German soldier Alfred Liskow, who defected to the Soviets shortly before the launch of Operation Barbarossa, was warmly welcomed. However, his unexpected conflict with the Soviet leadership cost ...

On March 22, 1943, 149 inhabitants of the Belorussian village of Khatyn were shot or burnt alive in retaliation for the killing of several German soldiers. Mikhail Trakhman/МАММ/МDF ...