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Leningrad newspaper "On Guard of the Motherland", September 10, 1943
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On Guard for the Motherland
Daily Red Army Newspaper of the Leningrad Front
No. 212 (7444) September 10, 1943, Friday XXIV year of publication
Death to the German occupiers!
ORDER of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to Army General Rokossovsky
The troops of the Central Front, continuing their rapid offensive, crossed the river Seym and on September 6 liberated from the German invaders the city of Konotop. Today, on September 9, after two days of heavy fighting, our troops stormed and captured the city of Bakhmach — an important railway junction, a major communications and defensive stronghold of the Germans on the Kiev axis.
In the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, the troops of General-Lieutenant Chernyakhovsky, General-Lieutenant Bondarev, General-Major Kozlov, General-Lieutenant of Artillery Rudenko distinguished themselves, and especially: the 132nd Rifle Division under General-Major Shkuryin, the 143rd Rifle Division under Colonel Lunin, the 248th Rifle Division under General-Major Golosov, the 70th Guards Division under General-Major Kuznetsov, the 75th Guards Rifle Division under Colonel Roginsky, the 221st Bomber Aviation Division under General-Major Buzylyov, the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division under General-Major Zhegalin, the 56th Guards Mortar Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Shapovalov, and the 85th Guards Mortar Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Pavlov.
For distinction in the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the following honorific titles are awarded:
The 143rd Rifle Division — “Konotop Division”
The 248th Rifle Division — “Bakhmach Division”
Henceforth these formations shall be called:
143rd Konotop Rifle Division
248th Bakhmach Rifle Division
In commemoration of this victory, to the units most distinguished in the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, a salute of 20 artillery salvos from 224 guns shall be fired in Moscow.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Marshal of the Soviet Union J. Stalin
September 9, 1943
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
On the establishment of the honorary badge “Laureate of the Stalin Prize”
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decrees:
-
To establish the honorary badge “Laureate of the Stalin Prize.”
-
To approve the attached Regulations on the badge.
-
To assign the awarding of the badge to the Committee for Stalin Prizes under the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — M. Kalinin
Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — A. Gorkin
Moscow, Kremlin, September 9, 1943
(Regulations on the honorary badge published in full in the paper.)
From the Soviet Information Bureau
Operational summary for September 9
On the Nezhin axis, our troops, after heavy fighting, broke the enemy’s resistance and stormed the city of Bakhmach.
In the area west of Stalino (Donbass), our forces continued their successful offensive, advancing 10–15 kilometers and capturing more than 180 settlements, including the district centers of Dobropole and Staro-Beshevo, as well as major towns and villages: Zamozhnoye, Novo-Dmitrovka, Prishib, Petrovka, Novo-Pavlovka, Aleksandrovka, Novo-Berezovka, Sergeyevka, Novo-Podgorodnoye, Muravyovka, Krasnoye, Petrovsky, Andreyevka, Bolshaya Kamyshevaha, Staraya Ingateyevka, Staraya Nikolayevka, and others.
On the Priluki axis, our troops advanced successfully and took more than 30 settlements, including Smeloye, Nedrigaylov, and Sinevka.
North of Bryansk, our troops captured the town of Lyudinovo.
Southwest of Kharkov, fighting continued with our troops on the offensive.
On the Smolensk axis, our troops advanced 6–12 kilometers, capturing more than 100 settlements, including the district centers of Dukhovshchina and Porechye, as well as the towns of Yartsevo and Yelnya.
In these battles our forces captured many trophies and prisoners.
In total, on September 9, on all fronts our forces liberated more than 400 settlements. In air battles and on airfields, 77 German aircraft were destroyed. Our losses — 19 aircraft.
The Capitulation of Italy
On September 8, 1943, Marshal Badoglio’s government officially announced the capitulation of Italy. Allied forces landed in the Naples area. Germany has lost its last major ally in Europe.
Tempered in the Fire of Battles…
To the 25th anniversary of the Nth Rifle Division
History of the division, its path from the Civil War, feats in the Great Patriotic War, awards, and present combat achievements.
The Honor of a Soldier — a story of a frontline fighter decorated for bravery.
The Oldest Fighter… — a profile of a veteran Red Army man, an example to the younger.
Sniper Kovyazkov — a report on a sharpshooter with dozens of kills.
An Immortal Name — obituary of a fallen hero, honored by his comrades.
Glory of the Scouts — account of a reconnaissance group’s daring and successful missions.
News from the Front
Reports of Soviet advances, liberation of towns and villages, capture of enemy equipment.
Bombing Raids by Pilots
Accounts of Soviet aviation striking enemy troops and concentrations.
Gathering of Agitators
Notes on a meeting of political agitators and their tasks.
Leningrad Region Fulfills Winter Sowing Plan
Report on successful fulfillment of the agricultural plan.
Donbass is Ours!
A major article on the liberation of the Donbass, the role of the Red Army, and the joy of workers in freed cities.
Abroad
– Capitulation of Italy.
– Iran declares war on Germany.
– Evacuation of German troops from Milan and Turin.
– Suspension of rail communication between Italy and Germany.
– Reactions in Switzerland.
