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'''Order No. 227''' (Russian: Приказ № 227) was an order issued | '''Order No. 227''' (Russian: Приказ № 227) was an order issued on July 28, 1942 by [[Joseph Stalin]], People's Commissar of Defense at the time, during the [[Second World War]].<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Order_No._227_by_the_People%27s_Commissar_of_Defence_of_the_USSR Order No. 227 by the People's Commissar of Defence of the USSR] on ''Wikisource''</ref> One of its statements, '''''"Not a step back!"''''',{{Efn|Russian: Ни шагу назад!}} soon became the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|USSR's]] main slogan as Stalin requested. The order established a new strategy at the front; for soldiers to hold positions at all cost until reinforcements arrived. | ||
This, in addition to future adaptations and continuous Soviet innovation to the battle's reality, led to the USSR's defeat of [[Nazi Germany]] in 1945. | This, in addition to future adaptations and continuous Soviet innovation to the battle's reality, led to the USSR's defeat of [[Nazi Germany]] in 1945. | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 8 July 2024
Order No. 227 (Russian: Приказ № 227) was an order issued on July 28, 1942 by Joseph Stalin, People's Commissar of Defense at the time, during the Second World War.[1] One of its statements, "Not a step back!",[a] soon became the USSR's main slogan as Stalin requested. The order established a new strategy at the front; for soldiers to hold positions at all cost until reinforcements arrived.
This, in addition to future adaptations and continuous Soviet innovation to the battle's reality, led to the USSR's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
Context
The order was issued as a result of the Nazi offensive on the USSR, who had to sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact) earlier due to Western states' refusal in allying with the USSR earlier against Nazi Germany and trying themselves to make 'peace' with the latter.
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Notes
- ↑ Russian: Ни шагу назад!