The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
How Red Army
!. Pools Its Ideas
Embassy in u. S. Gives Out
Cable Describing a War
Conference at Front.

Observation-Disclosures with n
knowledge OF the English language
have been assigned by the Russian
army to cable to America first-hand
stories Of events at the front in the
Russo-German war, it was disclosed
when the press division of the Soviet
embassy made public one such ac-
count. 1t was entitled Confer
ence at the Front" It follows:
Never before have there been CON-
ferences like these. Picture your
self in a birch grove or clump of
pine trees weighted down with snow,
with the sky Lit up by the shining
disc Of the moon, and in that audi
forum of natures making many
men, some leaning against tree
trunks, others sitting on tree stumps,
ammunition crates or ammunition
carriages. They are armored
against the bitter frost by sheepskin
jackets, fur caps with earlaps and
felt boots. The speakers often have
to talk at the top of their voices to
make themselves heard through the
roar OF dTlllleTy.
This is a Red army conference.
one of many now going on in regi-
ments Immediately behind the front
lines. The speakers are unit COM
manders, the rank and file and the
reglmental commanders themselves.
They are weighing recent expert
ences gained on the battlefield and
summing up what has been learned.
Tell Their Stories.
Months of fierce battles have
taught the Russian soldier much. He
has gone through the grim univer-
sity of war and is now taking an
extension course, so to speak. At
these meetings representatives of all
arms-infantry men, artillery men,
f1iers, tank fighters, cavalry men,
signalers, sappers-tell their stories.
Many delegates have colorful tales
to tell. Take Junior Sergeant Gal
yuSkin, a sniper, for instance:
During my first three days in
this sector" he relates, II bagged
three Hitlerites. Then came a biz
card that nearly carried me under
snowdrifts But / stuck it out
patiently, knowing that after the
storm the Germans would begin
clearing their trenches and leveling
off their parapets. / got four more
Germans after that"
Often the rank and file display a
deep understanding of the tactical
tasks of their company or battalion.
One Vyazmin, who serves a trench
mortar crew, says: 1.-THE fire of
our trench mortar units is accurate,
but in order to inflict heavier losses
on the enemy observation unit it
must be improved"
Take EN- Alive.
Sergeant Smirnov, an experienced
scout, tells of unique method he
employed to capture an enemy SOL
dier alive. Tying a bunch Of fir
branches to the end of long cord,
the sergeant took cover at the road
side, holding the other end of the
rope. AS a German motorcyclist
approached, the sergeant began pull
ing the bunch of branches across
the highway. This threw the Fas-
cist into confusion and he jammed
on his brakes. The sergeant soon
was taking his captive cyclist and
vehicle to his commander.
Tank destroyers have acquired a
splendid store of experience.
Eat dawn we heard the roar of
tank motors" says one of them.
Several Fascist tanks were APP
preaching our trenches. Our gunfire
sent some of the enemy tanks scurry-
ing away, but two Of them came
right at my trench, one behind the
other.
THE frozen earth was hard
enough to prevent the trench from
caving in. l decided to get at them
from the rear. In an instant the
treads of one were Gathering right
overhead. When the tank had gone
a couple of meters beyond me, got
up and threw bottle Of combustible
fuel. Bright flames enveloped the
tank, and when it stopped something
exploded inside the machine. The
second Fascist tank swerved to one
side and turned tail"