A large number of terrified civilians were hiding in a narrow cellar. The paratroopers thought that there were a large number of enemies hidden inside. After hearing strange cries, the soldiers bravely opened the lid.
These civilians were ordered to crawl out of the cellar, and after a simple count, fifty people actually emerged! These people were squatting in the ruins tremblingly, especially the women, whose eyes were dull and soulless. Only the old men with white beards,
He could still stutter and answer the paratrooper's questions.
When Reichev hurried over, the paratrooper guarding them had already asked some questions.
He saw a group of people squatting on the ground. Judging from their clothing, they were indeed civilians.
"How is it? What did these people say? Are they all citizens?"
The soldier saluted and replied: "Yes! They are all peaceful residents of this city, but they were taken advantage of by the puppet soldiers and forced to work with guns pointed at their heads."
Reichev didn't have time to think too much, let alone interrogate these people carefully. The interrogation work was handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Soldier, bring all these people to the plane. I can see that.
They are all frightened. Let them eat and drink some water. You should keep an eye on them and wait until the commander arrives!"
"Yes! Sir!"
Reichev knew clearly that these people were Ukrainians, but he did not know that they were not forced to cooperate with the puppet army. These people themselves could also be classified as Ukrainian nationalists, and they supported Moise and his puppet army.
However, they are also Soviet citizens. The Ukrainian puppet regime established by Germany is only recognized by the Axis Powers, and the Soviet Union naturally refuses to recognize it. Therefore, these people declare themselves as enemies and are forced to be called Soviet citizens and protected by the Red Army.
Their protection is based on the paratroopers' high moral quality and strict enforcement of discipline.
As for the reconnaissance battalion, although the combat effectiveness of Balzen's troops is extremely strong, the quality of the soldiers is not as good as that of the parachute brigade.
Balzen knew this very well, that is, there were no innocent people in the city of Slavtich. People who supported the Soviet Union had fled the city to fight guerrillas. Those who remained in the city were either enemies or traitors. The so-called civilians were all traitors and should be killed!
The Soviet army hated traitors, and so did the paratroopers. The difference was that the paratroopers tended to capture the traitors and then pass them through a formal court to determine who was guilty and what punishment should be imposed. The general army, on the other hand, dealt with traitors very simply.
——Death if caught.
This is what the reconnaissance battalion does. These extremely bloody soldiers have long developed their insensitive temperaments in the smoke of artillery fire. They are more pure animalistic than bloody.
Not only were all the enemies who surrendered summarily shot, some soldiers even did more cruel things!
There was a squad of soldiers in the reconnaissance camp, and they were really red-eyed. After killing several enemies with a roar, these soldiers rushed into a building full of rubble. The soldiers were too poor, and they did not do anything during the search.
Forget about finding available daily necessities, such as cutlery, cups, or even suitable clothes.
Several soldiers discovered the wooden cover on the floor. When they tried to open the cover, gunshots suddenly rang out.
One soldier fell down at the sound, and the other two decisively lay aside. The two men took out grenades, pulled the fuse and threw them in without hesitation.
There were two violent explosions, and the soldiers with submachine guns jumped into the smoky cellar.
The sight in front of him shocked him. There were people everywhere here! They were alive a moment ago, but now only corpses were left, and the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
One soldier suddenly felt nauseous, and he quickly climbed up to vomit, while the other was still checking. The soldier found a frightened woman among the dead, and when he cried in Ukrainian, the soldier's sanity was gone.
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"Nazi whore!" The soldier dragged the woman by her hair to the cellar exit. Then, he actually...
The squad leader led the soldiers to inspect the building and seized a lot of daily necessities. The battle was still going on. The infantry squad was eager to find the enemy to continue fighting. He urgently gathered his men, but found that one person was missing.
"Pavlav! Where is Ponotsev?"
"He's still in the cellar checking on those Nazis!"
"What's the point of examining a dead man? Tell him to come up quickly! Forget it, I'll catch him up myself!"
However, before the squad leader reached the cellar entrance, he heard the man's ferocious breath and the woman's hoarse wail. He raised his head and looked inside, only to see that the man was actually doing something dirty.
The squad leader was so furious that he fired more than a dozen warning shots with his submachine gun before the soldier Ponotsev's violence was stopped.
When the soldier pulled up his pants and got out, the angry squad leader slapped him: "Asshole! We are soldiers, not bandits! We are not fascist devils!"
The soldier did not feel at all that he had done anything wrong and retorted: "This is a traitor! This kind of traitor deserves to be killed! Before she is shot, she must know the price of betrayal."
"Bah! You are trying to evade your bestiality!" As he said that, the squad leader picked up the submachine gun again and pointed the gun at the subordinate: "You are disarmed! Put down all weapons!"
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What happened to this infantry squad was not an isolated case. When the squad leader escorted the offending soldier and the woman who had just been insulted to the temporary battalion headquarters, he was shocked to find that the battalion commander Balzen was already reprimanding people.
Moreover, there are two tied people sitting on top of the rubble. Judging from their uniforms, they are also reconnaissance battalion soldiers!
The squad leader suddenly became worried. He asked a soldier about the situation: "Comrade, what happened to those two people? They are our soldiers! The battle is not over yet!"
The soldier shook his head regretfully and said: "You know what these two soldiers did to the woman they found. I guess these two will not survive." As he said, he pointed to another place: "That woman
She is the victim, if she had been discovered late, she would have been killed!"
The squad leader understood everything. Looking at the battalion commander's old face covered with gray carbon, he probably didn't seem to be in a good mood either. He still held his head firmly, led the offending soldier over, and confessed the situation.
Surprisingly, the battalion commander Balzen was very calm, "You put this person here, the enemy's clearing is still going on, and your infantry squad continues to fight. Remember, if a living person is found in the ruins, give him
I'll bring it here honestly, and no more shooting will be allowed!"
At present, Balzen has no joy of victory at all. The city is broken, and his troops have turned into bandits, at least some of them are bandits. The situation is a bit out of control. He cannot order the soldiers not to search for the loot immediately, and can only urgently ask them not to search for the loot.
He could kill people at will again. He didn't know how such an order could be implemented.
At least three soldiers who committed atrocities were turned away by their squad leaders, which made him somewhat relieved. It seemed that his junior officers were still very educated.
The key lies in these grassroots soldiers!
On weekdays, the army is very strict about the management of relationships between men and women. In the military camp, if a soldier is found to be having an affair with a civilian woman, he or she will be detained. Of course, men and women under the high pressure of conflicts between the enemy and ourselves need to relax mentally and satisfy their psychological needs. Many times
It's almost a matter of mutual consent. Even so, the military prohibits it unless both men and women are soldiers.
Balzen boasted that he was good at running the army, but these three soldiers really slapped him in the face today, especially one of them, who not only insulted someone, but also killed him afterwards.
When he was angry, he really wanted to kill the soldier directly, but his reason told him that doing so was not the most reasonable thing. This was a scandal for the reconnaissance camp, and also for himself. Scandals cannot be hidden! What's worse, the officer covered it up.
It’s also a crime!
This matter must not only be informed to the commander, but also reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The fate of these soldiers should be left to the commander to decide.