Post by crazydima on Dec 23, 2008 0:12:20 GMT -5
Tovarischi,
Here is a great piece of work. I bought a copy and it is worth the money. It will help out our impression very much.
Tovarshee Soldatih,
Please forgive our announcement but last summer several
people inquired as to when the book would be available. Well, Igor Dobroff and I
have finally finished our new addition of the hANDBOOK for InfantrymEn of the
RKKA of the USSR, Volume No. 1, with 1938 Red Army Infantry Manual Drill
Positions, and The Duties of the Individual Soldier from The Infantry Combat
Manual, 1942. The book is 5.25 inches wide and 8.5 inches tall, is over 90
pages long, contains 29 diagrams and drawings, mostly from the 1938 and 1947
handbooks, and represents several years of effort. [Okay; we're slow.] The
following is an excerpt from the forward of the book:
" This book is a re-enactor’s and historian’s field reference guide for
Red Army Infantrymen. It is the duty of officers, NCOs, and soldiers to know
these basic commands and routines. .... In 2003 we originally published portions
of this volume as the Military Officers and NCOs Pocket Handbook for the Workers
and Peasants Red Army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This is
essentially a greatly enlarged and revised second edition of that booklet.
...Volume 1 of the Handbook for Infantrymen contains information on Red Army
drill, marching, basic squad and platoon formations, and ceremonies. In this
edition we have expanded the book to include more detailed information and
drawings on drill movements and formations as well as field marching formations.
These are mostly directly from the 1938 Red Army soldier’s manual, but some from
the 1947 soldier’s manual as well. Most of the materials in the 1947 manual
reflect practices developed during the Great Patriotic War. We have also added
chapters relating to soldiers’ duties, translated from the 1942 Infantry Combat
Manual of the R.K.K.A., as well as some miscellaneous subjects from other
R.K.K.A. sources."
[Volume 2 is not completed yet; Volume 2 will contain information on ranks,
organization, elemental field tactics, and more combat instructions for the Red
Army soldier.]
The following is a table of contents:
