Shulka also received such a pistol, with a red star engraved on the grip.
It was Major Mikhailovich who gave Shulka the pistol.
When handing the pistol to Shulka, Mikhailovich looked at the red star engraved on the grip and said: "We found this in the pistol we received, something unique!"
"Difference?" Shulka was a little confused: "You mean the red star?"
"Yes, of course!" Mikhailovich smiled: "Maybe you don't know, this was a very high honor ten years ago!"
After hearing this, Sulka stopped asking any more questions. He was worried that if he continued to ask Mikhailovich, he would wonder why Sulka didn't know some common sense.
Later, Shurka made some insinuations and learned that the M1895 Nagant revolver once had a high status in the Soviet Union. It was widely equipped in the army and was not completely replaced by the Tokarev pistol until the end of World War II.
As for the revolver with the red star on the handle, it was presented by the Soviet Union to meritorious party members in the 1930s. It was a very high honor. It was almost a "Shang Fang Sword" that symbolized power and held a certain degree of power over life and death.
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I thought this pistol must have been left behind on the battlefield and reused as a "second-hand" pistol. Unexpectedly, it was distributed to the 82nd Infantry Regiment.
Shulka just treats it as a toy.
It has little value on the battlefield at this time, because its bullets are 7.62*38MM, and the Tokarev pistols and "Poposa" submachine guns commonly equipped by the Soviet army use 7.62 pistol bullets.
*25MM.
This reduces it to a police pistol... No one or any army would like to have an extra type of ammunition in the supply just because of a pistol. This may cause supply confusion on the battlefield and lead to serious consequences.
However, due to its police use and large production volume, there are almost too many bullets in stock to be used up.
On the other hand, the situation in Stalingrad at this time required saving every bullet and every supply.
Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs used it to execute deserters at the port.
Shulka put it in a drawer... The 82nd Infantry Regiment was given a basement as a headquarters at the port. As the deputy commander of the regiment, Shulka was fortunate to have his own desk.
Originally, Shulka thought he would never use this pistol, but that was not the case.
Shulka picked up a newspaper out of boredom. He wanted to find Varrasa's name in the newspaper, and also read the news or other things she wrote.
But the result was disappointing to Shulka. There was nothing on it.
This makes Shulka a little worried. Valrasa will not be implicated by him because of the last incident!
But he didn’t promise anything, and Valrasa didn’t do anything, so nothing should happen...
Just as he was thinking about it, Mikhailovich called out from outside the headquarters: "Shulka, come up!"
"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied.
Just as he was about to stand up, Major Mikhailovich added: "Bring the pistol and the bullets!"
Shulka couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then he understood what Major Mikhailovich wanted him to do.
Sure enough, when Shulka walked out of the headquarters, he saw Valery and several soldiers escorting a group of deserters. The captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also there, loudly reprimanding Valery and others.
Major Mikhailovich whispered to Shulka: "Some of them are resistant, please deal with it!"
Then Shulka understood why he, the deputy commander, had to take action in such a matter. It turned out that he hoped to use Shulka's reputation and eloquence to persuade the soldiers to let go of their psychological burden.
Frowning helplessly, Shulka walked up and asked, "What happened, Comrade Captain?"
The captain turned his head to look at Shulka and replied angrily: "You should ask your subordinates, comrade captain!"
In fact, there was no need to ask, Shulka knew what happened, but he still walked to Valery.
"Comrade Shulka!" Valery raised his body towards Shulka and reported with a look of help: "We are not used to pointing guns at our own people!"
The captain couldn't help but interjected: "I told you, they are not our own people, they are deserters, cowards, and traitors to the motherland!"
Then, the captain turned his gaze to Shulka and said in a commanding tone: "Captain, you know what to do now!"
Shulka gritted his teeth and ordered: "Stand at attention! Get out of the queue...take out your gun!"
Valery and several soldiers followed Shulka's order to draw and load their pistols, and then aimed them at the back of the head of the deserter who had been pushed down to the ground.
As long as Shulka gives the order, the deserters will immediately be splashed with blood on the spot.
This may be what Shulka must do, but Shulka has not given the order yet.
The captain looked at Shulka with some dissatisfaction, as if urging him to give the final command.
However, Shulka did not give the order.
"I want to know something, Comrade Captain!" Shulka said: "Why don't we send these people to the 'punishment camp'?"
"They escaped from the 'punishment camp'!" the captain replied.
It can be said that escaping from the "punishment camp" is unforgivable.
Because the "punishment camp" also has a "punishment camp" system, it cannot endlessly allow deserters the opportunity to enter the "punishment camp"... escape once and enter the "punishment camp", escape twice and then enter.
This also means that escaping will not be punished and there is no need to pay a price, so all the soldiers in the "punishment camp" will try to escape, and the "punishment camp" will not be maintained.
At this time, a deserter shouted in a hoarse voice: "You bastards, can you please be more patient? How long are you going to make me wait?!"
The captain was so angry that he ordered loudly: "Shoot!"
But Valery and others did not move, they only listened to Shulka's orders.
"I said, shoot!" the captain said in a serious tone, but still no one took him seriously.
The captain was so angry at this situation that he drew his pistol and stepped forward, cursing unceremoniously: "They say you are a heroic unit and have killed many enemies. I think you are no different from these deserters..."
As he spoke, he pointed the pistol at the deserter's head from behind.
But he was stopped by Shulka.
"What if I am willing to accept them?" Shulka said: "I mean, we need manpower, we need people to build fortifications and carry supplies..."
"If you need it, we will arrange other people for you!" The captain replied: "But they can't!"
"They are going to die anyway!" Shulka asked, "Why not? I will let them die on the battlefield!"