THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958 j us t be y o n d th e dr op z o ne s in "no m a n 's l a nd " a m o n g th e r uin s a nd ba c k c o ur t ya r ds In th i . s n o r the r n s e ct o r it w a s n ot th e m e n o f th e g ua r d de - ta ch m e nt s , w ith th e i r wh it e a r m ba nds , wh o w a it e d fo r th e s upp l ie s b , ut m e n o f m il it a r y p o l i c e uni t s , r e c o gn i z abl e b y the i r m e t al b r e a s t s h i e l ds wh i ch th e y w o r e s us p e n de d b y c h a i ns a r o un d th e i r ne c k s . T h e s e w e r e th e t r o op s wh o w a it e d i n a m b u s h f o r pl un de r e r s an d h oa r de r s . , . A n d a h a r d s a u s a g e l y ing i n th e r o a d c o ul d l e a d a m a n into im m ine nt da ng e r f r om both s i de s It . c o ul d be th e ba it wh ich l ur e d a s t a rv in g m a n into l ine fo r a S ov i e t b ull e t o r int o th e f ie l d o f v i s i o n o f a Ge r m a n m il ita r y p ol i c e m a n . F o r th e m a n i n q ue s t i o n e i th e r o f th e s e p o s s ibil it i e s w a s e qua ll y fa ta l . T h e r e in th e a r e a s wh e r e b r e a d , s a us a ge s , o r ca nne d m e a t f e l l do w n up o n th e c r o ok e d p a s s a g e s a n d p ath s , a nd b r ok e th r o u gh th e h o us e t op s , a n d wh e r e da r k ah a dow s w o ul d a pp e a r o ut o f th e n i gh t a nd th e n s u dd e nl y di s app e a r i nt o o ne o f th e inn um e r abl e h o l e s in th e g r o un d , w e r e th e h unt in g p r e s e rv e s o f th e m il it a r y p ol ic e In . pa ir s o r in g r o up s of f o u r th e y p a t r o ll e d a t a ll h o u r s th e un de r gr o un d w o r l d o f c e l l a r s . . . . A r m y o r de r s c a l l e d f o r pl un de r e r s t o be s h o t w ith in 2 4 h o ur s , a n d i n th i s c a s e n ot e v e n 2 4 m i nut e s h a d e l ap s e d . A bu r s t o f fi r e f r o m th e s ub m a ch ine gun s , an d e i gh t m e n l a y de a d Snow f . e l l s il e nt l y o n th e b o die s o f th e s ui c i de s a n d o n th e c o rp s e s an d c oa t s o f th e m e n w h o ha d b e e n s h ot 1 19 . On th e fi ght i n g f r o nt , th o u s a n ds o f in e n s t um bl e d f r om o ne l i ne o f r e s i s t a n c e t o a noth e r S . o m e t im e s th e s e l in e s w e r e m a ny m il e s a pa rt , a nd s o m e t im e s th e y e x i s t e d o nl y in th e im a g ina t io n o f g e ne r a l s ta f f o ffi c e r s . Y e t th e m e n c o nt inue d t o h ur l th e m s e l v e s a ga in s t th e ta nk s a nd a t ta ck in g i nf a nt r y , a n d s t o o d b y th e i r a nt it a nk o r a nt ia i r c r a ft gun s f ir i , n g a s l o ng a s t h e y w e r e a bl e o r a s l o ng a s t h e y h a d a s i n g l e r o un d l e ft . T h e r e w e r e , o f c ou r s e , s om e m e n o f a noth e r typ e , m e n w h o c o n - c e a l e d th e m s e lv e s i n th e g r o un d , a m o n g gr o up s o f v e hi c l e s , o r in c e l l a r s . T h e y a pp ea r e d o nly w h e n th e y h e a r d th e s o und o f G e r m a n a ir c ra ft e ng i ne s , w h e n th e s upp l y c ont a ine r s w e r e d r opp e d . T h e n th e y s to l e wh at gv e r th e y c o ul d l a y th e ir h a n ds o n a nd f il l e d th e i r b e l l ie s w ith s a u s a g e a n d p um p e r - ni c k e l . With in th e c om m a n d s e c t o r s o f f o ur div i s i o n s in th e w e s t e r n a nd s o uth e r n p a rt s o f Sta l i n g r a d , 36 4 de a th s e nt e nc e s w e r e c a r r i e d o ut w ith i n 327 THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW E 12958
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