CONTENTS OF THE HANDBOOK FOR INFANTRYMEN OF THE RKKA OF THE USSR , VOL.1
I. DUTIES OF SOLDIERS AND COMMANDERS from the Infantry Combat Manual, 1938.
A. The Individual Soldier - General Regulations
B. General Responsibilities of a Commander
II. SPECIFIC DRILL COMMANDS AND MOVEMENT From the 1938 Soldiers Manual
A. Drill and March Basics
1. Selected General Terms for Drill and March
2. Commands in General
3. Basic Drill Commands
4. Basic Marching Commands
5. Changing Number of Ranks
B. The Individual Soldier
1. Assembly without weapons
2. Turns while not in motion
3. Marching and March Step
C. Drill for Soldier with Weapons
1. Weapons in Drill and March Assembly
2. Preparatory for Drill
3. Rifle Drill Positions and Movement
3.1. Order Arms
3.2. Order Arms to Sling Arms
3.3. Sling Arms to Order Arms
3.4. Across the Back
3.5. Order Arms to Shoulder Arms
3.6. Shoulder Arms to Order Arms
3.7. Order Arms to Combat Stance
3.8. Combat Stance to Order Arms
3.9. Port Arms
3.10. On Arm from Shoulder Arms
3.11. On Arm to Shoulder Arms
d. Salute by Individual Soldier
E. Rifle Salute
F. Meeting a Superior Officer While the Unit is in Motion
G. When Unit in Motion Passes a Superior Officer
H. To Call a Soldier From Formation
III. MARCHING FORMATIONS A. III. MARCHING
FORMATION
A. MarchingMarching in the Field A.
Marching in the Field
B. Squad in Single or Double Ranks
C. Forming Platoon in Ranks
D. Change to Column Formations
E. Assembling a Squad as a March Column
F. Assembling a Platoon into March Columns
G. Stacking Rifles
IV. Movement Orders & Techniques: Lying Down, Standing Up, Running, Crawling
A. Lying Down and Standing Up.
b. stand Up from Prone Position
C. Short Runs
D. Crawling
V. FIELD GEAR OF A SOLDIER 1939-1941 and 1941-1945
A. Marching Gear of a Soldier ( Rifleman )
B. Method of Assembling the Combat Gear
C. Assembling the 1938/1941-style Haversack
D. Making the Overcoat Roll, the Skatka,
E. Attaching Elements of Rain-cape, the Plash-Palatka
F. Attaching Protective Stockings
G. Attaching Steel Helmet
H. Assembling the Rucksack, the Meshok
I. Assembling and Wearing the Marching Gear
J. Rules for the Proper Wearing of the Uniform
VI. THE DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER from The Infantry Combat Manual, 1942
1. General Duties & 2. Special Duties
VII. BASIC Combat Commands
A. Field Commands to Prepare for Combat
B. Common Combat Commands
C. Hand Signals
VIII. MORNING ROUTINE
1. Wake Up and Assembly
2. Forming Unit for Assembly
3. Regarding Assembling Multiple Units
4. Commander’s Morning Address
IX. INSPECTIONS
1. Preparation for Inspection
2. The Inspection
X. THE MILITARY OATH CEREMONY
XI AWARDS CEREMONY
XII. THE REGIMENTAL BANNER
Unfortunately the book is not inexpensive to produce. The book is selling for
$20 for the purchase of 1 copy, 2 copies for $36, 3 copies for $52, four or more
copies for $15 each. All prices include shipping in the USA. Payment can be made
by personal check or cashiers check or money order. Checks can be made out to
Mark Sevigny and mailed to 38 Argento Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Please include your shipping address. If anyone has questions, please email me
at mark_sevigny@....
- Mark Sevigny
My deepest thanks to these guys for their effort on this matter.
Sincerely,
Dima
(Not a blank vendor......never was.....never will be)
Here is a great piece of work. I bought a copy and it is worth the money. It will help out our impression very much.
Tovarshee Soldatih,
Please forgive our announcement but last summer several
people inquired as to when the book would be available. Well, Igor Dobroff and I
have finally finished our new addition of the hANDBOOK for InfantrymEn of the
RKKA of the USSR, Volume No. 1, with 1938 Red Army Infantry Manual Drill
Positions, and The Duties of the Individual Soldier from The Infantry Combat
Manual, 1942. The book is 5.25 inches wide and 8.5 inches tall, is over 90
pages long, contains 29 diagrams and drawings, mostly from the 1938 and 1947
handbooks, and represents several years of effort. [Okay; we're slow.] The
following is an excerpt from the forward of the book:
" This book is a re-enactor’s and historian’s field reference guide for
Red Army Infantrymen. It is the duty of officers, NCOs, and soldiers to know
these basic commands and routines. .... In 2003 we originally published portions
of this volume as the Military Officers and NCOs Pocket Handbook for the Workers
and Peasants Red Army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This is
essentially a greatly enlarged and revised second edition of that booklet.
...Volume 1 of the Handbook for Infantrymen contains information on Red Army
drill, marching, basic squad and platoon formations, and ceremonies. In this
edition we have expanded the book to include more detailed information and
drawings on drill movements and formations as well as field marching formations.
These are mostly directly from the 1938 Red Army soldier’s manual, but some from
the 1947 soldier’s manual as well. Most of the materials in the 1947 manual
reflect practices developed during the Great Patriotic War. We have also added
chapters relating to soldiers’ duties, translated from the 1942 Infantry Combat
Manual of the R.K.K.A., as well as some miscellaneous subjects from other
R.K.K.A. sources."
[Volume 2 is not completed yet; Volume 2 will contain information on ranks,
organization, elemental field tactics, and more combat instructions for the Red
Army soldier.]
