The Rise of the Third Reich

Yakov Dzhugashvili has never been a person who loves sports. Reading, playing chess and enjoying ballet performances are his favorite activities, so he is not a person who is very good at escaping. The last bit of strength hidden in the body was quickly used up. The lungs and throat were burning and uncomfortable, and the legs felt sore and swollen. He ran slower and slower, and the people who were running away with him all moved forward quickly, and no one came to help him. But the roar of German tanks and the shouts of German infantry behind him became louder and louder.

He knew that he could not run away and would never see his fairy-like beautiful wife Yulia and lovely daughter Galina again... because he could not be captured! He is Stalin's son and cannot become an anti-revolutionary who betrays the motherland.

He must die heroically! Then it became another proof that Comrade Stalin devoted himself to the cause of human liberation.

Thinking of this, he took out his pistol, loaded it, then stopped and turned around. A No. 4 tank was rumbling forward less than a hundred meters in front of him.

He raised his pistol and started firing at the tank - communist fighters should die in battle or commit suicide with their last bullet. Yakov believed that he should die like a communist fighter, so he wanted to use his last bullet to commit suicide or be killed by the Germans.

Boom! Boom! Bah...no more! Unfortunately, his TT-33 pistol jammed after three rounds. This was not a problem with the quality of the pistol, but because Yakov was not very good at playing with guns. He had not fired much since he received the TT-33 pistol. I don't usually pay attention to maintenance, so it gets stuck at critical moments.

It doesn't matter, Yakov thought: the German guns will not jam...

He held up his gun and closed his eyes, waiting for the moment to become a martyr of the communist revolution. But the German gunfire did not sound, and then Yakov felt that his pistol was caught by something. He subconsciously tried to take it back, but the other party was stronger. Immediately afterwards, Yakov's wrist holding the gun was tightly clasped by a vise-like claw. Pain came, and he opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a German SS soldier with an unshaven face and a beaming expression, grabbing his gun handle with one hand, and holding a very long submachine gun (Mkb-42) with the other hand. ), pointing the gun at his head.

Then Yakov heard the German soldier say in blunt Russian: "Comrade Major, you have now violated Article 58 of the Soviet Criminal Code and are an anti-revolutionary element!"

…

When Comrade Yakov Dzhugashvili betrayed the communist cause, the battle of Rakov-Zaslavl was still going on.

Although the German armored group's offensive was fierce and they had the upper hand, Belarusian Front Commander Vasilevsky still did not intend to give up. In fact, the current unfavorable situation was completely expected by Vasilevskiy. Several armored assaults organized by the German army during the Battle of Warsaw had clearly shown that the offensive power of the German armored forces was far more powerful than that of the Soviet tank units.

However, avoiding battle in the face of a strong enemy does not apply to the Soviet-German war, because avoiding battle by the main force will cause a large loss of territory and population. And the land and population lost by the Soviet Union will become part of the Russian Empire! If the Soviet Union loses too much territory and population, the world revolution will turn into a civil war between the Soviet Union and Russia!

So the Red Army now has to defend big cities like Minsk, Smolensk and Leningrad. Moreover, we cannot blindly defend isolated cities, otherwise the Germans can capture Minsk, Leningrad, and Smolensk one by one through siege.

Therefore, the highest guiding ideology of the Soviet Red Army after switching to strategic defense was to fight a war of attrition - to consume Germany's war potential and strive to bring Germany down and cripple it.

The battle of Rakov-Zaslavl was a typical war of attrition. Because the battlefield is very close to Minsk, the possibility of the Soviet army being encircled and annihilated is almost non-existent. In the case of defeat, the loss of equipment may be heavy, but the remaining defeated soldiers can still easily retreat to Minsk.

As for the loss of equipment, Vasilevskiy did not feel distressed at all, because the Battle of Warsaw had proved that the T-34/76, KV-1 and most of the existing Soviet cannons and anti-tank guns were unable to deal with German tanks. These weapons and equipment will be thrown away sooner or later, and there is nothing regrettable about throwing them on the battlefield now.

Moreover, the Germans will also consume a lot of money in the Battle of Rakov-Zaslavl - even if the exchange ratio between the two sides is very favorable to the German army, this battle will still consume a lot of supplies from the German army. Such as ammunition, parts, fuel, and various miscellaneous fragile and consumable equipment.

In order to replenish the losses in this battle, Germany is likely to slow down its offensive. It's already September, and with just a slight delay comes mud season and then winter.

