MTL - USSR 1941 - Chapter 421 counterattack

... they have gathered a large number of troops that have been withdrawn from the front line and concentrated here, and they are intertwined with each other. Officials could not be found, officers could not find soldiers, and the organization was in chaos.

  After Kulik left this mess and left, in principle the command was in the hands of his staff officer, Colonel Leonid, but the only troops that Colonel Leonid could actually command were the guard company of the headquarters.

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