Wednesday, March 30, 2011

"The Breakdown Of Military Discipline"

Excerpts from a Russian Army Intelligence Report in 1917:

Northern Front:
  • Lack of confidence in the officers
  • Bolshevik ideas are spreading rapidly throughout the camp which add to a desire for peace
  • Officer regulation is seen as counter-revolutionary
  • Many soldiers are faking sick and going to hospitals
12th Army:
  • The provisional government is being criticized especially Kerensky
  • Readers of moderate newspapers are seen as counter-revolutionary
  • Whole regiments are refusing to carry out military orders
Western Front:
  • Soldiers are attempting to fraternize with Germans which they believe is a sure way to attain peace
  • Soldiers stormed an armory and stole the equipment in an act of rebellion
Southwestern Front:
  • Lack of supplies is disintegrating the troops
  • Soldiers are leading armed invasions of country estates
  • Soldiers will demoralize during winter

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