Fonds of the Soviet Army units

The Gomel People’s Volunteer Regiment* – National Archives of the Republic of Belarus (NARB), fond 4524, 25 items, 1941

Orders of the regiment’s commander. Minutes of the Party meetings. Schedules of political work. Political reports; performance reports. Data concerning the regiment’s numerical strength, reserve ammunition, combat and political training, observation and guard posts in Gomel. Schemes of the supposed defence; combatant notes. Correspondence with different organizations in Gomel concerning the supply of foodstuffs, equipment, ammunition and fuel. Lists of the battalions’ personnel, the platoon and company’s leaders, Party leaders, and Communist Party members.

Special division of the “Severnaia” special group, military unit 101614-Б – State Archives of Minsk Region, fond 4233, 25 items, 1943 – 1944

Instructions on struggle against enemy agents in Partisan groups. Transcripts of interrogation. Reports on intelligence service. Military intelligence. Investigation files. Lists of policemen and collaborators. 

* Almost all archives of the Soviet Army formations that were located and participated in combat operations in the territory of Belarus in the year 1941-1945 are held at the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in the town of Podolsk, Moscow Region