It would seem that it would be difficult to lead a military convoy of vehicles. As they say, from point A to point B. Everything started out great and according to plan, but until insurmountable obstacles arose. The column of communication vehicles was stopped by a group of fellow villagers. People surrounded the cars. Armed men jumped out from behind houses and barns and ordered everyone to get out of their cars. I had to obey... The head of the column, Pavlov, “called fire on himself” so that the column still continued to move...