOSCOW, KREMLIN. June 22, 1941, 1:00 AM When did you send the directive to the counties?

June 22 at 12:30 p.m.

Military districts were ordered to transfer to the units as soon as possible

to increase combat readiness during the night.

June 22, 1941 3:30 p.m.

Glory, aren't they saboteurs?

Didn't they attack the warehouses?

This is war, my friend Commissioner.

Ka a, Katerina, get down to the basement quickly!

This is war! Quickly! Quickly!

I have to hurry to the fort.

Go, go to the basement!

My friend, Major, it has gathered in the eastern casemates

several hundred men from various regiments.

Come there!

Listen to my command!

I am the commander of the 44th Regiment, Major Gavrilov.

Open the weapons depot! Let everyone arm themselves!

Women, children and the wounded should cross the protected area!

Forward!

German secret weapon -

underwater tanks, capable of moving underwater.

These tanks were to be used in the waters of the English Channel,

during the offensive on England.

They were urgently transferred to the east,

and Guderian applied them on June 22 on the Bug

in the Brest region.

MOSCOW, KREMLIN June 22, 1941, 4:30 p.m.

To a friend of Stalin, the German Army, after heavy artillery fire,

it crossed the border in a northwesterly and westerly direction.

Only a fool can now start a war on two fronts.

The German embassy needs to be called urgently!

German Ambassador Schulenburg arrived.

Please receive it as a matter of urgency.

Mr. Minister, my Government is sending me a message

to deliver an official memorandum to you.

Fürer decided to take action

to guarantee the life and security of the German nation.

An hour ago, the German army

crossed the border into the Soviet Union.

I want to tell you my name, Minister,

that I consider Hitler's decision insane.

The conduct of the German ambassador, Count von Schulenburg,

it may have seemed strange at the time,

but the feelings of the old German diplomat were sincere.

This is what his tragic fate says.

He was a participant in the failed assassination of Hitler

and, in 1944, was executed.

This is war!

ITOMIR June 22, 1941, 4:30 a.m. 9. MECHANIZED CORPS

- Corps Commander, urgent! - Learn!

Friend General, an urgent telephone message from Army Headquarters.

"Open a secret operational package of measures."

- All commanders from list number 1 to headquarters! - I understand!

Is it really a war?

According to the instructions, this package can only be opened by order

President of the Sovnarkom of the USSR,

ili Narkoma obrane.

What are we going to do? - We have no connection.

Neither with Moscow, nor with Kiev.

All lines are down.

We have to wait. - And if this is a war?

So every minute is precious.

You risk ...

I already risked my head.

Urgently bring the corps into combat readiness and head out in the direction

Rovno - Luck - Kobelj!

I'm announcing a combat alert!

Prepare all the technique for movement!

Friend General,

the main headquarters does not envisage a variant of corps operation,

which the war encounters during the formation.

At that time, the corps has a minimum number of motor vehicles.

No fuel,

nor war equipment. - It needs to be procured!

The warehouses of the People's Defense Commissariat have been closed.

And today is ... a week ...

Go!

And take the command platoon with you!

Stop! Who goes?

I am the garrison commander, Major General Rokossowski.

I'm changing guards!

Guard, listen to my command!

Quiet! From the guard post, forward mar !

Break the locks and get all the vehicles out!

And civilian? - And all civilians!

Surround the warehouses with war equipment!

Obij!

Friend General, there is an established order.

Only by order of Moscow. - We have no connection with Moscow!

I don't know anything.

Do not disturb. People need to be led into battle well-armed.

I know nothing, and I warn:

You will answer like an anarchist - Silence!

Arrest him!

Ten days for insulting the general! - I understand!

A bilje�ka... Evo i bilje�ke.

You also need permits.

Permits of other chiefs. - Permits?

Permits after the war.

MOSCOW June 22, 1941, 10 a.m.

- Zoja, congratulations on a successful transition to 10th grade! - Thank you.

- For you, Curic! - Thank you.

And to you, Philip, the illegal name "Filja,"

Congratulations on the heroic end of high school!

To you too, friend Gusyev,

although we did not show the necessary heroism during the state exam.

- What are we going to do with them? - Let's set them free!

Attention! Moscow speaks.

Citizens of the Soviet Union,

today, at 4 a.m., without declaring war,

German regular units attacked our border in several places,

and bombed our cities of Minsk, Kaunas, and Sevastopol.

Our Front Commanders,

they do not have sufficient experience in conducting combat operations of the army

and obviously they didn't make it.

