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Odin of Ossetia wrote:
There is another instance when the author "over-credits" the Soviets in this book.
He claims that the GL (People's Guard) received air drops from the Soviets during 1942, but in reality that too is false.
The GL did not receive a single air drop from the Soviets (or anybody) during entire 1942.
There was a single air drop by the Soviets into the occupied Poland at the end of 1941, before even the GL was even founded (during early January of 1942); several people were parachuted (the future leaders of the GL) together with a very small quantity of firearms and ammunition, and I think also a radio transmitter. After that there was nothing for the entire 1942; the Soviets did not made their first ever air drop to the GL until 1943.
The first ever Soviet air drop to the GL (People's Guard) only took place in September of 1943, and it was extremely small; only three machine pistols together with some ammunition.
You can read about it here:
"Podczas zgrupowania dowództwa obwodu we wrześniu 1943 roku w lasach parczewskich został utworzony, między innymi okręg Gwardii Ludowej nr 5 południowej Lubelszczyzny. (...).
Podczas zgrupowania GL w lasach parczewskich otrzymaliśmy mały zrzut broni. Z niecierpliwością oczekiwaliśmy na ten zrzut, który właściwie był pierwszym zrzutem dla oddziałów partyzanckich GL. Nie spełnił nam naszych nadziei, ponieważ grupa otrzymała tylko trzy pistolety maszynowe z pewnym zapasem amunicji."
http://www.kombatantpolski.pl/2002_03_art1.html
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