Grandpa Winter is a friend of the Russians. As long as winter is delayed, there is nothing to be afraid of. It is impossible for the Germans to launch a large-scale military operation on Russian soil until the muddy season of spring is over tomorrow.

By May 1943 (after the spring mud), not only T-34/57 tanks and T-34/85 tanks will be mass-produced, but the Red Air Force will also receive a large number of high-performance aircraft from the Americans.

By then, even if the world revolution fails, the Soviet Union's red empire can still be preserved.

Therefore, under the unfavorable situation of the first battle of the Rakov-Zaslavl Campaign, Vasilevsky remained unshakable and continued to invest troops, preparing to continue to consume the strength of the German army in the next battle.

At the same time, he also asked Comrade Kruglov, the military commissar of the front and the third-level political commissar of the National Security and Internal Security Forces, to personally pick up the defeated soldiers withdrawn from the Rakov-Zaslavl battlefield.

There should be a lot of defeated soldiers withdrawn. Although the mechanized troops of the Soviet Red Army suffered heavy losses on the front line, that was the loss of equipment. Most of the personnel can run away. Unless the Red Army on the front line is divided and surrounded, it is possible that a large number of traitors or revolutionary martyrs will appear.

And those who run back can be educated and reorganized, and they will become good fighters of GCism again. This matter can be left to Comrade Kruglov, and the commander of the front does not need to worry about it at all.

Just when Vasilevsky and Chief of Staff Liapin were very relieved and gathered in front of the map table to discuss how to delay the Rakov-Zaslavl Campaign for a few more days, the door of the operations room was suddenly knocked open with a bang.

Vasilevsky and Liapin turned their heads and saw that it was Military Commissar Kruglov standing at the door, breathing heavily and looking terrified.

What happened? Did the officers and soldiers who retreated from the front have a mental breakdown? Not really, they are all Soviet people who have been educated by the party for many years, so they are not so timid, right?

Seeing that Kruglov looked wrong, Vasilevsky waved to the staff in the operations room and asked them to go as far away as possible.

"Comrade...Commander, it's bad, it's bad!" Kruglov himself seemed to be about to collapse, and his voice was trembling. "Comrade Zhu...Comrade Zhugashvili is missing!"

Comrade Zhugashvili? Vasilevsky didn't react at once, but Liapin next to him shouted: "Didn't Comrade Dzhugashvili get transferred to the front headquarters? I gave the order myself!"

Kruglov stamped his feet, "He didn't come! Comrade Dzhugashvili wanted to go to the front to fight the Nazis, but that bastard Grechko actually let him go! As a result, as a result... Comrade Dzhugashvili left the troops and went to personally command the 9th Motorized Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, and the position of this regiment was broken through by the German armored forces. More than half of the people were missing, and Comrade Dzhugashvili was among them! I asked people to look for him for a whole morning, but they couldn't find him!"

What! ?

Both Vasilevsky and Liapin were dumbfounded. This was a big trouble. Stalin's son was missing! What should I do?

"Did Comrade Dzhugashvili... die?" Vasilevsky asked in a low voice.

It would be better if he died. Comrade Stalin had two sons after all. If one died, there was still one left... But if he was captured, with his special identity, he might be used by the enemy!

"I don't know!" Kruglov almost cried. "I don't know. No one saw him die... And someone reported that Comrade Djugashvili was fine before the position of the 9th Motorized Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was breached."

The hearts of Vasilevsky and Liapin sank. This was really bad. If Yakov Djugashvili really surrendered to the enemy, they and Kruglov would be unlucky. Maybe they would be turned into anti-G revolutionary elements!

Thinking of this, Vasilevsky sighed bitterly and said to Liapin and Kruglov: "Comrade Djugashvili's disappearance must be kept secret! All those who know about it should be controlled immediately..."

At this point, the three looked at each other. They were also insiders! I don't know who should control them?

"Yes, yes, yes... they must be controlled!" Kruglov put his hand on his forehead, "We can't let them talk nonsense."

If Comrade Dzhugashvili died, it would be fine, but if he was captured, this matter must be kept secret, and he must never admit that the person captured by the Germans was Stalin's son. So everyone who knows about this matter must be locked up... unless they are people Comrade Stalin trusts enough.

"But what name should be used?" Kruglov was also a little confused, and actually asked such a stupid question.

"Of course it's anti-G revolution!" Vasilevsky stamped his feet, "Everyone who knows is anti-G revolution, arrest them and send them to Siberia for labor reform!"