Alsim didn't have much time to stay here for long. After simply dealing with the emergencies at hand, he still had other things to do. There were still many battles ahead waiting for him to lead his team to fight.
The soldiers who received Alsim's order quickly stepped forward. A few were responsible for checking the corpse, while a few gathered around the group of shivering women who were huddled in the corner to "please keep warm" and led the team.
It was the company deputy comrade who was proficient in German.
"You all stand up and obey the arrangements honestly. No one will rape you, let alone take your life."
Rape is strictly prohibited among leaders, regardless of whether it is a Polish woman or a German woman. This is an iron law set by Malashenko himself and supervised by political work teams at all levels led by political commissar comrades. Reports on relevant issues will be directed to the political commissar.
The comrade is responsible to the comrade, the division commander, which shows how seriously Malashenko takes this matter.
Therefore, although similar incidents have occurred repeatedly in other friendly forces, it has long been common, but as one of the early overseas combat units and the first to enter East Prussia, such incidents rarely occurred.
Of course, "very few" does not mean "none at all".
When he was in East Prussia, one of Kurbalov's subordinates had a tank commander who secretly drank half a kilogram of vodka and got drunk. He led several tank soldiers who were also restless under him to "night attack and cause trouble".
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Entering the house of a widow of an East Prussian Junker noble whose man and son had joined the army and died in the war, the four of them had a happy night. They did not sneak back to the company station until dawn the next day, but they happened to be
The instructor comrade who came out to urinate on the bed caught him. After an interrogation and the secret was exposed, he was immediately taken to the brigade commander and reported to the brigade headquarters.
"Voluntary!? What the fuck are these Sukkas saying about it being voluntary? Even the German refugees passing by heard it outside the door. Are you telling me this is voluntary!?"
Pfft——
A soldier in charge of the escort couldn't help but laugh out loud at the furious and "lifelike" description of Comrade Kurbalov, the brigade commander. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the brigade commander, who had good ears.
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"What are you laughing at, Suka!? If you laugh again, I will send you to the division headquarters!"
"No. No, I'm sorry, Comrade Brigadier."
Comrade Brigade Commander was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
The lame brigade commander, who was wearing a wooden prosthetic limb, personally led a team to handle the matter and took all four parties to the division headquarters to plead guilty. The victims were not invited. If they wanted to see them, they had to go to the field hospital. These four Su
The level of attack and the intensity of the firepower were indeed a bit severe. Although the three German girls were not in danger, they would still have to lie down for ten days and a half.
"Oh, I heard about this in the morning. I was still wondering when you would come to me, or when I would go down to find you."
When Kurbalov came to apologize, Malashenko was having breakfast in the headquarters. It was rare that he drank hot oatmeal milk porridge for a night. On weekdays, he almost always drank Dalibaba and boiled water.
It was over in no time, but it was such a rare hot breakfast that I was still disappointed.
Kurbalov really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Why did he have such a shameful thing under his own hands? This is still the old basic unit of the leader's division. It's so damn shameful.
What surprised Kulbalov was that Malashenko did not fly into a rage as he expected, nor did he make any accusations, nor did he slam the table on the spot. His first reaction was just "oh".
But this not only did not reassure Kulbalov, but made him even more frightened. It was probably not good for Comrade Division Commander to behave so abnormally.
"Where are those people under your command?"
Kulbalov knew who Malashenko was asking and immediately answered.
"Outside the door, I brought them all, comrade division commander. They truthfully admitted their mistakes and asked for punishment."
"Um"
Malashenko put down the crumpled lunch box and spoon in his hand, and picked up a pile of papers on the side of the table. Those were the files of the four people outside the door brought by Kulbalov. Malashenko had already
I received it and reviewed it half an hour ago.
"The longest one stayed in the leadership division for a year and a half, and he was the vehicle commander. One stayed for less than six months, and the other two stayed for exactly nine months. Am I right?"