The Politburo has decided to send you, my friend Chukov,

to the south-west Bojica, in his capacity as a representative of the Item.

Lie down urgently!

MINSK June 22, 1941, 4:00 p.m.

General Kopjec?

General Kopjec?

General Kopjec, an emergency telegram was received from the commander.

He is in the Fourth Army.

To all formations of the RV of the Western Front:

Under urgent, with all forces, by echelons, by groups,

destroy tanks and vehicles on the approaches to Grodno!

Pavlov.

Strike the German tank columns!

Keep them!

- There will be no blows. - How? It's an order!

Today alone, and on the ground alone, 528 planes have been destroyed in the district.

528...

Almost all modern hunters.

I didn’t think it was that much.

- Za�to? - Za�to?

Zato to ni Vi, Vladimire Jevgenijevi u,

not Paul, you said nothing,

when the NKVD bodies, to which all construction works are assigned,

work began at all border airports at the same time.

At that time, no one thought about the situation.

I don't want to justify myself to you,

but, because of you, all the county air force was

compacted on several runways.

And the German intelligence service knew that.

And what to do?

We were issued orders to attack, with the 11th Mechanized Corps,

which should be supported by your aviator ...

- All aircraft of the division were destroyed at the airport.

I told you - everyone!

He was a brilliant flyer - a hero of the Spanish Civil War.

At the age of 32, he became commander of the aviation of the Western Military District.

MOSCOW, KREMLIN June 22, 1941, 10:00 p.m.

MOSCOW, Kremlin on June 22, 1941, 22:00 Friend Timoshenko,

present to the Politburo the operational report of the General Staff

Friend Timoshenko, present the General Staff's operational report to the Politburo

at 22 p.m.

The German regular army is on 22 June

fought with the border units of the USSR,

achieving insignificant successes in some directions.

During the first half of the day,

with the arrival of Red Army combat units,

attacks by the German army along our border were largely repulsed,

with losses on the part of the opponent.

This is a biased tendency, which, unfortunately,

happiness in our ideological work.

A typical contradiction of the situation we would like to see

and what it really is.

We felt that the first report should be reassuring.

Report how things really stand!

Regardless of the most energetic measures, my friend Stalin,

the main headquarters could not get from the front headquarters

accurate information about our army.

How many kilometers did the enemy manage to break through?

Reports of enemy penetration into the depths of our territory

are very contradictory.

The General Staff and I failed

to establish contact with the commander of the Western Front,

Army General Pavlov,

who, without informing me, went where the army was.

According to air reconnaissance data,

the battles are fought about 15-20 km in the depths of our territory.

To my friend Timoshenko,

prepare a directive for the crossing of our army

to anti-offensive actions!

But we still don't know where, and with what force, the opponent strikes.

Yes ... Shouldn't we find out the situation at the front by tomorrow?

and then make the necessary decision?

Have you thought, how is it possible that

The Red Army, raised in a high offensive spirit,

from the first day of the war he switched to passive defense,

leaves the initiative in the hands of the aggressor?

If we just back off and don't counterattack,

where are we going to stop, then?

Friend Timoshenko, prepare a directive on the counter-offensive!

TERNOPOLJ Headquarters of the Southwestern Front June 22, 1941, 24:00

CHIEF OF OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENT COLONEL BAGRAMJAN

General Staff Directive.

COMMANDER OF THE SOUTHWEST FRONT GENERAL-COLONEL

KIRPONOS General Staff Directive.

COMMANDER OF THE SOUTHWEST FRONT GENERAL-COLONEL KIRPONOS

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Why don't you report the breakthrough of two German tank groups?

You know, my friend Commander,

we get the correct data at the end of the day. - Yes, yes, I know.

I am very sorry that our first operational reports do not reflect this

a huge danger to the army of the Southwest Front.

They probably received such reassuring reports in Moscow

and from other fronts, as a result of such a directive.

CHIEF STANDARD GENERAL-LAJTNANT PURKAJEV Read them!

NA�ELNIK STO�ERA GENERAL-LAJTNANT PURKAJEV

The army of the Southwestern Front is required to hold the state border firmly,

to concentrated blows in the general direction of Lublin

forces not less than five mechanized corps,

surround and destroy the enemy group,

performing in the direction Vladimir Volinski - Krostenopolj,

and to take control of the Lublin region by the end of June 24th.

This task is impossible to fulfill!

We can barely stop the enemy,

and they ask us to take Lublin the day after tomorrow.

