March 1942 young Russian soldier, one of thousands surrounded in the
Volkhov pocket, commits suicide. By the end of May 1942 the savage
battle on the Volkhov had been won by the German troops. Those units
of Vlasov's
Army which had not succeeded in slipping out were now irretrievably
caught in the trap. They were nine rifle divisions, six rifle
brigades, and units of an armoured brigade. The end of the Soviet
Second Striking Army was at hand.
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