C) The strategic deployment of our forces within the region can be expected from K1ev, Odessa and from crossings on average on the river. Dnir: near Cherkasy and Kremenchug.
Defensive lithiums, their properties and meaning.
There are no defensive lines in the region, but some rivers in the region may, to some extent, present more or less serious obstacles to the crossing of significant forces through them, therefore, coordinating the direction of the offensive with the direction of the flow of the river is important.
The region passing through Satanov-Bar-Pechora can be divided into two parts: in the northern-all rivers with their tributaries they have a predominant direction from west to east, that is, they coincide with the offensive paths of the Austrian army and, thus, can only separate the columns following parallel paths; in the southern rivers (with the exception of the Dniester River) they are directed from north to south and although in themselves they do not pose serious obstacles when crossing them, they flow into deep ravines with steep banks and unbroken descents and ascents, making movement in this part of the region from west to east extremely tiring, and in the wet season even barely Is it possible?
The time of year and the state of the weather will have an important influence on the course of operations in the area under consideration: in spring and autumn, as well as during prolonged rains, the soil of the area becomes wet and all dirt roads become difficult.
but passable not only for convoys, but also for people: river valleys turn into serious obstacles.
The region is completely different during prolonged droughts - the hardened surface of the dirt road makes it suitable for moving all sorts of heavy loads, the river valleys dry out, fords open in all rivers, and only dams with small areas of adjacent swamps retain their significance as obstacles.
R. Dniester (along the river 243'/" versts, in a straight line lin! and 135 ver.).
In tactical terms, the conditions for crossing the river are almost everywhere the same: the width of the river to Mogilev is 609-130 fathoms, below it - up to 170 fathoms, the depth is not constant: on the reaches of 2 fathoms and the bluff, on the riffles 7-20 fathoms. The bottom is uneven, gristly, with stones, and sometimes solid limestone slabs; the banks of the river with a height of 2 to 6 fathoms. mostly cool. There are few islands. Average current speed 2
3 Feet The banks of the valley are high, steep and often rocky, descending directly into the river; Only in places along both banks of the river are narrow strips of flat terrain. The area adjacent to the sides is varied with a slight slope towards the rivers and is furrowed with deep ravines and valleys of tributaries of the Dniester. Coastal command is variable. The river level is subject to continuous fluctuations, which depend on the melting of snow in the Carpathians and rain in the middle reaches of the basin.
There is only one permanent crossing: railway. dor. bridge near the city of Mogilev, also adapted for wheeled travel. To defend the bridge, there are 4 blockhouses connected by a palisade. At other points, communication between the banks is maintained by ferries; There are no permanent piers. Ferry crossings exist in the metro station /Zhvanets, Braga village, village. Babshin, s. Grinchuk, s. Moshinets, s. Voronovitsa, in Slobod Mukshinskaya, village. Maryanovka, village Demshin, Vilamovka village, m.
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Studenica, s. Mololova, s. Konilovka, metro station St. Ushitsa, s. Korman, s. Loevtsy, Bol. Beret, Mal. Shore, near Slob. Teklivka, village Vasileutsi, s. Kozlovo, s. Lyadova, s. Lyashovntsi, s. Serebrya, Mogilev, p. Bronnitsa, s. Subotovka, metro Yaruta, village. Mikhailovka (Kremenchug), village. Fleminda, Yampol (village Kosoutsy).
Brody opens in many places, but not every year and not in the same place.
For the construction of crossings, boats, ferries, floating mills, rafts, as well as supplies of timber, the largest warehouse of which is located in the 7Kvani $, can be used.
In general, we can assume that crossing the river. Dnfstr cannot imagine any great difficulties and that the defense of this section of the river will require significant forces.
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t. Ot river mouth Zbruch to metro station St. Ushitsa.
2. From the metro station S. Ushitsa to the village of Lyadov.
3. Ot s. Lyadova to the city of Yampol on each of these sections, the most important points are:
t. RBka section against the city of Kamenets-Pod.:
a) routes pass through this section so that they can serve the Romanians to join their forces with the Austrians;
0) the most convenient operational route to Proskurov passes through it;