Arbody
12-20-2008, 12:21 PM
HOW TO KILL THE SOVIET “SOLDIER OF FORTUNE”?
BY SOVIET PENSION
THIS PERSON PARTICIPATED IN ALL SECRET AND EXPLICIT WARS OF THE SOVIET UNION IN THE LAST 50 YEARS
His craft - war. It warred in Somalia, Angola, in Cuba, in Syria and Ethiopia, it was in Vietnam and in Afghanistan. And the they more peacefully sounded to the speech of the weakening Kremlin strategists, the bloodier became combat, which conducted [kavtorang] on the distant boundaries. It killed and they killed it. Four times doctors returned it to the life from the state of clinical death. Nine injuries, four contusions even nineteen operations did not leave living place on its tele-. On its orders it is possible to study political geography, on the wounds - effectiveness of contemporary armaments. Americans estimated its head in 250 thousand dollars. The native land, when it became it more it was not necessary, assumed to it benefit into 130 invalid rubles.
… By the memorable morning on August 19 [kavtorang] Reznikov itself selected for himself the boundary, on which he decided to stand to the end. It arrived to protect the White House and gave with itself hundred additional the same as it, after warning previously, that everything would be taken with itself how it is possible to kill. No illusions relatively “of the philanthropy” “of the Special Forces” of all colors captain fed, since itself was “the Special Force” and skill to kill it learned even in “green [beretov]” in Vietnam.
Correspondent “M-[e]” met with this unique person.
- Oleg Fedorovich, you from the childhood are connected with the sea. And their first injury was obtained into thirteen years of [yungoy] Baltic fleet. Your first medal bears Admiral Ushakov's name. After war you finished the Naval school im Sedov with the difference and entire year they learned pilotage in England, in the royal Naval college, whose diploma gives to captain the right to enter into all ports of world without the pilot. Probably, you were not bad student, if on the exhaust evening of college they were honored the honor to dance waltz with the now reigning queen of England. Fate clearly prepared you in seafarers. But how she did come out that the large part of your injuries you did obtain on dry land, commanding first company, and then by the battalion “of the Special Force”?
- I began service actually aboard the ships and he had a swim sufficiently. Four times walked [krugosvetku] on the sailboat “comrade” and twenty times on the submarine. Everything changed death of wife. It died during the kinds. I served then in Chukot. There was full gale. It has the negative Rh factor of the blood. Destroyer with the blood was opened to the coast too late. On the hands in me remained three children, including newly born Oxana. They should have been placed on the feet here and it was written down in “volunteers”. Volunteers whereas once were required in Cuba. Well and further, once are volunteer - stoppage on all points: Syria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Angola, Vietnam…
- Cuba - this [Playya]- Giron?
- Yes, there I warred under the Cuban flag on the small rocket cruiser (it is most likely borne in mind rocket launch - Leonid). On Cuba coasts there were two our battalions of cruisers plus marines. Cruiser they hunted in the bay of pigs the landing vessels from “[gusanos]” - by Cuban dissent, and marines gave to them “to [prikurit]” already on the shore. “[Gusanos]” obtained outstanding preparation in Miami, and Cubans themselves them hardly would manage. Those of them, who survived, were given then to “green [berety]”, and we attained them already in Vietnam. Itself I was in Cuba injured and obtained my first foreign reward - the order of Jose -[Marti].
- In Vietnam you were sea .[pekhotintsem]?
- No, at first it warred on the same rocket cruisers. In the infantry fell after by the attack of American aviation on the port Of [khayfon] entire our fleet on Vietnam coasts was practically destroyed. This was real hell. They appeared suddenly, dispatch at the very low altitude, and our PVO (Air Defense) practically anything could do. Moreover as this is conducted, entire free from the watch sea-based personnel was found at this time on political education. Burnt ships, burnt and exploded our storages of [artvooruzheniya], blazed the reserves of napalm been cast with the retreat by Americans.
I remained without the ship. And to me they proposed the post of the commander of the 1st company in the battalion of marines “albatross”; however, commanders were there render inoperableed rapidly, and soon I was already battalion commander.
- Besides your battalion, there were there other subdivisions of marines?
