sd captain erich körner was appointed commander of the battalion, and bendertz smorsky was appointeddeputy. one of the servicemen of these units, of the second family, he shows that smovsky called us a bolshevik gang, that is, well... how much he considered them not entirely trustworthy. in december of the forty-second year , the unit was sent to belarus to protect various objects of the occupation administration in the fight against partisans, which implied punitive functions. during the war , the destruction of villages by the occupying forces was their daily, i will say, in quotes, work. the most famous action 118 battle destruction of the village of khatyn on march 22, 1943. this operation was not developed in advance and was not included in the plans. they made decisions spontaneously and acted in retaliation. the khatyn tragedy began a few kilometers from the village at a turning point. the partisans cut the communication wires and waited for a repair team. they set up an ambush in a convenient place, on a hill. olympic champion in shot put in 1936, vasily meleshka was also wit