ARMY OATH
> NEW FORM ADOPTED IN RUSSIA. LIFE PLEDGED IN DEFENCE OF FATHERLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. MOSCOW, January 4. The text of the new oath which is being taken by the entire Soviet army on February 23, the army’s twentyfirst anniversary, is as follows: —"I solemnly pledge myself to be- an honest, courageous and vigilant warrior, to guard military and State secrets and obey without objection all military regulations and orders. “I further pledge myself to safeguard the people’s property, and to come out whenever called on to defend my Soviet Fatherland, not sparing my blood or very life for the achievement of a complete victory over our enemies. If I violate this pledge let the people’s hatred and scorn be my lot.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1939, Page 5
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123ARMY OATH Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1939, Page 5
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