da qui http://arcticwar.pomorsu.ru/earth/gorter.htm Nearly 1,500 recmits, mostly Nenets and Komi from the Archangel and Komi tundras gathered about 10,000 reindeer near Rikasikha in February 1942—as a matter of fact, one unit came to Varzogory, close to Onega, and was taken by train from Maloshuika after a short period of training there. Initially, all of them were included in the 295 reserve detachment (polk)6 They received special training in Rikasikha in March 1942, and then they were sent to Murmansk, where they were converted into five special reindeer battalions of the 14th Army. Four of these battalions (nos. 6,7,8 and 10) formed the 2nd ski brigade. This brigade was sent to the 50-kilometre point of the road from Cape Mishukovo to Titovka. In September 1942 some other detachments were added to this brigade, and the brigade was renamed the 31s special ski brigade. One of the battalions (no. 3) was sent to the 19th Army at the Kandalaksha front, which was formed in March 1942. Later on, in the Winter of 1942-1943, four new reindeer transports were taken to the 14 Army in addition to the above-mentioned.
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