How cruel was Soviet Order 270 during World War II? Stalin had to exile his daughter-in-law
In September 1941, Hitler ordered the Germans to launch a western offensive and storm the Soviet forces stationed in Poland. At this time, the German army was so strong that they invaded most of the Soviet Union in just a few months. In the face of the frenzied Attack of the Germans, the Soviet army was clearly ill-prepared. They had to retreat in a hurry. In this way, the Germans defeated their opponents in one fell swoop and occupied many oil fields in Siberia. In fact, Hitler had already taken a fancy to the Soviet Union's minerals and oil, and the Soviet-German Treaty of Non-Aggression and Friendship signed by him and Stalin was just a decoration.
Although Stalin guessed that the German army would move, he was still shocked by the strength of the German army. Under the orders of the German commander Guderian, hundreds of thousands of German troops marched into the Soviet Union. They used heavy artillery and constantly bombarded Soviet positions. What was most irritating was the weakness of the Soviet army. Surrounded by Germans, they would all surrender immediately.
Impatient, Stalin immediately convened the People's Commissariat and adopted Order No. 270. As soon as this order was issued, everyone was surprised. It turned out that Order No. 270 unceremoniously pointed out that the loss of Soviet territory was caused by the weakness of the Soviet soldiers. Therefore, the Soviet Union will vigorously punish those soldiers who surrender. Stalin gave the commanders of the front lines supreme power, and if they found that there was a tendency for soldiers to retreat or surrender without authorization, they could shoot them on the spot. If the family defected to the German army, their relatives in the Soviet Union would be exiled.
Such a system of joint sitting can be said to be very terrible, which also forced Soviet soldiers to persist in fighting. Since then, the Soviet army has been renewed, their morale has been reorganized, and they have won the Battle of Stalingrad. Order 270 achieved the desired results, but something unexpected happened later. In order to support the front, Stalin sent his own son to fight, but who knew that he surrendered directly in battle. Stalin had no choice but to exile his daughter-in-law in order to establish military prestige. After the Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviets began to counterattack, and the Germans were in an embarrassing situation. Faced with the reborn Soviet army, they couldn't believe their eyes.
Conclusion: Although Order No. 270 was more brutal, it was forced by the battlefield environment at that time. In any case, the Soviet people successfully defended their sovereignty, and they fought off the foreign invaders. We therefore commend such policies. You know, the Soviet Union in World War II has fallen into a life-and-death situation, if there is no iron-blooded policy, I am afraid that the future direction of the world pattern will change. As soldiers, the Soviet army was trained, and they also defeated their opponents.