Talk:Barrier troops

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[edit] A mistake?

As far as I know, these troops belonged to SMERSH, not to internal troops of NKVD. Shoud this be fixed?Biophys (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, just need to find a source--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 06:35, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] the name the name

I really don't like the name as it is now. The task of barrier construction, as most military people understand it, is the job of the combat engineers, even in the Red/Soviet Army. There was no Arm or Service of Barrier troops, as in Cavalry troops either. I had a look at some sources, and use for these particular activities seems to be blocking detachments, in the sense that they were intended to block unwanted retreat by troops. This is also the best translation from Russian--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 07:44, 5 April 2008 (UTC)