Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Muamua na faia i Ianuari 1941, sa tautua ma le 6th Army, Kiev Special Military District i lalo o le faatonuga a le Major General Andrey Vlasov ina ua amata le Siamani Operation Barbarossa ia Iuni 1941. I le aso 22 o Iuni 1941 sa aofia ai le vaega lona 4 o le vaega o fitafita i le 28,098 fitafita ma le 979 tane. I le amataga na aofia ai le 8th ma le 32nd Tank Divisions, le 81st Mechanized Division, le 3rd Motorcycle Regiment, ma isi vaega laiti. Sa tau i le
O le taua o Brody, ma na faaumatia i le taga Uman ia Aukuso 1941 ma le 6th Army ma na faataapeina i se taimi puupuu lava.