- Yes, battalions “north”, “south”, “east”, “west” - they all entered into the composition of the individual brigade of marines, which was in turn the component part of the expeditionary housing of the countries of the Warsaw Pact.
- It does mean, there did battle present international?
- Certainly, in me in the battalion was the company of Germans, the company of Poles and the company of Bulgarians. Germans, by the way, warred very well. In the second place after our children…
- Were great our losses in this in practice unknown for the majority of compatriots war?
- Only I personally signed there 115 hiding places, this without considering those, whom in the heaviest state they sent into the union, but such it will be collected with five hundred more. But indeed were even missing in action… Yes which there to speak, in the battalion indeed was 1250 people, and his four times they removed for the reformation.
But we suffered the greatest losses at the beginning of war, since they proved to be entirely unprepared to combat in the jungle. Us interfere withd everything - even outfit. It was worthwhile to only put on it and after only five minutes it began for the verst to smell then from you. Only several excellently prepared ambushes were torn away for this reason. Counter espionage was brought down from the feet, searching for the source of the leakage of information, and it was explained that us they issue to the enemy of monkey, which hate the smell of human perspiration and is arranged in regard to this present sabbath on the tops of trees. Americans, seeing this, simply covered entire square with rocket volley, and we then gathered corpses. So that long time we removed outfit from the prisoners and the corpses.
- How [opravdanny] were our losses in Vietnam? There was the need for our presence?
- Certainly, no. Vietnamese indeed warred more than thirty years, they successfully knocked out from there Englishmen and Frenchmen. So that to us sufficient it was to supply to them armament and instructors.
However, - which did force us to get involved in there into combat?
- I we, and Americans of [oprobyvali] there all newest systems of arms and the tactics of waging modern war. It is necessary to say that the level of the preparation of the same “green [beretov]” proved to be at first for us complete unexpected contingency. This was qualitatively different level - level “of the Special Force”. We similar formings then did not have.
- In a sense, it does leave, it is possible to say that “green [berety]” did teach “black [beretov]” modern war?
- They [uchipi] us in the most literal sense. During one of combat it was possible to capture several officers 82- y of army into the captivity, and they in exchange for the life and the freedom agreed to become instructors. So that entire brigade of marines is past special training according to the program “green [beretov]”.
We proved to be by good students and they soon already beat their teachers. So that our “Special Force” was born in [Vetkonge].
- You do remember well the first person, whom they did kill by our own hands?
- This was night hand-to-hand fighting. Me forced against the earth enormous husky lad - Philippinos. In 82- y of the army of such there was much. I killed by his knife (terrible mark from the same knife is on the tele- and in kava -[toranga] - s. s.). It then me pulled out. This is at first practically with all. But the most terrible, that man then gets accustomed both to mud and to the blood. For us indeed it was now and then necessary even to eat, sitting on the corpses covered with tarpaulin.
- A it was necessary for you to make decision about the shooting of prisoners?
- Yes, I returned such orders.
- I never then about this they did feel sorry?
- Never, in war as in war.
During one of the operations we broke into the village seized by chastisers. Unfortunately, they were late… I thought that me it is already difficult by anything to astonish; however, those, whom we there took prisoner, they were already not at all people. After smashing all adult population, they did violence themselves above the girls from three to eight years and strung their bodies to the bamboo counters of the sheds, which were pulled along the main street of settlement. This was monstrous spectacle… And then I ordered to connect these cattle with barbed wire and to pack to the nests of termites. Some bones remained in the morning from them. These bones I showed two, which intentionally left in the living. “Iditol transmit, I said to them, which so will be with each, who will fall to us after this occupation”.
- You do think, this on them did act?
- I think, their this strongly sobered.
- A as you do relate to the fact that the Saigon press did call your children “the cutthroats of captain Reznikov”?
- Quietly I relate. They called so - it means they respected. Here already either “cutthroats” or “cannon fodder” - other it is not given.
- Subsequently you no longer did part from your battalion?
- Only to the period of hospitals. But so everywhere together: Ethiopia, Angola, Syria, Lebanon…
- I against whom you did war in these countries?
