June 22, 1941, was a day of shame for any Soviet person. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At about one o'clock in the morning, two former German Social Democrats, dressed in Wehrmacht uniforms, ventured across the Soviet-German border and into the territory of the Soviet Union.

On the way, the two of them did not encounter any obstacles, presumably because the Soviet army was unprepared for war. It was not until they crossed the border and walked in front of the Soviet positions that they were discovered by Soviet soldiers.

"Comrade, I am a member of the German Social Democrats, and I have a situation to report!" The Social Democrat, dressed in the uniform of a captain of the Wehrmacht, said to the Red Army soldiers.

Apparently, the Red Army soldiers, who did not understand German, did not understand what the German captain was saying, and they still pointed their SVT-40 rifles at the two defectors. Soon the two men were surrounded, disarmed, and then escorted, and one of the soldiers ran to the barracks at a rapid pace, calling the sleeping regimental commander, the interpreter, and the military commissar.

"Comrade, what's wrong with these two Germans? Why break into our positions? The military commissar looked at the two men in gray uniforms, and then at the guards behind and beside them, completely unaware of what was happening.

"Report to the military commissar, just now these two Germans broke into our positions without permission and said a few words to us. They did not resist, and took the initiative to hand over some weapons, presumably to surrender to us. "Sergeant Denisov, who found the Germans, truthfully explained the situation to the military commissar.

"Holger," the military commissar called the name of the German translator, "ask these two Germans why they are here." ”

The German interpreter faithfully relayed the words of the military commissar to the two Germans, and the German lieutenant was overjoyed when he heard someone say that it was time in German, "I am a member of the German Social Democrats, and I have a situation to report!" ”

"What's the situation?"

"The German army is about to attack the Soviet Union, the specific attack time is from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the morning, and after two hours at the earliest, please inform the others, inform Stalin, and quickly prepare the whole army for battle!"

"Are you sure you're telling the truth?" The military commissar did not seem to trust the two Germans very much.

"I promise really! If after five o'clock the Wehrmacht has not launched an attack, you will kill me! ”

The information of the two defectors to the Germans was soon transmitted to the Kremlin. Stalin summoned all the members of the Politburo to him to urgently study the development of events.

After a round of study, Stalin came to the conclusion that the Germans were only provoking the Soviet army and causing incidents, and issued relevant instructions to the various military districts, instructing them not to fall for provocations, so as not to cause trouble. The Politburo meeting was over, and Stalin went back to sleep in his bedroom.

While Stalin fell asleep, Manturov was rolling around in bed, unable to sleep. Because he knew that before long, a war would break out.

This war will bring great havoc to the 170 million people of the Soviet Union. As a time-traveler, Manturov's historical responsibilities did not allow him to sleep like this, but he was not a soldier, just a government official. At least at the moment of the war, he doesn't have to do anything, he can't do anything.

"Vorodya, what are you thinking?" Katya, who was sleeping next to Manturov, also woke up.

"What do you say?"

"I guess it's about war."

"Bell bell bell! Bell bell bell! At that moment, the phone rang urgently. Manturov struggled to sit up and took the phone.

"Comrade Manturov," came the voice of Stalin's aide on the phone, "Comrade Stalin is going to convene a meeting of the Politburo, please rush to the Kremlin within half an hour." ”

"Politburo meeting?" Manturov was not in a very good mental state, but he was not so confused that he could not remember his identity. Although he was elected as an alternate member of the Politburo on February 21, 1941, along with Malenkov and Nikolai Voznesensky, he was not eligible to attend the Politburo meeting, as he was not a full-fledged member.

But at this time, Stalin's aides suddenly called him and asked him to attend a meeting of the Politburo, perhaps because the situation was tense and more people needed to be present to give advice.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Manturov endured his sleepiness and quickly got out of bed and changed into the suit he usually wore.

"Where are you going, Volodya?" Katia looked at Manturov in a suit and knew that his man had something urgent to deal with.

"The Kremlin."

"The Kremlin? Is it ......?"

Before Katia could finish speaking, Manturov guessed what his wife was trying to say, "Yes, it's five o'clock in the morning." I was under the impression that the Germans should have attacked fifteen minutes ago. At this time, Stalin called me over, presumably for this purpose. ”

"Good luck then."

Manturov walked to the bed, kissed his best hairy girl, and left the apartment and went straight to the Kremlin.

Tver Avenue 8 is not far from the Kremlin, less than 1 km. The short drive, plus the time to get out of the car and walk to the conference room, took less than ten minutes in total.

In addition to the three giants of Stalin, Molotov, and Voroshilov, the Politburo meeting was attended by the three giants Mikoyan, Kaganovich, and Kalinin, as well as Zhukov and Timoshenko, two high-ranking leaders of the Red Army.

As for Zhdanov and Khrushchev, although they were also members of the Politburo, they could not come to Moscow in time because they held the positions of local leaders, one in Leningrad and the other in Kiev.

"Comrade Zhukov, tell everyone about that." When the people arrived, Stalin immediately asked Zhukov to explain the situation to everyone.

"Comrades of the Politburo," Zhukov said to a group of Politburo members in suits, "I have very important news to announce to you. At four o'clock in the morning, that is, half an hour earlier, the Wehrmacht concentrated a large number of forces and launched a large-scale offensive against the troops of the Western Special Military District of our army.

Subsequently, the Baltic Coastal Military District, the Kiev Military District were attacked. In addition to the Wehrmacht, Romanian troops also launched an offensive against the Odessa Military District. War has broken out! (To be continued.) )