First of all, the role model of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, or specifically the 5th Infantry Company, still exists, and it not only exists but has been further consolidated.
Secondly, it is the improvement of the morale of the "punishment battalions" of each army... There was no hope at first. Even if you perform meritorious service on the battlefield, it can only be regarded as "washing away shame with blood". Let alone get any rewards, you will not continue to be regarded as the motherland.
The traitor is fine.
But now, after their meritorious service, they at least have a way out, that is, they have the opportunity to join the 82nd Infantry Regiment and become a normal unit.
This article is somewhat ironic, because in name, the army actually has a "normal unit" like the 5th Infantry Company, but only this "normal unit" of the 82nd Infantry Regiment is believed and accepted by the "Punishment Battalion".
Although this is difficult to do, there is at least a glimmer of hope.
There is no hope at all, no hope in sight, and there is still a glimmer of hope, which is the difference between something coming from nothing.
So it is conceivable that this policy will definitely be welcomed by the "punishment camp".
Finally, even the military units supported this policy.
Because in the previous situation, each unit needed to expend more energy to control and suppress the "punishment battalion" to perform high-risk tasks, and even had to always be on guard against rebellion by the "punishment battalion".
After the implementation of this policy, not to mention that this phenomenon has been completely eliminated, at least the pressure in this area will not be as heavy as before, because the "punishment camps" will have more or less subjective initiative.
Sure enough, as soon as Golikov announced the order to the entire army, he immediately received support from the entire army with almost no objection.
If there is any doubt, it is the valuation of "credit".
In other words, how much "merit" is required for a "Punishment Battalion" soldier to be deemed "trusted" and can enter the 82nd Infantry Regiment.
"This standard cannot be too high!" Krylov said: "Because if it is too high, the soldiers in the 'punishment battalion' will give up directly, and even think that we are fooling and deceiving them. Not only will it not have any effect, but it will also
To the reaction!”
Golikov nodded: "Of course it can't be too low, otherwise it means there is no threshold, and they can all easily enter the 82nd Infantry Regiment!"
After thinking about it, Krylov said: "Otherwise, we will only kill at least one enemy!"
"Kill an enemy?"
"Yes!" Krylov said: "Either use their own blood, or use the blood of the enemy to wash away their shame... They can become 'trusted' after at least participating in a complete battle and successfully killing an enemy.
'Soldiers and enter the 82nd Infantry!"
Krylov is worthy of being a treacherous chief of staff. "Killing an enemy" seems simple, but in fact this determines that he must go to the front line of the battlefield, which is the most dangerous place, otherwise he will not see the enemy at all.
How to kill the enemy.
And if the soldiers in the "punishment battalion" can take the initiative to go to the battlefield and devote themselves to "killing an enemy", this has actually basically met the Soviet army's requirements for the "punishment battalion".
What Krylov did not emphasize is that after going to the battlefield to participate in a normal battle, not many people can come back alive.
On the other hand, if each person in the "punishment battalion" can kill an enemy, it will certainly be a sure profit for the Soviet army... The casualty ratio of the Soviet army to the German army can often reach three to one or even higher.
If a "punishment camp" soldier can kill an enemy, why not let him become a normal soldier?!
Again, no one has an issue with this standard.
As a result, Krylov's words quickly spread in the "punishment camp": "Either use your own blood, or use the blood of the enemy to wash away the shame!"
As a result, the entire 62nd Army was like a shot in the arm, and everyone rushed to the battlefield, especially the "punishment camp".
On the side of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, first of all, the soldiers who escaped and came to "take refuge" cheered... They were more or less worried that they would be punished for such behavior before, but they were completely relieved now.
Then naturally, Shulka organized these people into the fifth infantry company.
Mikhailovich originally had a different opinion on this point.
"I think the 5th Infantry Company has too many people to command!" Major Mikhailovich handed the statistics to Shulka and said: "They still have 172 people. With this group, it returns to 200."
Multiplayer increases company size. Why don’t we split them into two companies?”
"We can divide them into two companies, but I don't think so now, Comrade Mikhailovich!" Shulka replied.
"Why? You mean we can separate them later?" Major Mikhailovich asked doubtfully, "But what's the difference?"
"The difference is whether they feel the atmosphere of the 5th Infantry Company!"
When Shulka said this, Major Mikhailovich understood.
It is not easy to subdue a unit and trust each other. This is the main reason why other units cannot successfully replicate the Fifth Infantry Company even though they have no system.
Now, if the newly defected "deserters" are organized into a new army, then this new army will need to be conquered by Shulka again.
But if they are first organized into the 5th Infantry Company and trained with the 5th Infantry Company, they will soon understand the growth history of the 5th Infantry Company and how everyone feels.
Especially the unwritten rule of the Fifth Infantry Company: lynching.
Over time, these recruits will soon be assimilated into the model and ethos of the Fifth Soldier Company... They are both "deserters", degenerates walking on the verge of death and abandonment, so they must have a lot in common, and of course there are similarities.
life experience, so it is certain that they will influence each other.
This is actually the spirit, belief, or inheritance and military soul of an army.
One day, when they have been integrated into the 5th Infantry Company, it will not be a big problem to divide them into two companies.
They can even continue to influence others with this style.
"So!" Shulka said: "Not only do we have to organize them together, but we also have to let them fight a few battles on the battlefield!"
Mikhailovich nodded in agreement.
Training is one thing, fighting is another.
Training is a bit like all talk but no action, that is, you can raise the requirements as much as you want, and sometimes even brag is allowed to boost morale.
On the battlefield, it is "a donkey or a horse out for a walk." The recruits will really feel how the soldiers of the 5th Infantry Company fought on the battlefield, and they will also know what they said before