The partisans recruited in these units had an organized hierarchy system, a system of subordination, and a system of wages similar of the Red Army. Selection, preparation, armament and leadership of the units were the responsibility of the leadership of the Red Army.Strods. Heinrihs. PSRS kaujinieki Latvijā (1941—1945). I daļa. Riga 2006 Summary in English, p. 384
