OPORDER FOR:    All elements of the 63rd Rifle Division (+)
                29 December 1941

                1.SITUATION
b)Friendly:     44th Army has landed two divisions at Feodosiya--
                the 63rd, which is advancing to Vladislavovka, and
                the 157th, which is expected to move on Stary Krim.
                We are supported by armor and naval gunfire.
a)Enemy:        At 0730, the following signal was received from
                46th Infantry Division HQ at Keneges: "Soviets
                are landing northeast of Feodosiya..."  This landing
                behind 46th Division threatens to strand the Fascists
                in the Kerch peninsula.
c)Weather:      The low overcast will hamper Luftwaffe operations.
                The bitter cold and wind is expected to remain.
d)Terrain:      The limited road net, ice and snow will hinder
                movement.  Feodosiya is adjacent to the start of the
                Yalta Mountains--the area is marked with gullies,
                dry river beds, and some steep elevations.
e)Attached:     1 Amphibious tank battalion.
f)Detached:     None.

                2.MISSION
                Units will aggressively move off the beachhead and
                eliminate the enemy at Feodosiya.

                3.EXECUTION
                All elements will land immediately and push inland as
                far as possible to establish a firm beachhead.  As   
                soon as possible, all forces will fight forward and 
                exit the northern road (hex 108).

                4.SERVICE SUPPORT
                Units will have full combat loads.  Limited transport
                makes resupply impossible at this time.

                5.COMMAND AND SIGNAL
                Normal communications delays are in effect.

        Signed: Commander,
                63rd Rifle Division
