Military intelligence of the Red Army and the Wehrmacht

Despite the great popularity in cinema and fiction, the activities of Soviet military intelligence were practically not considered in the course of the Great Patriotic War, and its heroic achievements are hidden under the veil of myths and legends, primarily born of modern cinema. The new book of the famous military historian on the materials of not only Russian, but also foreign archives shows the real actions of the Red Army intelligence units.
Readers will get acquainted with the equipment and training of military scouts, various aspects of service, the selection of personnel to reconnaissance units, their preparation and material support, as well as with those problems of Soviet military intelligence, which it encountered at the beginning of the war and ways to overcome them during hostilities. The author shows that the scouts captured “Languages” was not a private initiative, but part of the strategic system to determine the enemy group, both on the entire front and in its individual sections. The book contains descriptions of individual intelligence officers that ended with various results. Readers will be able to find out how they were prepared, carried out and what feats and tragedies were in the life of the heroes of Soviet military intelligence, whose names are still arriving in the unknown.
In addition, the book describes the actions of military intelligence of the Wehrmacht as an enemy of the Red Army. Her activities are also remaining a “white spot” in the history of war on the Eastern Front. The reader will be able to understand how formidable the enemy for the Soviet troops were German reconnaissance groups