Stalin issued Order No. 227 in July 1942, which directed that those retreating unauthorized would be placed in "penal battalions" used as cannon fodder on the front lines.
Stalin mengeluarkan Perintah No. 227 pada Juli 1942 yang menyatakan bahwa pasukan yang mundur akan ditempatkan di "batalion-batalion hukuman" yang dikerahkan di barisan depan.