THE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE MASSIVE SATURATION OF KIROVOGHRAD AREA WITH LANDMINES BY THE GERMAN INVADERS AS THEY RETREATED IN JANUARY 1944

Authors

  • Mykhailo Medvid
  • Oleg Babenko
  • Illia Yashchenko

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33405/2078-7480/2021/1/76/229212

Keywords:

World War II, saturation of Kirovoghrad area with landmines, means of mining, military operation, demining activities of the combat engineers

Abstract

The objective of the study is to analize the results of the massive saturation of Kirovoghrad area with landmines by the German invaders as they retreated in January 1944. The methodology of the study is based on the principles of historicism, systemic approach, proper academic assessment, verification, author objectivity and moderate narrative constructivism as well as the use of the general scientific methods such as analysis, synthesis and generalization. The scientific novelty is that first in history, to analyze the results of the massive saturation of Kirovoghrad area with landmines by the German invaders as they retreated in January 1944 based on previously unknown archival documents. Conclusions. It is about the scope and type of the massive saturation of the city with landmines by the Hitler troops as they retreated. Also it is told about the demining activities of residential buildings, industrial and infrastructural objects that were conducted by the combat engineers of the 27th Engineer Brigade (the Red Army) and there were described the modalities for the mining that were used for the regional centre planned destruction. It is given, according to the deminers, the brief analysis of the causes of not detonation of explosive devices and explosive ordnance. It is addressed the types of explosive devices, explosive ordnance and landmines that have been hidden into urban infrastructure.

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2021-04-22

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