Order to the Armies of the South-Western Front of the RSFSR No. 1037, June 27, 1920

Source: Tom 17

Urgent. Operational. To the Commanders of the Cavalry, 12th, 13th, and 14th Armies, and Chief of Rear Services of the Front.

Copy to the Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff of the South-Western Front.

Sinelnikovo station, June 27, 1920, 20:45.

After many days of heavy fighting against the enemy entrenched behind the River Sluch and covered by several lines of trenches with barbed-wire entanglements -- notwithstanding all the difficulty of overcoming them by cavalry -- the valiant heroes of the 1st Red Cavalry Army broke through this fortified position of the enemy and at 10:00 on June 27 captured the city of Novograd-Volynsky. Prisoners and trophies have been taken; the count is in progress. The enemy is being pursued by the Red cavalry in a westerly direction. The Revolutionary Military Council of the South-Western Front salutes the selfless bravery and military valor of the 1st Cavalry Army and, on behalf of all the armies of the front, congratulates them on a brilliant victory. Long live the invincible combat might of the heroic 1st Cavalry Army. A fraternal handshake. Ordered to be read in all units of the army.

Commander of the South-Western Front: Egorov.

Member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic: Stalin.

Acting Chief of Staff of the South-Western Front, General Staff: N. Libus.

Source: Kakurin N., Melikov V. Civil War in Russia: The War with White Poland, p. 646.