People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union

“ Along with work in warfare, conduct political work amongst the population: clarify the truth about the Soviet Union, the merciless struggle of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people against the fascist invaders, and about the inevitable death of bloodthirsty invaders. ”

“ Napoleon, trying to conquer our country, was finally defeated by the Russian army, supported by the armed people, who launched a merciless partisan struggle in the rear of the enemy. The Napoleonic army, at that time the strongest in the world, laid bones in Russia, because along with the regular Russian army, a powerful popular partisan movement rose to defend the fatherland. ”

“ The working people of the Soviet Union, at factories, on collective farms, and on state farms, work hard and selflessly day and night in the production of weapons, ammunition, equipment and food for the Red Army. Our industry now provides for the needs of the front. The army receives more and more tanks, planes, artillery, mortars and ammunition. The combat power of the Red Army has grown significantly and continues to grow. ”

“ To close the supply routes means to deprive the enemy of the opportunity to replenish the front with manpower, equipment, fuel, ammunition, and also to export to Germany looted in our country popular property and thereby facilitate the destruction of the enemy of the Soviet Union. ”

“ Conduct reconnaissance and intelligence work for the Red Army: Carefully select people capable of conducting covert reconnaissance work and put them into service in local administrations and institutions created by the Germans, in factories, depots, stations, marinas, telegraphs, airfields, bases and warehouses, in the protection of German officials, in the Gestapo and its schools, as well as all other institutions and bodies serving the army or local administration of the German authorities; Constantly keep track of the location and movement of enemy forces and supplies by rail and road ”

“ In order to disrupt the movement on railways and disrupt regular traffic behind enemy lines, arrange railway accidents by all means: undermine railway bridges, blow up or burn station facilities, and blow up, burn and shoot locomotives, wagons, and tanks at stations and siding. ”

“ Partisan detachments, individual organizations, and saboteurs must penetrate into all cities, large and small, and widely deploy intelligence and sabotage work there. Destroy and burn communication centers, power plants, boiler plants, water supply, warehouses, fuel tanks and other objects of military or economic importance. ”

“ Destroy every kind of economic commands, enemy foragers, and commands and agents for the seizure of grain. attack the wagons and warehouses containing bread; if possible, distribute bread to the population, and if this cannot be done, completely destroy it. ”

“ In case of railroad wreck, destroy manpower, equipment, fuel, ammunition and other cargo, as well as surviving steam locomotives and wagons. On highways and dirt roads, undermine and burn bridges and viaducts; destroy ghats and other man-made structures. Destroy transports delivering ammunition and fuel. Steal any horses. If it is impossible to use weapons, transports or cargoes, render them unusable by all possible means. Whenever possible, destroy military garrisons, headquarters and institutions, troops, and separately follow officers and soldiers guarding transports and warehouses. ”

“ Ruthlessly kill or capture fascist political figures, generals, significant bureaucrats, and other traitors to the Motherland who are in the service of the enemy. Constantly monitor the generals and major officials. ”