Soviet Distribution of Weapons and Ammunition at Stalingrad

Hi Indy and Crew (if this question gets answered),

It has been depicted in certain films and video games set during the Battle of Stalingrad that the Soviets would give a weapon to one soldier, but would only give the soldier behind them a few rounds of ammunition. To what extent is this true?

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Well, a quick Google search shows that Russia drafted 29,574,900 men during WW2, but produced only 19.8 million rifles.

Like in “we were solidiers” Question to the staff seargent: dont you need a M-16?
ansewr, If I need a M-16 there will be plenty lying on the ground.

So there was clearly not a Russian rifle for everyone, so some kind of brutal supply chain logic - 2 man / 1 rifle, 15 rounds - must have been an issue that was thought about.

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