Following the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, preparations began for the establishment of a partisan movement in the Crimean peninsula in the case it were to fall into the hands of the German authorities.

[3] Shortly following the establishment of the detachments, an influx of Soviet military personnel occurred, further increasing their numbers.

[4] On 23 October 1941, the Crimean Headquarters of the Partisan Movement was established under the leadership of Alexei Mokrousov [ru].

The five-hour battle ended in a victory for the partisans, allowing an NKVD detachment and military hospital to escape to the coast.

According to later Soviet reports, 175 partisans were killed, 200 were wounded, and 73 went missing, including Dmitry Averkin [ru], commander of the fourth district.

[13] By April 1942, with Germany completely occupying Crimea, it became evident that coordination of partisan activity was necessary.

34 partisan leaders were dispersed throughout Crimea in order to foment resistance in the peninsula's cities and districts.

Around mid-1942, stable communications with partisans were established by Red Army forces, and efforts to supply them by air began.

[16] The North Caucasian Front was instructed by the Soviet military command to begin the process of assisting the partisans by evacuating the wounded and providing supplies.

Semyon Budyonny, commander of the North Caucasian Front, personally took part in creating plans to supply the Crimean partisans.

[19] Following Mokrousov's removal, leadership of the Crimean resistance movement changed hands several times.

[21] On 19 October 1943, the scheduled date of a wide-reaching deportation from Kerch by German forces, a detachment was formed consisting of 130 local youths.

[24] By 12 May 1944, German troops had been completely forced from Crimea, bringing an end to the war in the peninsula.