Stavka Directive of the Supreme Command No. 170614 to the Commander of the Leningrad Front, September 17, 1942

Source: Tom 18

The Stavka of the Supreme Command orders the Commander of the Leningrad Front:

In view of the fact that the operation to break through the blockade from the Nevsky bridgehead area has been delayed, the Stavka points out:

1. The Leningrad Front command is displaying inadmissible passivity and slowness. By now the troops should already have begun the crossing and the offensive, but the front command continues to delay.

2. The Stavka demands that the crossing of forces and the beginning of the offensive be completed no later than September 20, 1942. Any further delays will not be tolerated.

3. The Stavka warns Commander Govorov and the Military Council of the Leningrad Front that they bear personal responsibility for the timely and decisive execution of the operation to break the blockade.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief

I. Stalin