The following is a table of contents:
CONTENTS OF THE HANDBOOK FOR INFANTRYMEN OF THE RKKA OF THE USSR , VOL.1
I. DUTIES OF SOLDIERS AND COMMANDERS from the Infantry Combat Manual, 1938.
A. The Individual Soldier - General Regulations
B. General Responsibilities of a Commander
II. SPECIFIC DRILL COMMANDS AND MOVEMENT From the 1938 Soldiers Manual
A. Drill and March Basics
1. Selected General Terms for Drill and March
2. Commands in General
3. Basic Drill Commands
4. Basic Marching Commands
5. Changing Number of Ranks
B. The Individual Soldier
1. Assembly without weapons
2. Turns while not in motion
3. Marching and March Step
C. Drill for Soldier with Weapons
1. Weapons in Drill and March Assembly
2. Preparatory for Drill
3. Rifle Drill Positions and Movement
3.1. Order Arms
3.2. Order Arms to Sling Arms
3.3. Sling Arms to Order Arms
3.4. Across the Back
3.5. Order Arms to Shoulder Arms
3.6. Shoulder Arms to Order Arms
3.7. Order Arms to Combat Stance
3.8. Combat Stance to Order Arms
3.9. Port Arms
3.10. On Arm from Shoulder Arms
3.11. On Arm to Shoulder Arms
d. Salute by Individual Soldier
E. Rifle Salute
F. Meeting a Superior Officer While the Unit is in Motion
G. When Unit in Motion Passes a Superior Officer
H. To Call a Soldier From Formation
III. MARCHING FORMATIONS A. III. MARCHING
FORMATION
A. MarchingMarching in the Field A.
Marching in the Field
B. Squad in Single or Double Ranks
C. Forming Platoon in Ranks
D. Change to Column Formations
E. Assembling a Squad as a March Column
F. Assembling a Platoon into March Columns
G. Stacking Rifles
IV. Movement Orders & Techniques: Lying Down, Standing Up, Running, Crawling
A. Lying Down and Standing Up.
b. stand Up from Prone Position
C. Short Runs
D. Crawling
V. FIELD GEAR OF A SOLDIER 1939-1941 and 1941-1945
A. Marching Gear of a Soldier ( Rifleman )
B. Method of Assembling the Combat Gear
C. Assembling the 1938/1941-style Haversack
D. Making the Overcoat Roll, the Skatka,
E. Attaching Elements of Rain-cape, the Plash-Palatka
F. Attaching Protective Stockings
G. Attaching Steel Helmet
H. Assembling the Rucksack, the Meshok
I. Assembling and Wearing the Marching Gear
J. Rules for the Proper Wearing of the Uniform
VI. THE DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER from The Infantry Combat Manual, 1942
1. General Duties & 2. Special Duties
VII. BASIC Combat Commands
A. Field Commands to Prepare for Combat
B. Common Combat Commands
C. Hand Signals
VIII. MORNING ROUTINE
1. Wake Up and Assembly
2. Forming Unit for Assembly
3. Regarding Assembling Multiple Units
4. Commander’s Morning Address
IX. INSPECTIONS
1. Preparation for Inspection
2. The Inspection
X. THE MILITARY OATH CEREMONY
XI AWARDS CEREMONY
XII. THE REGIMENTAL BANNER
Unfortunately the book is not inexpensive to produce. The book is selling for
$20 for the purchase of 1 copy, 2 copies for $36, 3 copies for $52, four or more
copies for $15 each. All prices include shipping in the USA. Payment can be made
by personal check or cashiers check or money order. Checks can be made out to
Mark Sevigny and mailed to 38 Argento Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Please include your shipping address. If anyone has questions, please email me
at mark_sevigny@....
- Mark Sevigny
My deepest thanks to these guys for their effort on this matter.
Sincerely,
Dima
(Not a blank vendor......never was.....never will be)