- Yes practically everywhere encountered by foreheads the same subdivisions “of the Special Force”. Changed only banners and customers. Contingent remained the same as in Vietnam. The same Americans, Canadians, Philippinos, [yuarovtsy]. One Egyptian Rangers three times fell into hands to our children in the different countries, and it was released. They calmed by its bullet already in Ethiopia.
- If does enter the force law about the departure, will not supplement our veteran- internationalists the numbers of these soldiers of success?
- They can. Indeed “wild geese” very well are paid, but the experience by our not to occupy. Especially as on the native land they now and then cannot obtain even that pitiful compensation for the spilled blood, which is assumed to them. On the documents indeed the majority are registered “by military advisers”, and it means, in the military operations the participation allegedly did not assume. From where injuries appeared in them - it is incomprehensible… These were very strange wars. On us indeed there even form was always American model, Beza any insignias of rank, it is now and then difficult snout to immediately understand, who is located before you - American mercenary or its brother from [VDV].
- They were also there?
- A as. In Ethiopia we only was they did not arrange to them “bloody bath”. They were landed, we were landed - well and encountered forehead into the forehead. If we not our Russian habit are cursed in the extreme situation - to be to misfortune. But thus it managed… We with them in interaction then “picked out” from the city Of [efrata] of mercenaries -[yuarovtsev]. The town by itself of small, but they were dug round then is there strongly. In 17 days of combat almost third of personnel lost my battalion killed and by injured.
- Last injuries in Vietnam made you practically invalid; however, it was worthwhile to burn for battles in Afghanistan, and you again proved to be in numbers of volunteers. Maybe, this war could be already passed?
- Exactly this I pass could not, there indeed already warred three my sons. Elder - Vadim and receiving - Yuri and Sergey. Certainly, I understood, that health no longer that, and therefore he requested so that me would be sent there at least by the adviser. Report was satisfied; however, Gromov, who commanded then by the 40th army, was experienced deficiency in the experienced commanders for the assault battalions and therefore was placed me again in the chapter of my native battalion.
During The [kandagarskoy] operation the battalion covered the passage of our troops through the crossing, and I by my eyes saw, as burnt and fell downward [BTR] with my by Yuri, and even in the week Gromov returned to me urn with the dust of Sergey. In [Afgane] was twice injured my eldest son Vadim, itself I was plucked as a result to the volley “of Stinger” and into Moscow it was already delivered as bag with the bones: are almost smashed spine and both shins of feet, six splinters into tele- plus blindness from the contusion. After 28 months of hospitals I was commissioned on the disablement.
- Judging by your statements, you do not have a tendency to romanticize war; however, practically all your children selected in the life military [stezyu]…
- Yes, this thus. Even my oldest daughter Oxana - lieutenant commander of the Navies and it is already rewarded for the fulfillment of assignments in the region of the Persian Gulf, where their vessel observed of the development of military operations. But I never pushed slightly my children to this selection. By fault to that - atmosphere itself, in which grow the children of servicemen. Entire their life passes to military posts, the military topic and vocabulary from the childhood form the circle of their interests. It is strange this to hear from the landing force member? However, what here strange? I indeed know about the landing everything that only it is possible to know, and I consider that this profession kills in the man something very important… Man there [zvereet]… Indeed in the same [Afgane] warred not only landing force members; however, precisely they and “Special Forces” compose now the backbone of that unhappy part “of Afghans”, which continues to war, also, on the citizen, falling endlessly into different criminal histories…
But - I where output?
- Army must be professional. Then all those habits, which it gives to man, will be used according to the designation, and only then army will bear responsibility for people, which possess these habits.
Instead of the epilogue.
Captain is rewarded: by the order of Jose -[Marti], by the order of Ho Chi Minh, by order “for the combat comradeship and the military valor”, “for the courage in the Islamic revolution”, by order “blue cross of Islam”, by order “blue Nile”, by two Orders of the Red Star and by the order of working glory. It does not consider medal, them in it is more than ten. In it eleven years of combat period, which it was located on the very the point of foreign policy of state. This - according to one calculation. But on other - in this time it “gained” those same of 130 invalid rubles and pitiful [kommunalku], in which it huddles now together with the woman, who carried out it from the sequential slaughter on its arms. However, captain neither about which solicits nor nor about which no one requests.
