Their fight was just axe-killing, and with the noise of the logging site, the unnecessary noise was covered up, and the German soldiers did not become suspicious because the five men who explored the path had not returned for a long time.?
Because the two gunmen with steel helmets served Germany sincerely, they were indeed members of the Eastern Battalion, but the loggers were Soviet prisoners of war. Even though they were both soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, their positions were completely different.
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A large number of prisoners of war were transported from the front line to the concentration camp. The environment here was terrible. The German army only provided a small amount of food. They watched the hungry people "kill each other" and fight for pieces of bread. Facing the threat of starving to death,
As well as the various war reports promoted by Germany that were beneficial to Germany, the beliefs of the prisoners of war began to collapse. Some compromised with the Germans and were forced to cooperate, while others simply took a stand against the Soviet Union and became puppet soldiers or Eastern Battalion soldiers.
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After Balzen summoned all the infantry platoons, the entire company continued to retreat, taking the four knocked unconscious men with him.
The reconnaissance company established a temporary ring of defenses, and the interrogation of the prisoners began immediately.
The four people gradually woke up, and when they realized that they were tied to the tree trunk with ropes and surrounded by men with guns, everyone was extremely nervous.
Balzen stood confidently and asked directly: "After all, who are you? Why are you still wearing the cotton clothes of our Soviet soldiers? Are you prisoners of war? Or are you civilians serving Germany?"
"We are prisoners of war!" said a guy with half a swollen face.
"Prisoner of war? Soldier, what's your name?!" Balzen asked quickly.
"Mikhail Ivanovich Asanov, affiliated with the 22nd Army."
"So you became a prisoner of the Germans. What are you doing now? Are you logging wood for the Germans?"
Balzen knew nothing about the unit to which this man originally belonged. In fact, the 22nd Army participated in the Sechovka-Vyazma Offensive Battle in January. The battlefield was still far away from southern Belarus. This Assano
The husband was first sent to Orsha and then to a concentration camp outside Minsk.
He confessed like a sinner: "In the concentration camp, the Germans did not give us winter clothes or enough food. A large number of prisoners of war froze to death and starved to death, and their bodies were taken away and burned at will. We had imagined that there would be something left after surrendering.
There was a glimmer of hope, but what awaited us was hell! So in order to survive, I had no choice but to cooperate."
This reason sounds very credible, but the real political commissar will definitely not listen to this person's explanation. If you surrender, you will be a traitor to the great motherland.
Balzen was glad that there were no such stubborn minds in the current reconnaissance company, and he personally arranged all orders.
"Okay, Asanov, I just saw it. You personally killed the man with the gun. Who are they? Why are they wearing the clothes of our Red Army? Did you choose to cooperate with the Germans like this?
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"No!" Asanov became excited, twisted his neck and glared at the man tied to another tree trunk, "I was forced to cooperate, otherwise I would have to die of pain and starvation. But this man, he is a traitor, he
Even the last bit of conscience is gone! He is a minion of the German army! He is a member of the Eastern Battalion!"
Balzen understood this clearly. Those gunmen were once the Soviet Red Army, but now they have become the puppet army. "Now the puppet army also has a new term. Eastern Battalion? This is very interesting."
Balzen walked up to the man who was still wearing a German steel helmet, and said with a hidden smile: "Asshole! I just saw you acting very arrogantly, beating and kicking the loggers. We are all Slavs, but you sold your soul.
By serving the Germans, you are truly a traitor to our great motherland."
He estimated that this sermon would not make this shameless man feel guilty. To make matters worse, the man simply raised his head and spat with all his strength!
"Bah! I'm not a Slav! You bastards! I'm a Pole!"
"Poles?!" Balzen was startled, and the other soldiers were also surprised when they heard these words spoken in Russian.
"So you are a Polish. The Germans did not invade your country and kill your people, but you still have to work hard for them. Besides, why are you wearing our military uniform and why are you in a prisoner of war camp? If you hate
Why should we join the Soviet Red Army?"
If this guy is really Polish, considering the hatred between Poland and Russia hundreds of years ago, the conflict cannot be resolved quickly.
Looking back on those days, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was independent and almost destroyed Tsarist Russia in 1612. Later, as the country's power weakened, it was annexed by Tsarist Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Historical ups and downs, Poland's independence took advantage of the chaos of the transition from Tsarist Russia to Soviet Russia.
period, but he took the initiative to attack Soviet Russia, carried out indiscriminate massacres against Soviet Russia, and was brutally counterattacked. Not only did the Soviet Red Army counterattack all the way to the gates of Warsaw, but they were counterattacked by the Polish army. For the sake of peace, half of Belarus’ territory was ceded to Poland.
All these grievances became one of the reasons why the Soviet Union and Germany carved up Poland twenty years later. But in the eyes of the Soviets, they did not think that they were an invasion, so how could the territory they occupied also be considered an invasion? The Katyn massacre was indeed
The Soviet Union responded in kind with the indiscriminate massacre of Poland.
Based on this history, this guy had no doubt that he would be executed. Before he died, he had no choice but to curse Mao Zi crazily in order to feel comfortable.
"Compared to the Germans, you Russians are more hateful! I never wanted to be a Soviet, but you invaded us. As for my clothes, they were forced, just like the Germans now force prisoners of war to work!"
Balzen understood immediately. This man was from the half of Poland that was liberated during the 1939 War. He was a Pole. So this kind of person probably would not pay close attention to what the Germans were doing in western Poland. On the contrary, he was a Polish man.
, the Soviet Union regained the entire territory of old Belarus and carried out ideological transformation of the entire people. This impacted quite a few people, especially the Poles who immigrated here after 192o.
Balzen was not quarreling with this person. He needed to obtain information, such as the Eastern Camp. But this guy was too tough-mouthed, and the dirty words came one after another. Even if Balzen had a good temper, he would still be unbearable.
Asanov could see that the officer's ferocious face was enduring the Polish man's abuse, and he hurriedly said: "I know a lot about the Eastern Camp, and I will tell you everything I know about other aspects.
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With this guarantee, the value of the Poles was much lower.
Finally, this guy actually said: "Germany is the enemy, and the Soviet Union is also the enemy. At least we can now work with the Germans to kill you all. You Slavic pigs are only worthy of being slaves."
Balzen finally couldn't bear it anymore. He pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed the man in the throat. "Go to hell! You loser!"
This man finally paid off what is called the fear of death. He opened his eyes wide and blood spurted on the ground like a fountain. His body trembled violently due to blood loss. After two minutes, everything became perfect.
Balzen's anger has not subsided, and he now regrets the killing with a knife in anger, "Did I act too hastily?"
"Yes, the company commander just acted too hastily." 8