"They have displayed remarkable steadfastness, persistence, heroism and devotion to the country...". The baptism of fire of the anti-tank artillery brigades from the Red Army High Command Reserve (22 June to 9 July 1941)
The paper describes hostilities at the start of the Great Patriotic War by HCR (SHCR) antitank artillery brigades for the first time set up within the Red Army artillery to combat massive use of armored hardware by the adversary. It speaks of the heroism and professional skills of Soviet artillerymen who managed to destroy up to 70 enemy tanks within a couple of days, including in June 1941.