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After hearing this, Kulbalov was startled, glanced at the stack of papers in the hands of his comrade, and could probably guess what it was, and then quickly answered.
"Yes, Comrade Commander."
"Well, that's actually not bad. It's not the old basic unit I brought out. You don't have to take it too seriously. I had expected this kind of thing to happen before I went abroad to fight. It's just that I've been waiting for the opportunity."
"opportunity?"
Kulbalov was shocked and didn't understand what Malashenko meant, but he didn't dare to ask too much about the identity of the guilty person, so he could only stand in front of Malashenko's desk.
Let it fall.
"I have no opinion on punishment here. These four are experienced supplementary soldiers, not new recruits. Just return them to their original units."
"These are some handover files that have been extracted. The procedures for handing them over have been properly handled by the division headquarters. The procedures for receiving them are left to their original troops. Take them and execute them immediately."
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Without any consultation or discussion, Malashenko signed his name and stamped the division's seal. It was a written order that was a fait accompli.
Although Kulbalov was shocked, he still took the written order from Malashenko, which he traced to the corner of the table with his index finger, and picked it up to read.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it. After a quick look, he found that the "reason for return" column clearly said "rape". This kind of thing had never happened before in the leadership division, but it made Kulbalov a little confused.
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"Comrade Commander, are you sure you want to do this? I, I'm not questioning the order, it's just this."
Kulbalov, who had reached the rank of brigade commander, found that he didn't know what to say for a moment, and Malashenko's response was just a casual comment without hesitation.
"Some people do it, and some people write it. It's just a record of the facts. What's more, this is not a crime penalty notice."
"I know many people will think: "Other troops can do it, why can't we do it?", or even "If the Nazis can do it, why can't we do it?". But what I want to say is that other troops are not leaders.
, and the warriors who lead the division are not nazis. This is not a noble revenge, no matter how magnificent the language is, it cannot be decorated and packaged. It is just a kind of bestial behavior based on the most primitive and barbaric deformed desires of human beings."
"The soldiers of the leading division are human beings. They are the most heroic and elite Red Army soldiers. They are neither bastards nor two-legged beasts."
"With him in the leadership division, without me, with me without him, as long as I sit in this position for a day, I will never tolerate this prestigious unit developing in any bad direction. We must be worthy of what we have.
Konoe, you are worthy of the name of leader. No matter what others do or say, a leader is always a leader. The truth will not be distorted or changed by falsehood, because there will always be someone who remembers it."
"Take it and execute it. If any such incident occurs in the future, all will be executed accordingly. Those who have the original troops will be returned to the original troops, and those who do not have the original troops will be thrown back to the rear reserves. Everything is lacking these days, except for important people.
Even the punishment camps are short of criminals."
Kulbalov glanced at the order in his hand, then raised his head and glanced at Malashenko who had picked up the spoon to eat again. Comrade division commander no longer even looked at this side, preferring to
He looked at the little milk and oatmeal porridge left in the lunch box and didn't even look at himself. This cold feeling all over his body really made Kulbalov feel bad.
"Understood, I will execute it immediately, Comrade Division Commander."
After realizing that he was no longer fit to stay here, Kulbalov immediately told Malashenko and turned around to leave. Unexpectedly, within two steps of walking out, Malashenko's voice sounded again behind him.
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"I will go to your brigade for a meeting later. I will gather all the cadres of the brigade and above at the company level and prepare a seat for me. When the time comes, you can sit in the nearest seat next to me."
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Although Malashenko has not raised his head yet and is just talking while eating breakfast from the bowl, the meaning that can be expressed is enough for Kulbalov. This sturdy and lame tank soldier colonel is just
He saluted his comrade with gratitude, then turned back and left silently.
It wasn't until the sound of Kulbalov's leaving footsteps faded away that Malashenko, who had no intention of eating the cold breakfast in his box, raised his head and sighed.
"I don't know how the history books will evaluate me. Forget it, just do whatever you want."