– The Yugoslav people avenge traitors.
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On Guard for the Motherland
Daily Red Army Newspaper of the Leningrad Front
No. 212 (7444) September 10, 1943, Friday XXIV year of publication
Death to the German occupiers!
ORDER of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to Army General Rokossovsky
The troops of the Central Front, continuing their rapid offensive, crossed the river Seym and on September 6 liberated from the German invaders the city of Konotop. Today, on September 9, after two days of heavy fighting, our troops stormed and captured the city of Bakhmach — an important railway junction, a major communications and defensive stronghold of the Germans on the Kiev axis.
In the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, the troops of General-Lieutenant Chernyakhovsky, General-Lieutenant Bondarev, General-Major Kozlov, General-Lieutenant of Artillery Rudenko distinguished themselves, and especially: the 132nd Rifle Division under General-Major Shkuryin, the 143rd Rifle Division under Colonel Lunin, the 248th Rifle Division under General-Major Golosov, the 70th Guards Division under General-Major Kuznetsov, the 75th Guards Rifle Division under Colonel Roginsky, the 221st Bomber Aviation Division under General-Major Buzylyov, the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division under General-Major Zhegalin, the 56th Guards Mortar Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Shapovalov, and the 85th Guards Mortar Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Pavlov.
For distinction in the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the following honorific titles are awarded:
The 143rd Rifle Division — “Konotop Division”
The 248th Rifle Division — “Bakhmach Division”
Henceforth these formations shall be called:
143rd Konotop Rifle Division
248th Bakhmach Rifle Division
In commemoration of this victory, to the units most distinguished in the battles for Konotop and Bakhmach, a salute of 20 artillery salvos from 224 guns shall be fired in Moscow.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Marshal of the Soviet Union J. Stalin
September 9, 1943
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
On the establishment of the honorary badge “Laureate of the Stalin Prize”
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decrees:
-
To establish the honorary badge “Laureate of the Stalin Prize.”
-
To approve the attached Regulations on the badge.
-
To assign the awarding of the badge to the Committee for Stalin Prizes under the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — M. Kalinin
Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — A. Gorkin
Moscow, Kremlin, September 9, 1943
(Regulations on the honorary badge published in full in the paper.)
From the Soviet Information Bureau
Operational summary for September 9
On the Nezhin axis, our troops, after heavy fighting, broke the enemy’s resistance and stormed the city of Bakhmach.
In the area west of Stalino (Donbass), our forces continued their successful offensive, advancing 10–15 kilometers and capturing more than 180 settlements, including the district centers of Dobropole and Staro-Beshevo, as well as major towns and villages: Zamozhnoye, Novo-Dmitrovka, Prishib, Petrovka, Novo-Pavlovka, Aleksandrovka, Novo-Berezovka, Sergeyevka, Novo-Podgorodnoye, Muravyovka, Krasnoye, Petrovsky, Andreyevka, Bolshaya Kamyshevaha, Staraya Ingateyevka, Staraya Nikolayevka, and others.
On the Priluki axis, our troops advanced successfully and took more than 30 settlements, including Smeloye, Nedrigaylov, and Sinevka.
North of Bryansk, our troops captured the town of Lyudinovo.
Southwest of Kharkov, fighting continued with our troops on the offensive.
On the Smolensk axis, our troops advanced 6–12 kilometers, capturing more than 100 settlements, including the district centers of Dukhovshchina and Porechye, as well as the towns of Yartsevo and Yelnya.
In these battles our forces captured many trophies and prisoners.
In total, on September 9, on all fronts our forces liberated more than 400 settlements. In air battles and on airfields, 77 German aircraft were destroyed. Our losses — 19 aircraft.
The Capitulation of Italy
On September 8, 1943, Marshal Badoglio’s government officially announced the capitulation of Italy. Allied forces landed in the Naples area. Germany has lost its last major ally in Europe.
Tempered in the Fire of Battles…
To the 25th anniversary of the Nth Rifle Division
History of the division, its path from the Civil War, feats in the Great Patriotic War, awards, and present combat achievements.
The Honor of a Soldier — a story of a frontline fighter decorated for bravery.
The Oldest Fighter… — a profile of a veteran Red Army man, an example to the younger.
Sniper Kovyazkov — a report on a sharpshooter with dozens of kills.
An Immortal Name — obituary of a fallen hero, honored by his comrades.
Glory of the Scouts — account of a reconnaissance group’s daring and successful missions.
News from the Front
Reports of Soviet advances, liberation of towns and villages, capture of enemy equipment.
Bombing Raids by Pilots
Accounts of Soviet aviation striking enemy troops and concentrations.
Gathering of Agitators
Notes on a meeting of political agitators and their tasks.
Leningrad Region Fulfills Winter Sowing Plan
Report on successful fulfillment of the agricultural plan.
Donbass is Ours!
A major article on the liberation of the Donbass, the role of the Red Army, and the joy of workers in freed cities.
Abroad
– Capitulation of Italy.
– Iran declares war on Germany.
– Evacuation of German troops from Milan and Turin.
– Suspension of rail communication between Italy and Germany.
– Reactions in Switzerland.
– The Yugoslav people avenge traitors.
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