Somewhere near 3.3 million Soviet Prisoners of Wars were captured by the Germans in 1941. And around 5.7 million total Soviet POWs were captured in the war against the Third Reich. Many commissars were also captured, which wasn't good, since th…
Somewhere near 3.3 million Soviet Prisoners of Wars were captured by the Germans in 1941. And around 5.7 million total Soviet POWs were captured in the war against the Third Reich. Many commissars were also captured, which wasn't good, since the Wehrmacht had issued the infamous 'Commissar Order' in order to deal with them. So what was their fate? How did the Germans treat them? This video will tell you.
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