Order No. 227 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Order No. 227 of July 28 1942 was issued by Joseph Stalin acting as People's Commissar of Defence. It is also known as the "Not one step back!" order (Ни шагу назад!).No one commander had right to retreat without order. Anyione who did so was subject to military tribunal.
Order No. 227 established penal batallions (штрафбат, штрафной батальон, 'shtrafbat', shtrafnoy batallion) made up of soldiers and officers at fault, who did the most dangerous tasks. It also established barrage troops (заградотряд, заградительный отряд) to shoot the retreaing troops. These measures were cited in the preamble of the order as successfully used by the Germans during their winter retreat.
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