Soviet unit abbreviations

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per70
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Soviet unit abbreviations

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Post by per70 » 02 May 2017, 00:14

In the second column of this document, there is a few abbreviations I'm curious about. Any help would be appreciated.

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=114719516

б-в = ? (battalion?)
с-р = ?
сп-р = ?
зсп = ?
истр.б-н = ?
pot = ?

GregSingh
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Re: Soviet unit abbreviations

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Post by GregSingh » 02 May 2017, 02:30

My suggestions:

б-н = батальон
с-р = стрелковая рота
сп.р. = специальная or специализированная рота
зсп = запасной стрелковый полк
истр. б-н = истребительный батальон
рот - plural of рота


per70
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Re: Soviet unit abbreviations

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Post by per70 » 02 May 2017, 22:22

That makes sense. Many thanks for the help!

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