More precisely, I remember reading that the Red Army had issued the death penalty for r*pists in its own ranks and would like an academic/“serious” source to corroborate this and possibly even how rigorously this was enforced. Thanks!
More precisely, I remember reading that the Red Army had issued the death penalty for r*pists in its own ranks and would like an academic/“serious” source to corroborate this and possibly even how rigorously this was enforced. Thanks!
I’m aware that this comment is a copy of a copy, but there’s a nitpick:
That order (which probably existed) is not in the Soviet archives. Historians mention there were other supporting orders from commanders in the field clarifying this policy, and there were many cases of such punishment, so again, I believe the order existed, but it’s definitely not a direct quote from Stalin which one can easily find, unless one counts unreliable reddit and blog posts.