Does not have such words in the dictionary the captain.
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BY SOVIET PENSION
THIS PERSON PARTICIPATED IN ALL SECRET AND EXPLICIT WARS OF THE SOVIET UNION IN THE LAST 50 YEARS
His craft - war. It warred in Somalia, Angola, in Cuba, in Syria and Ethiopia, it was in Vietnam and in Afghanistan. And the they more peacefully sounded to the speech of the weakening Kremlin strategists, the bloodier became combat, which conducted [kavtorang] on the distant boundaries. It killed and they killed it. Four times doctors returned it to the life from the state of clinical death. Nine injuries, four contusions even nineteen operations did not leave living place on its tele-. On its orders it is possible to study political geography, on the wounds - effectiveness of contemporary armaments. Americans estimated its head in 250 thousand dollars. The native land, when it became it more it was not necessary, assumed to it benefit into 130 invalid rubles.
… By the memorable morning on August 19 [kavtorang] Reznikov itself selected for himself the boundary, on which he decided to stand to the end. It arrived to protect the White House and gave with itself hundred additional the same as it, after warning previously, that everything would be taken with itself how it is possible to kill. No illusions relatively “of the philanthropy” “of the Special Forces” of all colors captain fed, since itself was “the Special Force” and skill to kill it learned even in “green [beretov]” in Vietnam.
Correspondent “M-[e]” met with this unique person.
- Oleg Fedorovich, you from the childhood are connected with the sea. And their first injury was obtained into thirteen years of [yungoy] Baltic fleet. Your first medal bears Admiral Ushakov's name. After war you finished the Naval school im Sedov with the difference and entire year they learned pilotage in England, in the royal Naval college, whose diploma gives to captain the right to enter into all ports of world without the pilot. Probably, you were not bad student, if on the exhaust evening of college they were honored the honor to dance waltz with the now reigning queen of England. Fate clearly prepared you in seafarers. But how she did come out that the large part of your injuries you did obtain on dry land, commanding first company, and then by the battalion “of the Special Force”?
- I began service actually aboard the ships and he had a swim sufficiently. Four times walked [krugosvetku] on the sailboat “comrade” and twenty times on the submarine. Everything changed death of wife. It died during the kinds. I served then in Chukot. There was full gale. It has the negative Rh factor of the blood. Destroyer with the blood was opened to the coast too late. On the hands in me remained three children, including newly born Oxana. They should have been placed on the feet here and it was written down in “volunteers”. Volunteers whereas once were required in Cuba. Well and further, once are volunteer - stoppage on all points: Syria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Angola, Vietnam…
- Cuba - this [Playya]- Giron?
- Yes, there I warred under the Cuban flag on the small rocket cruiser (it is most likely borne in mind rocket launch - Leonid). On Cuba coasts there were two our battalions of cruisers plus marines. Cruiser they hunted in the bay of pigs the landing vessels from “[gusanos]” - by Cuban dissent, and marines gave to them “to [prikurit]” already on the shore. “[Gusanos]” obtained outstanding preparation in Miami, and Cubans themselves them hardly would manage. Those of them, who survived, were given then to “green [berety]”, and we attained them already in Vietnam. Itself I was in Cuba injured and obtained my first foreign reward - the order of Jose -[Marti].
- In Vietnam you were sea .[pekhotintsem]?
- No, at first it warred on the same rocket cruisers. In the infantry fell after by the attack of American aviation on the port Of [khayfon] entire our fleet on Vietnam coasts was practically destroyed. This was real hell. They appeared suddenly, dispatch at the very low altitude, and our PVO (Air Defense) practically anything could do. Moreover as this is conducted, entire free from the watch sea-based personnel was found at this time on political education. Burnt ships, burnt and exploded our storages of [artvooruzheniya], blazed the reserves of napalm been cast with the retreat by Americans.
I remained without the ship. And to me they proposed the post of the commander of the 1st company in the battalion of marines “albatross”; however, commanders were there render inoperableed rapidly, and soon I was already battalion commander.
- Besides your battalion, there were there other subdivisions of marines?
