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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-001-30, Volkssturm, Frau mit Panzerfaust.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Volksturm]] being mobilized near [[Berlin]], 1945.]]

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-001-30, Volkssturm, Frau mit Panzerfaust.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Volkssturm]] being mobilized near [[Berlin]], 1945.]]

Although literally, '''mobilization''' means "to make mobile" it is mainly used relating to [[military]] activity.

Although literally, '''mobilization''' means "to make mobile" it is mainly used relating to [[military]] activity.

Mobilization is the act of making both troops and supplies ready for war and the logistics involved in deploying them in conflict zones.

Mobilization is the act of making both troops and supplies ready for war and the [[logistics]] involved in deploying them in conflict zones.

In the period leading up to the [[First World War]], senior military advisors monitoring external military forces, analyzed the information to determine if it's just an exercise, and if not, reported to political leaders of a general mobilization. The information was interpreted as "mobilization means [[war]]," and the country observing the mobilization invoked its own mobilization, escalating tensions.

In the period leading up to the [[First World War]], senior military advisors monitoring external military forces, analyzed the information to determine if it's just an exercise, and if not, reported to political leaders what they perceived as a general mobilization by their counterparts. The information was interpreted to mean "mobilization means [[war]]," and the country observing the mobilization invoked its own mobilization, rapidly escalating tensions beyond the control of politicians and [[diplomat]]s. Millions of active duty and reservists were mobilized into [[military]] units and sent to the front. Within 60 days, 2 million soldiers from both sides had been killed.

==Comintern activity==

==Comintern activity==

In a morning television address to the nation on September 21, 2022, address, [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] announced a partial mobilization of military reserves:

In a morning television address to the nation on September 21, 2022, address, [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] announced a partial mobilization of military reserves:

{{quotebox-float|"In this situation, I consider it necessary to take the following decisions, they are fully adequate to the threats we face. Namely: to protect our Motherland, its [[sovereignty]] and territorial integrity, to ensure the security of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff on conducting partial mobilization in the Russian Federation....Only [[citizen]]s who are currently in the reserve and, above all, those who served in the ranks of the Armed Forces, have certain military specialties and relevant experience will be subject to [[conscription]] for military service.  Those called up for military service before being sent to the units will necessarily undergo additional military training taking into account the experience of a special military operation.}}

{{quotebox-float|"In this situation, I consider it necessary to take the following decisions, they are fully adequate to the threats we face. Namely: to protect our Motherland, its [[sovereignty]] and territorial integrity, to ensure the security of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff on conducting partial mobilization in the Russian Federation....Only [[citizen]]s who are currently in the reserve and, above all, those who served in the ranks of the Armed Forces, have certain military specialties and relevant experience will be subject to [[conscription]] for military service.  Those called up for military service before being sent to the units will necessarily undergo additional military training taking into account the experience of a special military operation.}}

Additionally all military service contracts currently in force (usually 3 to 12 months) were extended indefinitely.  All soldiers serving at the front were to receive the same pay contract soldiers receive, including prisoners recruited out of prisons in exchange for a for a full pardon.  The pay was 195,000 rubles per month (about $3,750 at current exchange rates).  Putin said that the current conflict was instigated by the West, noting that the Western countries seek the destruction and disintegration of Russia. He said that the West had been supporting international terrorists, promoted the infrastructure of the NATO offensive close to Russia's borders and fostered Russophobia.

Additionally all military service contracts currently in force (usually 3 to 12 months) were extended indefinitely.  All soldiers serving at the front were to receive the same pay contract soldiers receive, including prisoners recruited out of prisons in exchange for a for a full pardon.  The pay was 195,000 rubles per month (about $3,750 at current exchange rates).  Putin said that the current conflict was instigated by the West, noting that the Western countries seek the destruction and disintegration of Russia. He said that the West had been supporting international terrorists, promoted the [[infrastructure]] of the NATO offensive close to Russia's borders and fostered [[Russophobia]].

Defense Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said:

Defense Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said:

U.S. analyst [[Scott Ritter]] observed:

U.S. analyst [[Scott Ritter]] observed:

{{quotebox-float|"The U.S. and its allies in the “[[collective West]]” now have to decide if the continued pursuit of a decades-long policy of isolating and destroying Russia is a matter of existential importance to them, and if the continued support of a Ukrainian government that is little more than the modern-day manifestation of the hateful ideology of [[Stepan Bandera]] is worth the lives of their respective citizenry, and that of the rest of the world."<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/09/22/scott-ritter-reaping-the-whirlwind/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"The U.S. and its allies in the “[[collective West]]” now have to decide if the continued pursuit of a decades-long policy of isolating and destroying Russia is a matter of existential importance to them, and if the continued support of a Ukrainian government that is little more than the modern-day manifestation of the hateful ideology of [[Stepan Bandera]] is worth the lives of their respective citizenry, and that of the rest of the world."<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/09/22/scott-ritter-reaping-the-whirlwind/</ref>}}

==References==

==References==