>mfw just learned about barrier troopsWtf is wrong with r*ssians? Who does that to their own people?
>>216094903They were shot if they retreated during WWII. Get shot by the Germans or get shot from behind by the NKVD.
>>216094903Literal Red Scare anti-communist propaganda artifact. Before (((human rights))) every country punished retreat and/or desertion with death
>>216095008Desertion, yes. People didn't shoot their own during a retreat.
>>216095096Retreating without approval/order from your military command is by definition desertion.
>>216094903Russians? Ukrainians are the kings of this. At least the Russians aren't grabbing random men off the street. There's a lot less need for barrier troops with them.
