Fragment of memories of 1st Homel Communist Proletarian Battalion commander W. S. Selivano

Abstract

Bolshevic commissar’s memories of the Red Army battalion are devoted to the episode of the initial stage in the Soviet-Polish war in the territory of Belarus. On an example of one battalion the conditions of formation and the level of combat readiness of the Red Army units, the reasons for their defeat are shown. The circumstances of the Red Army captive soldiers’ custody in the camp Schelkovo, the history of the author’s escape from it are disclosed.