Had he been recognised as a PC and the the problem was that the Germans interrogated Russian POWs to denounce their PCs who had managed to appear as normal POWs,he would have been murdered.Incidentally,the reason,among others why so many German Generals spent time,post war, in Russia because while protesting about the practice, did nothing positive to stop it. Having paid a trip to Mauthausen, I noticed that a large number of Russian POW NCOs were murdered there under the Hitler Bullet decree.Execution was usually by the bullet in the nape of the neck through a small hole in a wall with the prisoner standing against the wall in a room, the "execution chamber" unsuspecting anything terminal was afoot. Harry, This was also the case with many Russian Soldier POW's taken to Sachsenhausen and executed in Station 'Z'. Neck shot whilst unsuspecting victim was standing being measured against the wall. The shot being fired from behind the wall through a hole camouflaged by the Wooden measuring rule. Regards Tom
Just watching the news, thought of Alex, who lives in Belgorod. Looking at old threads. 80 years on from the photo in my post #1 fighting takes places again. Khoroshe https://maps.app.goo.gl/aQN2M93AG23W8fPc6 Lots of places mentioned in this thread are now sadly familiar. I see another wargames figure manufacturer has a figure based on him. http://mdminis.co.uk/2021/10/12/new-soviet-infantry-platoon-released/ .