Penal Unit
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.
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Lev Danilov Director · Sergey Vorontsov Cinematographer
First release July 28, 1989 · Produced in Russia · Original title Штрафники
Production
Central Studio of Documentary Films
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Russia
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Original title
Штрафники
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · July 28, 1989
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