Turist

According to the order # 001 from January 3, 1944 major-general Vasili Chernyshev separated the Bielski detachment into a fighting and a family detachments. An armed group of about 100 people formed a separate detachment named after Ordzonikidze. The detachment operated as part of the brigade named after Kirov under captain Lyashenko – a commander, Vasili Kiyan – a commissar, Podkovzin – chief of staff. In fact Zus (Sigizmund) Bielski exercised command of the detachment. The detachment grew in number up to 163 people by July 1944.