- Yes, battalions “north”, “south”, “east”, “west” - they all entered into the composition of the individual brigade of marines, which was in turn the component part of the expeditionary housing of the countries of the Warsaw Pact.
- It does mean, there did battle present international?
- Certainly, in me in the battalion was the company of Germans, the company of Poles and the company of Bulgarians. Germans, by the way, warred very well. In the second place after our children…
- Were great our losses in this in practice unknown for the majority of compatriots war?
- Only I personally signed there 115 hiding places, this without considering those, whom in the heaviest state they sent into the union, but such it will be collected with five hundred more. But indeed were even missing in action… Yes which there to speak, in the battalion indeed was 1250 people, and his four times they removed for the reformation.
But we suffered the greatest losses at the beginning of war, since they proved to be entirely unprepared to combat in the jungle. Us interfere withd everything - even outfit. It was worthwhile to only put on it and after only five minutes it began for the verst to smell then from you. Only several excellently prepared ambushes were torn away for this reason. Counter espionage was brought down from the feet, searching for the source of the leakage of information, and it was explained that us they issue to the enemy of monkey, which hate the smell of human perspiration and is arranged in regard to this present sabbath on the tops of trees. Americans, seeing this, simply covered entire square with rocket volley, and we then gathered corpses. So that long time we removed outfit from the prisoners and the corpses.
- How [opravdanny] were our losses in Vietnam? There was the need for our presence?
- Certainly, no. Vietnamese indeed warred more than thirty years, they successfully knocked out from there Englishmen and Frenchmen. So that to us sufficient it was to supply to them armament and instructors.
However, - which did force us to get involved in there into combat?
- I we, and Americans of [oprobyvali] there all newest systems of arms and the tactics of waging modern war. It is necessary to say that the level of the preparation of the same “green [beretov]” proved to be at first for us complete unexpected contingency. This was qualitatively different level - level “of the Special Force”. We similar formings then did not have.
- In a sense, it does leave, it is possible to say that “green [berety]” did teach “black [beretov]” modern war?
- They [uchipi] us in the most literal sense. During one of combat it was possible to capture several officers 82- y of army into the captivity, and they in exchange for the life and the freedom agreed to become instructors. So that entire brigade of marines is past special training according to the program “green [beretov]”.
We proved to be by good students and they soon already beat their teachers. So that our “Special Force” was born in [Vetkonge].
- You do remember well the first person, whom they did kill by our own hands?
- This was night hand-to-hand fighting. Me forced against the earth enormous husky lad - Philippinos. In 82- y of the army of such there was much. I killed by his knife (terrible mark from the same knife is on the tele- and in kava -[toranga] - s. s.). It then me pulled out. This is at first practically with all. But the most terrible, that man then gets accustomed both to mud and to the blood. For us indeed it was now and then necessary even to eat, sitting on the corpses covered with tarpaulin.
- A it was necessary for you to make decision about the shooting of prisoners?
- Yes, I returned such orders.
- I never then about this they did feel sorry?
- Never, in war as in war.
During one of the operations we broke into the village seized by chastisers. Unfortunately, they were late… I thought that me it is already difficult by anything to astonish; however, those, whom we there took prisoner, they were already not at all people. After smashing all adult population, they did violence themselves above the girls from three to eight years and strung their bodies to the bamboo counters of the sheds, which were pulled along the main street of settlement. This was monstrous spectacle… And then I ordered to connect these cattle with barbed wire and to pack to the nests of termites. Some bones remained in the morning from them. These bones I showed two, which intentionally left in the living. “Iditol transmit, I said to them, which so will be with each, who will fall to us after this occupation”.
- You do think, this on them did act?
- I think, their this strongly sobered.
- A as you do relate to the fact that the Saigon press did call your children “the cutthroats of captain Reznikov”?
- Quietly I relate. They called so - it means they respected. Here already either “cutthroats” or “cannon fodder” - other it is not given.
- Subsequently you no longer did part from your battalion?
- Only to the period of hospitals. But so everywhere together: Ethiopia, Angola, Syria, Lebanon…
- I against whom you did war in these countries?
