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Captain Bolochko's work on close combat was intended to encourage Soviet troops to fight at close quarters. They are interesting and a bit too optimistic. Unless taken totally by surprise, a German soldier could have put up a much more effective fight than shown here. The methods shown here were usually supplemented with the traditional Russian version of bayonet fencing.
An amusing thing is that the German is shown with a submachine gun rather than a rifle with bayonet.
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Ready stance and approach with rifle and submachine gun  |
Preparing to strike with butt of submachine gun  |
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Strikes to face and to throat  |
Striking face with barrel and drum of submachine gun  |
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Slash type attack with rifle barrel to face  |
Thrust  |
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High thrust  |
Rifle butt strikes  |
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Two man attack  |
Blocking strike by enemy  |
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Blocking enemy weapon  |
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Disclaimer: the fighting methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended as actual instruction in bayonet fighting and should not be used as such. Close combat training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and supervision of a qualified expert instructor .