Chapter 1217 Only Martyrs, No Prisoners and Deserters

How many people will die?

Either die on the battlefield, or be shot because of the failure of the battle. In short, the only way to save the current situation is to force the soldiers under them, even if they die, to stand up.

At this time, Stalin's eyes were full of anger. Pavlov wanted to go to the battlefield, but there was no way. He had to be executed so that he could deter others.

However, as if these were not enough, he looked at the people under him, and finally noticed Khrushchev in the corner. Suddenly, Stalin had an idea.

"Comrade Khrushchev, tell me, how can we stop the fear of failure in the army, and the tendency to flee as soon as it comes into contact with the German army?" Stalin said to Khrushchev.

To put it more directly, in the current army, there is a terrible atmosphere of failure and collapse. Once this atmosphere spreads, it is quite unfavorable to the Soviets.

As a man in the political arena, Stalin was keenly aware of this, especially after the fall of Petersburg, I am afraid this trend will be more serious.

At the same time, Stalin was also aware of everyone's abilities, and Khrushchev was still wise in this regard.

Sure enough, after being called by Stalin, Khrushchev sorted out his thoughts and quickly started his proposal.

"I think in order to stop the spread of this illegitimate atmosphere and make the troops full of morale to fight, we have to issue one of the most stringent military regulations." Khrushchev said: "We cannot tolerate being surrounded by the enemy once Cowardly soldiers who just surrendered! Cowardly commanders who throw away their uniforms and run to the rear when attacked by the enemy will not be tolerated! If we give in to these cowards and deserters, they will soon destroy our army and destroy our country ... Cowards and deserters must be wiped out."

Stalin admired Khrushchev's words, and Stalin nodded: "Go on."

"Especially those battalion commanders who hide themselves in bunkers during the battle and don't pay attention to the situation and the progress of the battle, they are liars, and we must remove these liars and reduce them to soldiers. If necessary, execute them on the spot immediately and replace them with lower-ranking officers or brave, strong men of the Red Army."

Khrushchev's mind was full of ideas, and once he started to think about this, he quickly said to himself: "Those commanders and political workers who lost or tore their badges in battle and fled to the rear or surrendered must be punished. Considered deserters, their family members will be arrested as relatives of oath breakers, traitors and deserters. Senior commanders and political commissars have the authority to execute such deserters among officers on the spot.”

Khrushchev's words surprised everyone present.

If someone retreats, not only will they punish themselves, but also their relatives, will such punishment be too severe?

Even Zhukov frowned. Obviously, if this kind of military regulations were formulated, it might make the soldiers look at death and fight to the end, or it might have the opposite effect, forcing the soldiers who had surrendered to the ground. Go on the opposite side!

"Yes, that's how it should be done!" Stalin had already made a decision.

"The units and troops that are surrounded by the enemy should fight to the end without hesitation, protect their equipment with their lives, strike the enemy from the enemy's rear, and destroy the Germans. If their troops are surrounded by the enemy, then every soldier, regardless of No matter how big your position is, you have the responsibility to obey the command of your superiors, fight to the end, and break through the blockade. If officers or soldiers do not organize active resistance to fight back against the enemy, but choose to surrender, they can take any means from the air or on the ground to get rid of them. To the enemy Families of surrendered Red Army members will be deprived of state rights and assistance."

Khrushchev's opinion is one by one. Those deserters who retreat will be executed on the spot, and those surrounded by troops must also fight to the end, otherwise, the families of those captured will also be implicated.

"Yes, our Soviets only have martyrs, no prisoners or deserters!" Stalin tapped on the table with his cigarette pot: "This military regulation must be formulated immediately, Khrushchev, you are responsible for it, it will be formulated today, hand in After reviewing it for me, send it to the whole army to study!"

In Stalin's eyes, there were no prisoners of war in bombardment, only renegades. As long as a soldier is captured, he is a traitor.

Why are you captured? Even if the Germans rushed to you, pulled the grenade and killed the Germans, they could kill a German, but you chose to surrender. Such behavior is a betrayal of the Soviets!

How those captured families will be implicated depends on how the people below execute it. According to the experience during the Great Purge, the most direct and most effective way is to shoot the captured families together to shock them. , and see who dares to surrender!

Khrushchev agreed very excitedly, he finally found his worth, and he was pleased with Stalin by flattering again.

He didn't know what role this Order No. 270, drafted by him and signed by the entire Supreme Command Base Camp, played in the entire Great Patriotic War.

Belorostok, POW camp.

The whole battle in Belarus is over. In this large-scale encirclement and annihilation, more than 300,000 soldiers from the Western Special Military Region have become prisoners.

These prisoners were held in several prisoner-of-war camps, and what awaited them was an unknown fate.

In the wars in Europe, some gentlemen meant that those prisoners of war were not subjected to any abuse, even after the war was over, there were some who stayed in Germany and did not leave.

However, unlike the Soviet Union.

For the British and French armies, there is no shame in surrendering if they can't beat them. Anyway, both sides are signatories of the Geneva Convention, and they must treat the prisoners equally.

The Soviet Union did not sign the Geneva Conventions, so the treaty for preferential treatment of prisoners was invalid for the Soviets.

The entire prison camp, very crowded, people in military uniforms, without any rank markings, gathered together, and in front of them, on the stage, was the German propagandist speaking.

Lieutenant General Vladimir Yakovlevich Kacharov also became a prisoner. When he surrendered, his rank was recognized by the other side, so now, he has received preferential treatment. in the front.