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Combat Training of Personnel of the Moscow Military District units in 1934-1940
- Authors: Sitdikov A.M.1
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Affiliations:
- RUDN University
- Issue: Vol 22, No 4 (2023): Volga-Vyatsk and Ural Regions in the Retrospective Focus of History
- Pages: 612-628
- Section: USSR ON THE EVE AND DURING THE YEARS OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/37294
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8674-2023-22-4-612-628
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The author analyzes the indicators reflecting the level of combat training of the units of the Moscow Military District in 1934-1940. There is considered the organization of the training process of units as one of the main components of effective military training. The data collection on the level of training of the Red Army personnel and headquarters commanders in the framework of tactical and marksmanship training is studied. The source base of the work was the office documents stored in the Russian State Military Archive. It is concluded that in the course of implementing the process of combat training of the Moscow Military District units, some progress was made. In particular, individual training of soldiers and small units increased; the results of shooting improved. At the same time, there were constant problems, such as the organization of the training, the shortage of qualified personnel, as well as the level of tactical training.
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Adel M. Sitdikov
RUDN University
Author for correspondence.
Email: adelsitdikov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2364-3853
Master in History, postgraduate student of the Department of Russian History
6 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, RussiaReferences
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