SNIPER MOVEMENT OF THE NKVD TROOPS OF THE USSR OF THE LENINGRAD FRONT DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

Abstract

The article discusses the formation and development of the sniper movement in the troops of the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the USSR of the Leningrad Front during the Great Patriotic War, as well as its role in the destruction of the enemy and the deblockade of Leningrad. The requirements of regulatory documents for the professional qualities of a Soviet sniper are indicated, compliance with which allows a well-aimed shooter to complete the assigned tasks for their intended purpose. The order of actions of a sniper at the front is revealed, as well as accounting for the combat achievements of a sniper in destroying enemy manpower. Service and combat documents aimed at moral and material stimulation of the development of the sniper movement in the troops of the NKVD of the USSR of the Leningrad Front are analyzed. The authors show the importance of rallies and combat training to the front in the training of snipers of the NKVD troops. The article also notes the effectiveness of the extermination of the enemy during such internships, provides a review of the Red Army command on the combat activities of NKVD snipers at the front. Based on the historical facts of the successful use of snipers by the NKVD troops of the Leningrad Front, the authors come to the conclusion about the significant role of the sniper movement in the destruction of enemy manpower near Leningrad and the breakthrough of the blockade of the hero city.