Movie Details
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films
Penal Unit
DirectorLev Danilov
1 hr 37 minDocumentary
Plot
On 28 July 1942 Stalin issued order No. 227 which among other things established the creation of penal battalions. Those units were sent to the most dangerous sections of the front lines. It's a story of those who fought in penal battalions during WWII.