What were the Germans most afraid of when they were captured by the Soviets?

Опубликовано: 01 Январь 1970
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What were the Germans most afraid of when they were captured by the Soviets?
This story took place during the breakthrough of the so-called "Eastern rampart", which according to the Führer's plan was to serve as a barrier "protecting Europe from Bolshevism". Machine-gun points located along the entire perimeter of the rampart stood in the way of the Soviet troops as an insurmountable wall. However, despite the order to defend to the end, the Germans often lost the confrontation and in their heads there were quite different thoughts. Ivan Melnikov, a direct participant of those events, recalled: "Coming in from the rear, we threw two grenades in front of the embrasure and at the entrance, protected by a not too thick metal door. With fifty words in German I knew and offered the Germans sitting in the pillbox to surrender. The Germans hesitated. I was going to throw a grenade into the embrasure, but one of the Germans asked to give my word of honor that they would not be killed. He also asked with a strong accent: "Are you NKVD or soldiers?". It was obvious from everything that the Germans were very afraid of falling into the hands of NKVD officers.
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