In the process of fighting against the German Nazi invasion, the Soviet Union emerged many heroes, and Martha Blozkina was one of the more famous. By quietly caring for the wounded of the Red Army and saving the lives of nearly a hundred people, Blozkina was eventually publicly hanged by the Nazis.
After the end of World War II, the Soviet government gave the title of "hero" to those who contributed and died in World War II. However, Blozkina could not earn the title of "hero", what is the reason?
(Blozkina after her arrest)
Born in 1924 in the Soviet city of Minsk, Blozkina has lived and grown up here.
In 1941, Blozkina grew to the age of 17. At that time, during World War II, Germany had gathered 5.5 million troops and began to invade the Soviet Union with great momentum.
On 22 June, the German Army Group Center launched an attack on Minsk. In less than 20 days, the Soviet Western Front collapsed. At the same time as Minsk fell, nearly 500,000 Red Army troops were captured.
After the occupation of Minsk, the Germans ran amok in the city and committed many evils. Countless people rose up in resistance, but they were suppressed. Despite her young age, Blozkina actively joined the local Communist Partisans of the Soviet Union and became a member of an underground resistance movement in Minsk.
As a nurse, Blozkina secretly conducts underground activities at the local hospital in Minsk. Under the strict investigation of the German army, Blozkina quietly rescued countless Wounded Red Army soldiers. When the wounded were better, Blozkina disguised them and provided false identity information to quietly help the Red Army soldiers transfer.
(Old photo of the Soviet Red Army)
Thanks to Blozkina's efforts, more than 100 Red Army soldiers escaped and returned to anti-German activities.
However, this did not last long. Because of the whistleblowing, Blozkina and two Resistance fighters were captured by German soldiers and soon thrown into prison. After being imprisoned, Blozkina was tortured by the German Nazis. The Germans had wanted to ask Blozkina about the list of resistance personnel and the location of the base camp. But Blozkina resisted all the pain and was reluctant to betray her comrades.
With nothing to do, the Germans had to choose to put Broskina to death. However, Blozkina could not easily die in prison, and the Germans hoped to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, through public executions, to warn the underground resistance groups.
In fact, Blozkina had already foreseen her own death, but she still maintained a positive attitude. In a letter to her mother, she said: "What disturbs me is that you are worried about me, but things have already happened and there will be no worse things." If possible, please bring my green shirt and socks with me, and I will leave in decent clothes. ”
On 26 October, Blozkina and two Red Army soldiers were escorted to the streets of Minsk. The Germans hung signs on them that read, "We are guerrillas, we have killed German soldiers." ”
(Germans in World War II)
Soon after, Blozkina and the three were hanged.
It is worth mentioning that even though the rope has been put around the necks of several people, there is still no expression on the faces of Blozkina and the two warriors. After their deaths, the Germans ordered that no bodies should be collected. Several of Blozkina's men are still not allowed to be buried after their deaths.
However, this is not the most tragic.
After the end of World War II, Blozkina trio was called a hero. The heroic identities of the other two warriors were quickly clarified, but Blozkina was unable to have the name of hero. The Soviet government hastily closed the matter under the name of "unidentified young girl.".
A reporter once investigated the "unsung heroine". The results of the investigation showed that the Soviet Union was reluctant to recognize Blozkina's identity mainly because she was a Jew, not a Soviet Slav.
(Reference: History of the Second World War)