Voennyi Sbornik

62-80

Authors: Aleksandr A. Cherkasov

The paper attempts to consider the combat path of the artilleryman Fedor Semenovich Cherkasov (1922–1942) during the Second World War. The work is based on archival documents from the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense (Podolsk, Russian Federation), most of which are being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. In conclusion, the author notes that Fedor Semenovich Cherkasov, who was called up for active military service in 1940, enters the 42nd Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the 42nd Tank Division as an artilleryman. By June 22, 1941, the division was stationed in the Pskov region, from there, at the beginning of the war, it was transferred to Latvia, but in early July it retreated to the Pskov region with battles. In August, Fedor Cherkasov participated in bloody battles during a counterattack near Staraya Russa in the Novgorod region. After these battles, the division in which he served was disbanded and reorganized into the 42nd Tank Brigade. The formation of the brigade took place in the Moscow region, after which the brigade was thrown to the Bryansk front near the city of Sevsk. Here, in October 1941, the brigade was surrounded, lost all tanks and artillery, but still escaped. On November 1, the brigade was disbanded, and Fedor Semenovich Cherkasov was sent to the 6th Infantry Division, where he continued his service as part of the calculation of a 45 mm artillery piece. Here the division participated in the defense of the city of Efremov in the Tula region, and from December 6, 1941 – in the strategic operation “Battle for Moscow”. On January 11, 1942, during the offensive of Soviet troops on unnamed heights, under unclear circumstances, Fedor Semenovich Cherkasov would be captured. In captivity, he refused to give the number of his unit, he was transferred to a prisoner of war camp near Kaunas in Lithuania, where he died on May 21, 1942 during an epidemic outbreak.

87-98

Authors: Semyon N. Gonta

This paper is devoted to a historiographical review and analysis of Western military research on the war in Rhodesia, which took place in 1965–1979. The research materials are based on the works of US and Canadian military personnel, which attempt to analyze the military experience of Rhodesia in the fight against insurgents. The research methodology includes: content analysis, historiographic and narrative methods. In conclusion, the author concludes about the widespread interest of Western military personnel in the experience of the Rhodesian war, as well as about the general narrative that can be seen in most of the works reviewed.

4-10

Authors: Andrey V. Rozhkov

A comparative analysis of the weight loads of aircraft carriers with the weight load of battleships and cruisers has been carried out. Due to the fact that aircraft need more space than artillery and torpedoes, the hulls of aircraft carriers were much larger than those of battleships, cruisers, and therefore heavier, therefore the hulls of aircraft carriers are much heavier than those of artillery ships. This led to the fact that the armor of aircraft carriers was much worse than the armor of battleships or cruisers of similar displacement, as was the case with the American “Midway” aircraft carriers and Iowa-class battleships, “Essex” class aircraft carriers and “Alaska” class cruisers, “Cleveland” class cruisers and “Independence” class aircraft carriers. If the weight of aircraft on aircraft carriers is approximately equal to the weight of artillery on cruisers, then aircraft carriers were much larger than cruisers. These are the Japanese “Unryu” aircraft carriers and “Mogami” class cruisers. If the aircraft carrier was just as booked as the battleship, then it had a very small air group, like the Japanese “Yamato” class battleships and the “Shinano” aircraft carrier.

30-42

Authors: Anvar M. Mamadaliev, Konstantin V. Taran

This article discusses the creation and activities of partisan detachments established on the territory of Sochi, Adler and Shapsug districts of Krasnodar Krai, and subordinated to the Sochi Defense Committee. The materials of the Center for Documentation of the Modern History of the Krasnodar Krai, the municipal state institution of the municipal formation of the Sochi resort city of the Krasnodar Krai “Sochi city archive”, the Russian state archive of socio-political history and the Central archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published on the portal “Pamyat naroda” were used as sources (pamyat-naroda.ru). Besides this, the authors of the article used other sources – collections of archival documents, articles and publications of Russian and Soviet researchers. The authors, based on the material used, came to the conclusion that partisan detachments on the territory of Greater Sochi were created in case of occupation of this region by Wehrmacht troops. To a greater extent, the activities of the Sochi partisan detachments were aimed at assisting the regular Red Army troops defending the passes and northern spurs of the Main Caucasian Ridge.

50-58

Authors: Konstantin V. Taran

This article discusses the reasons for the failed transition of the 1st Slovak motorized Division to the side of the Red Army in January 1943, which as part of the German army Group “A” participated in combat operations against Soviet troops in the North Caucasus. The archival materials of the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, articles and publications of Russian, Soviet and foreign researchers were used as sources. The author comes to the conclusion that, despite the favorable operational situation that contributed to the possible transition of the 1st Slovak motorized Division to the side of the Red Army, the Soviet command missed such an opportunity and the transition of the “Richla Division” did not take place.