English Translation

SLa -22 - he himself, as it would be, that in America as well as in England and Germany all people went well dressed and had a hat on their heads. On that the politruk jumped up furiously, had yelled at him, that is not true, he was an enemy of the people. The next day the man had disappeared, they had never heard of him again. Most politruks were Jews, just as many commissioners. Among the simple soldiers there were hardly any Jews. They sit either in the writing rooms or in the bearable positions of the inspectors. The catering of the crews was moderate, often even unprofitable. They received little meat, wenig fat, 800 gr. bread daily, thin soups and porridge. d) Discipline. Despite the tightening of the discipline carried out by Marshal T i m o s c h e n - k o w in 1937, respect for the superior seems not to have been particularly great. This is based on the fact that the national Russians were mostly reset in promotions, while the sergeants and officers usually received some Asians, especially Caucasians, but also Jews. Marshal Timo-chenkov is not popular in the army because of his innovations. Military punishments would be very severe. Often enough, convictions of 5 and 10 years of breeding would come.