- Yes practically everywhere encountered by foreheads the same subdivisions “of the Special Force”. Changed only banners and customers. Contingent remained the same as in Vietnam. The same Americans, Canadians, Philippinos, [yuarovtsy]. One Egyptian Rangers three times fell into hands to our children in the different countries, and it was released. They calmed by its bullet already in Ethiopia.
- If does enter the force law about the departure, will not supplement our veteran- internationalists the numbers of these soldiers of success?
- They can. Indeed “wild geese” very well are paid, but the experience by our not to occupy. Especially as on the native land they now and then cannot obtain even that pitiful compensation for the spilled blood, which is assumed to them. On the documents indeed the majority are registered “by military advisers”, and it means, in the military operations the participation allegedly did not assume. From where injuries appeared in them - it is incomprehensible… These were very strange wars. On us indeed there even form was always American model, Beza any insignias of rank, it is now and then difficult snout to immediately understand, who is located before you - American mercenary or its brother from [VDV].
- They were also there?
- A as. In Ethiopia we only was they did not arrange to them “bloody bath”. They were landed, we were landed - well and encountered forehead into the forehead. If we not our Russian habit are cursed in the extreme situation - to be to misfortune. But thus it managed… We with them in interaction then “picked out” from the city Of [efrata] of mercenaries -[yuarovtsev]. The town by itself of small, but they were dug round then is there strongly. In 17 days of combat almost third of personnel lost my battalion killed and by injured.
- Last injuries in Vietnam made you practically invalid; however, it was worthwhile to burn for battles in Afghanistan, and you again proved to be in numbers of volunteers. Maybe, this war could be already passed?
- Exactly this I pass could not, there indeed already warred three my sons. Elder - Vadim and receiving - Yuri and Sergey. Certainly, I understood, that health no longer that, and therefore he requested so that me would be sent there at least by the adviser. Report was satisfied; however, Gromov, who commanded then by the 40th army, was experienced deficiency in the experienced commanders for the assault battalions and therefore was placed me again in the chapter of my native battalion.
During The [kandagarskoy] operation the battalion covered the passage of our troops through the crossing, and I by my eyes saw, as burnt and fell downward [BTR] with my by Yuri, and even in the week Gromov returned to me urn with the dust of Sergey. In [Afgane] was twice injured my eldest son Vadim, itself I was plucked as a result to the volley “of Stinger” and into Moscow it was already delivered as bag with the bones: are almost smashed spine and both shins of feet, six splinters into tele- plus blindness from the contusion. After 28 months of hospitals I was commissioned on the disablement.
- Judging by your statements, you do not have a tendency to romanticize war; however, practically all your children selected in the life military [stezyu]…
- Yes, this thus. Even my oldest daughter Oxana - lieutenant commander of the Navies and it is already rewarded for the fulfillment of assignments in the region of the Persian Gulf, where their vessel observed of the development of military operations. But I never pushed slightly my children to this selection. By fault to that - atmosphere itself, in which grow the children of servicemen. Entire their life passes to military posts, the military topic and vocabulary from the childhood form the circle of their interests. It is strange this to hear from the landing force member? However, what here strange? I indeed know about the landing everything that only it is possible to know, and I consider that this profession kills in the man something very important… Man there [zvereet]… Indeed in the same [Afgane] warred not only landing force members; however, precisely they and “Special Forces” compose now the backbone of that unhappy part “of Afghans”, which continues to war, also, on the citizen, falling endlessly into different criminal histories…
But - I where output?
- Army must be professional. Then all those habits, which it gives to man, will be used according to the designation, and only then army will bear responsibility for people, which possess these habits.
Instead of the epilogue.
Captain is rewarded: by the order of Jose -[Marti], by the order of Ho Chi Minh, by order “for the combat comradeship and the military valor”, “for the courage in the Islamic revolution”, by order “blue cross of Islam”, by order “blue Nile”, by two Orders of the Red Star and by the order of working glory. It does not consider medal, them in it is more than ten. In it eleven years of combat period, which it was located on the very the point of foreign policy of state. This - according to one calculation. But on other - in this time it “gained” those same of 130 invalid rubles and pitiful [kommunalku], in which it huddles now together with the woman, who carried out it from the sequential slaughter on its arms. However, captain neither about which solicits nor nor about which no one requests.
Does not have such words in the dictionary the captain.
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