"From March 26th to April 1st, 1942
There is no change in the [123rd] brigade's location. Training continues. Tank companies are working on exercise 4 of the KOP-38 manual.
Between March 26th and March 28th, the brigade Staff, commanders, and company commissars participated in communications, chemical, and small arms training: exercise 2 of the KOP-38 with personal weapons.
Sniper pairs continue their destruction of enemy personnel. During the period of March 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th they destroyed 28 fascists. Our losses: death of sniper Red Armyman V.D. Lugovets.
In total, 315 fascists and one horse were destroyed during the month of March.
The best snipers in the brigade destroyed the following amounts of fascist occupants:
- Sniper-Red Armyman A.Z. Melamed: 41 fascists
- Sniper-Red Armyman I.T. Ryzhkov: 34
- Sniper-Red Armyman M.T. Tumanov: 22
- Sniper-Red Armyman M.I. Shkadenko: 19
- Sniper-Red Armyman N.K. Kozakov: 18
- Sniper-Red Armyman N.A. Galkin: 15
- Sniper-Red Armyman V.V. Kostin: 10
- Sniper-Red Armyman I.K. Pavlik: 9
- Sniper-Red Armyman I.Ya. Akrizkov: 9
- Sniper-Red Armyman A.M. Tkachenko: 8
- Sniper-Red Armyman V.F. Averyanov: 8
- Sniper-Red Armyman M.V. Serbin: 8
- Sniper-Red Armyman N.G. Makeev: 7
- Sniper-Red Armyman P.R. Vasilyev: 7
- Sniper-Red Armyman V.G. Grigoryev
- Sniper-Red Armyman I.A. Vasilyev: 6
- Sniper-Red Armyman G.A. Sinkov: 6
- Sniper-Sergeant M.G. Makarov: 6
- Sniper-Corporal V.D. Lugovets: 6
- Sniper-Red Armyman V.I. Dikov: 5
- Sniper-Red Armyman S.M. Maksimov: 5
- Sniper-Red Armyman I.F. Nemchenko: 5
- Sniper-Corporal N.D. Starovoylov: 4
- Sniper-Red Armyman V.A. Hobotov: 4
- Sniper-Red Armyman A.N. Savinov: 4
- Sniper-Red Armyman A.M. Mikhailov: 4
- Sniper-Junior Sergeant D.I. Veretennikov: 4
- Sniper-Red Armyman M.S. Shurov: 4"