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05-31-2005, 07:07 AM
Shutul tragedy. 16 - 17 October 1985, Pandjshir
Sergey Alexandrov was the head of communication service of the 682nd infantry ragiment in 1985 - 1987
Towards the evening of the same day the group, sent to mountains, leaded by the commander of the 1st infantry battalion, deputy of the commander of the regiment, mayor A. and the head of chemical service mayor K. reached the glacier, having not walked even a half of a way. The people were exhausted by the previous raid and moral depressed by a removal of a perspective of returning to the base. The commander of the battalion asked the commander of the 682nd infantry regiment, mayor P. permission to get lower the glacier to stay a night. The mayor P. applied with that request to lieutenant colonel G. as he was the only one he had communication with. That, in his turn, - to the commander of the division, and the commander of the division send a request to the headquarters of the Army. Nobody even said a word, for few hours of negotiation, that a group, stuck on the glacier, had only summer uniform and one sleeping bag for two people, about that terms of execution of the absurd order were
Link (http://artofwar.ru/english/serg_aleksandrov/publ_aleksandr_e_1.html)
Sergey Alexandrov was the head of communication service of the 682nd infantry ragiment in 1985 - 1987
Towards the evening of the same day the group, sent to mountains, leaded by the commander of the 1st infantry battalion, deputy of the commander of the regiment, mayor A. and the head of chemical service mayor K. reached the glacier, having not walked even a half of a way. The people were exhausted by the previous raid and moral depressed by a removal of a perspective of returning to the base. The commander of the battalion asked the commander of the 682nd infantry regiment, mayor P. permission to get lower the glacier to stay a night. The mayor P. applied with that request to lieutenant colonel G. as he was the only one he had communication with. That, in his turn, - to the commander of the division, and the commander of the division send a request to the headquarters of the Army. Nobody even said a word, for few hours of negotiation, that a group, stuck on the glacier, had only summer uniform and one sleeping bag for two people, about that terms of execution of the absurd order were
Link (http://artofwar.ru/english/serg_aleksandrov/publ_aleksandr_e_1.html)