170th separate ski battalion

The battalion was formed in December 1941 in the Molotov region . During the formation, the battalion totaled 560 people in three companies.

In the army from February 1, 1942 to March 20, 1942.

In January 1942 he was sent to the Volkhov Front , entered the disposal of the 2nd shock army .

He took part in the Luban operation . In early February 1942, he was introduced into the breakthrough that was created by the troops of the 2nd shock army at Myasniy Bor . February 6, 1942 in the village of Dubovik joined the 59th Infantry Brigade . During the battles of February-March 1942, it was practically destroyed.

March 20, 1942 the battalion was disbanded, the remaining battalion joined the 59th Rifle Brigade .

• Gladkikh Fedor Grigoryevich (killed 02/06/1942, buried near the village of Radofinnikovo) ^[1]

• Handbook of the combat personnel of the Soviet army 1941-1945
• List No. 33 of the entry into the army of individual battalions, companies, units: OPULB, OGVPULB, OMSPULB, OSPB, OMSB, OSB, separate local security forces, mining regiments, sniper, machine gunners, spare pages, OIPTB, istr ., Anti-tank guns, tank destroyers, OLB, OBMP, ORB, guards. ORB, detachment of the security guards of command and control centers, such as fronts, armies, special forces special forces and SMERSH, assault battalions, disbates, fines, OPULR, places. and car. companies, mining companies, ORR, OMSR, OSAMR, guards. ORR, security companies, OO and SMERSH companies, penal companies, detachments