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Soviet orphan, “son of the regiment” packing a PPSh 41 sub machine gun. 1st Bielorussian front, April 1942.The PPSh 41 carryed out a primary role In Russian Army: over 6 million PPSh submachine guns were produced by the end of the war. The Soviets would often equip whole regiments and even entire divisions with the weapon, giving them unmatched short-range firepower. Thousands more were dropped behind enemy lines to equip large partisan formations to disrupt German supply lines and communication
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