Red Navy newspaper "Dozor" dated May 21, 1942

«Дозор» № 45, 21 мая 1942 года

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Death to the German occupiers!

IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHERLAND!

There were four of them. Then three remained. All their cartridges were spent. They used bottles with incendiary liquid. They had a few grenades left. From an armored vehicle, from the embrasure of an enemy machine gun, the enemy rushed forward.

The political commissar threw himself under the tank tracks, wrapping and fastening them with chains. The soldiers did not retreat, but did the same — sailors Odintsov and Parshin repeated his act.

When one of the tanks approached, the commissar hurled himself beneath its tracks. The fighters clenched their teeth. They knew that the steel monster would roll over his body. Odintsov and Parshin followed his example. They all exploded their charges, and the enemy tanks were blown into the air. They would threaten no more. Not one of the fighters surrendered alive.

The battlefield was lit with fiery explosions. Only one survived of the brave four — Corporal Shubko. Vasily Kuzmich Shubko, political commissar Noriy Konstantinovich Odintsov, Ivan Ivanovich Parshin, Ivan Ivanovich Zubkov — all fell as heroes but stopped the enemy.

Their names will remain forever in the history of the Patriotic War.

AT SEA!

At the home pier
Anchors are lowered,
In the spring wind
The flag flutters.
We sail into the open
White path,
Do not fear, my beloved,
This year we shall return.

Stormy waves,
Foam all around.
The propellers still churn
As the road rolls on.
The Soviet land calls us
To great deeds.
We go to sea
To distant shores.

Boldly we sail,
Comrades at the helm,
Songs behind the stern
Echo far away.
Farewell, Motherland,
Be forever happy,
Soon we will return
Home with victory!

MASTERS OF THEIR CRAFT
COMMUNIST LITVINYUK

At the start of the war, our ship was undergoing major repairs. The mechanisms and systems of the engine compartments were dismantled. Section commander Litvinyuk worked late into the night assembling machinery, helping workers finish the repairs more quickly. Everyone shared a single thought — to get to sea as soon as possible and crush the enemy.

The crew worked with doubled effort. The boat left the Navy four months earlier than scheduled.

Then came intense training, equipment testing, sea runs. Each exercise was carried out with the utmost exertion. Communist Litvinyuk was always at the front, serving as an example.

On campaign his exceptional diligence was revealed. He took on additional work and gave all his strength to fulfilling Comrade Stalin’s order in the best way possible.

Litvinyuk knew how to organize and discipline people, and he was a true mentor for the young sailors.

Ivanov and his artillery crew

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ivanov gave much of his strength and energy to his gunnery team. Always at the front with his unit, he led them in every drill. Each combat exercise was performed flawlessly.

Ivanov demanded precision, courage, and endurance from each man, and his crew earned his trust. They hit targets accurately, destroying them.

Sailors Saveliev and Khorunzhy mastered the weapons best of all and could replace any man if needed.

Young sailors Klimov and Yakovlev did not lag behind. Day by day they learned and grew into steadfast gunners.

Petty Officer Pyotr Fyodorov

Torpedo section commander Fyodorov always demanded much of himself and his men. He personally inspected every torpedo, every mechanism. His strictness bore fruit.

When it came time to put to sea, the torpedoes were ready, like clockwork.

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