USSR 1941

As a result, Zolotarev really did such an investigation.

Because there were fewer German prisoners in Milovey, Zolotarev also made a special trip to Karachi, where many German prisoners were used by the Soviet army to build fortifications.

It can also be seen from this that the political workers of the Soviet Army are usually only responsible for distributing leaflets and never caring whether these leaflets are effective or not.

Trufanov and Shulka felt a little helpless about Zolotarev's approach.

Because they sometimes don't understand, these political commissars can be said to have a very detailed understanding of the "gossip" inside the army. If a soldier says something that shouldn't be said, it will be heard in their ears immediately, but they don't know the enemy's situation. Almost nothing is known... These are known to the soldiers on the front line, because no Germans would surrender because they read those leaflets. still alive.

It took Zolotarev several hours to complete his investigation.

The result is how it can be seen from the anger on his face and the blood on his fist... The blood on his fist is not the captive's, but his own. The captive's blood has been washed away long ago, but the captive's face is still The fist of Comrade Political Commissar was skinned, and even a little red and swollen, which couldn't be washed off.

"It seems that you have already investigated, Comrade Political Commissar!" Trufanov casually handed Zolotarev a roll of bandages, and then asked, "How is the situation? "

"It's not that good!" Zolotarev replied in a muffled voice, and then wrapped the bandage around his palm on his own.

Later Shulka learned from Zolotarev's guards that the prisoners answered:

"A leaflet, oh yes! I've seen it often, but I've never read its contents! What do you call it? Pravda? I didn't know it was a newspaper!"

"Yes, I've seen it! Because it managed to make me laugh for several days... It said, you treat the prisoners preferentially? And the prisoners wrote letters to persuade their families to resist Germany?!"

"I once saw the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" on it. But, do you think the "Versailles Treaty" is fair? If not, why can't we tear it up?"

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Some of them did say that they had read or even agreed with what was said in the leaflet, but any fool could see that these prisoners were only worried that if they said "no", they would be shot by the Russian military commissar in front of them.

Zolotarev didn't shoot them, he just waved his fist angrily, and then his fist was like that.

After a while, Zolotarev asked: "Why is this happening?"

Trufanov couldn't say anything, but looked at Shulka.

"There is a saying that 'frozen three feet is not a day's cold'!" Shulka said: "It has not been a day or two for the Germans to come to the present under Hitler's demagogy and system. Hitler can even be said to be their belief. , especially the SS. And we hope to use a few leaflets to pry their Führer directly and make them lose their faith..."

Shulka shook his head and said: "So this is undoubtedly a waste of effort, especially since we are still their hostile country fighting against them, they are naturally vigilant and suspicious of our words, so these can't affect them at all! "

"The other thing is the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact"!" Shulka continued: "I know that the purpose of the Propaganda Department is to let German soldiers realize the shameful act of Germany's treacherous war, so that it can morally shake their morale. Determined...but they are professional soldiers, and professional soldiers have always understood that there is only interest between countries and there is no 'broken promise', that is just a naive idea!"

In fact, Shulka still has something to say.

Some of the German soldiers did think that this was "broken faith". After all, "there are all kinds of birds in the forest", there will always be a few naive people who believe in "just war" and think that the German army should not tear up the treaty and attack the Soviet Union.

However, when the German army entered the Soviet Union and found that they were regarded as "liberators" by the people of Ukraine and other places, even these naive soldiers would find reasons for themselves to make them believe that this war was just, otherwise the Soviet people Why support them? !

As for the preferential treatment of German prisoners of war and writing letters to their families to persuade them to resist Germany... that is even more ridiculous. Everyone knows the way the Soviet army treats prisoners of war. Prisoners of war were sent to Siberia.

When writing a letter, most of it was written with a trembling hand with a pistol on his head, and even the traces of the handwriting on the picture can be clearly seen.

Not only did such leaflets fail to convince German soldiers, but they also served as negative teaching materials to teach German soldiers not to surrender.

The way of the Soviets is so simple and rude. They only propagate for the sake of propaganda, but they never think about why they propagate and whether the propaganda can achieve their goals well.

"If!" Shulka picked up the leaflets on the table, he said, "If we continue to distribute such leaflets to the enemy camp, it won't be effective!"

Zolotarev said nothing, because he could not refute.

This is even true, because at this time the Soviet army in contact with the German 6th Army was still using cannons to launch batches of such leaflets into the German camp, and even took the risk of airdropping them by plane at night.

Because they always believe that propaganda warfare can make their troops better and faster to destroy the enemy and even collapse the enemy from within.

Propaganda warfare can indeed have such an effect, but such propaganda cannot have such an effect.

And the reason why this ineffective propaganda can continue to the present is because no one dares to make irresponsible remarks to the Political Department.

"If it was in other circumstances!" Shulka continued: "I might not rely on propaganda warfare. But now the German Sixth Army is surrounded by us, and the chances of breaking through are disappearing bit by bit. It is conceivable The Germans in the encirclement are facing strong psychological pressure! In this case, it is likely that only a small straw is needed to crush them. Only this straw is not offensive and threatening, but should be Propaganda! Reasonable publicity!"

"I agree!" said Trufanov, "and we have nothing to lose. All we have to do is change the way we advertise!"

At this time, Zolotarev had already bandaged the wound. He stood up and asked, "So, Comrade Shulka, how do you think we should promote it?"