Forgiven by Stalin: Soviet Generals Who Survived Captivity and were Rehabilitated

Stalin’s paranoia prompted his attitude and the actions he took toward most officers and soldiers who fell captive to the Germans. Consistent with his behavior during the military purges of the 1930s, Stalin never fully trusted the Red Army officer corps – or anyone else for that matter. Therefore, after war’s end his often brutal treatment of Red Army officers and soldiers who had already suffered in German captivity was entirely in character.