What are we going to do?

Let's study the situation in peace.

10 German tank and infantry divisions are performing on the luck route.

What can we do to oppose them?

At best, our seven incomplete divisions.

Ten against seven?

What kind of emergency can we talk about?

Now we can only fight persistently

we hold back the opponent's advance.

Everything you say,

MEMBER OF THE MILITARY COUNCIL VASHUGIN Everything you say,

MEMBER OF THE MILITARY COUNCIL VA UGIN Maksima Aleksejevi u,

it may be correct from a military point of view,

but, from a political point of view, it is completely wrong.

You think like a dry military expert -

power distribution, interpersonal relationship, etc.

And did you take into account the moral factor?

Sometimes seven divisions are more than ten.

What's the matter with you?

Do you want to let the fascists into the depths of the Soviet country?

You know, Maksim Aleksejevic, you are our war friend;

if I didn't know you as a proven communist,

I would think you panicked.

Hello friends!

Here, friend of the Army General, we are assessing the directive of the General Staff.

How do you assess that?

An order is an order and must be obeyed.

In a situation where the front is cut, there is no other choice.

Just a counterattack.

And if there is no strength to counterattack,

the army will remain in the ring.

Even if the counterattack fails,

it would bind significant enemy forces.

So let's hit all the mechanized corps!

COMMANDER OF THE 8TH MECHANIZED CORPUS GENERAL-LIEUTNANT RJABI EV

We have to strike in the direction of Bereste k on the morning of the 25th.

Ahead of a margin of about 120 kilometers,

and we have already covered 300 kilometers.

People did not sleep for two days and nights.

The background is left behind. There is no name to be corrected.

All fuel to be refueled to the front detachments!

We'll use the background to fix most of the power.

To a friend of a member of the Military Council Corp ... - Betrayal!

The corps was ordered to move at 09:00, and it is now 11:00.

And no one went to the border!

The corps can only finish regrouping until tomorrow morning.

In twenty minutes!

Order and ... Forward!

S �ime "Naprijed!"?

Nare�ujem!

Start performing without hesitation!

If you don't start,

I will relieve you of your duties

and send to court.

And what? It turns out to make a suicidal decision.

To bring the corps into battle honestly.

Well ... A mobile group is formed, which consists of:

Vasiljev's division, Volkova's regiment and a motorized battalion.

The majority of forces, after regrouping,

I will fight tomorrow morning.

It should have been like that a long time ago.

For execution!

The commander of the mobile group will be Popelj!

You must occupy Dubno by evening!

If you take it, you will receive a reward.

If not, I warn you!

You will be responsible!

The beginning of the war was cruel.

The enemy came upon us - fierce and corrupt.

Its overall military-economic potential

it was twice the size of the Soviet Union.

On the side of the opponent was the advantage of a sudden attack.

The German army advanced in all directions.

COMMANDER OF THE 6TH MECHANIZED CORPS, GENERAL-MAJOR HACKILJEVIC

On July 23, the Red Army Command orders

Baltic, Western and Kiev military districts

throw in a counterattack 9 of their mechanized corps.

Listen to my command!

Forward! Go on!

Attack German tanks up close!

That's all it saves from aviation.

Forward!

There will be no return tickets!

Forward! Attack the tanks!

On the Western Front, the 6th Mechanized Corps is fighting a heroic battle.

Exposed to constant attacks by German aviation,

with one fuel run,

6th Mechanized Corps of General Hackiljevic

he aimed at his last attack.

9. MECHANIZED CORPUS OF THE SOUTH-WEST BOILER

An order for the Counterattack has just been received.

And you look at how many more enemies there are than us!

I will be responsible for not carrying out a counterattack.

We will meet the enemy with artillery fire.

Your Corps Artillery: Fire!

Air! Leave!

8. MECHANIZED CORPUS OF THE SOUTH-WEST BOILER

The caterpillar was torn, pigs.

It's not exactly cunning, but it passes with the Germans.

Are you hurt?

Is it possible with your hands, my friend the commissioner? - Scratch.

The moment!

SOUTHWEST FRONT HEADQUARTERS June 26, 1941

As a result of counterattacks by mechanized corps

A hostile plan has been thwarted in Ukraine,

lightning penetration into Kiev.

The enemy suffered significant losses

and he was convinced of the strength of our army, a friend of Stalin.

The situation on the Western Front is complex and difficult.

The enemy came to Minsk.

I don't understand what's going on with Paul.

He flew to Moscow without hesitation.