Universal History Annotation << Back TYPES OF PARTISAN FORMATIONS ON THE TERRITORY OF THE LENINGRAD REGION DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR A.A. Vinogradov, N.V. Shabelnik The article examines the main types of partisan formations operating on the territory of the Leningrad region during the Nazi occupation during the Great Patriotic War. The authors analyzed the created partisan detachments from the point of view of the conditions for their formation, dividing them into two main groups - detachments created by activists in the territories occupied by the occupation forces, and detachments specially trained in the front-line areas for conducting partisan warfare, which are later transported to the rear of the enemy. The activity of combat and sabotage types of partisan detachments, their main tasks and methods of guerrilla warfare are considered. The procedure for reorganizing the NKVD and NKGB fi ghter battalions into partisan detachments was also considered. Separately, the interaction of partisan detachments with underground activities in the occupied territories is highlighted. Keywords: partisan formations, partisan detachments, sabotage detachments, combat partisan detachments, extermination battalions, underground fighters, the Leningrad region, the Great Patriotic War. DOI: 10.25791/vseist.04.2021.1143 Pp. 29-36.