Chronicle of the Great Victory (1941–1945) June 22, 1941

“Voprosy Istorii” history journal presents documents within our Chronicle of the Great Victory (1941-1945). The current issue contains documents related to the situation at the front in the Western Military District in the morning of June 22,1941. The first document is a combat report from the headquarters of the 3rd Army of the Western Special Military District on the course of hostilities as of 4:45 a.m. It was signed by the commander of the 3rd Army, Lieutenant General V.I. Kuznetsov, a member of the Military Council of the army, Commissar of the 2nd rank N.I. Biryukov and the Chief of Staff of the 3rd Army, Major General A.K. Kondratiev. The report was sent to the commander of the Western Special Military District at 5:10 a.m. The second document is a report from Commander of the Western Special Military District from Minsk on the situation at 6:40 a.m. The third document is a combat report from the Western Special Military District headquarters to the Chief of the General Staff on the course of hostilities in the border areas of the district at 10 a.m...