The officer class of the Soviet Red Army had rarely voluntarily defected before. On the territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the officers and soldiers of the Red Army had an enviable social status and privileges. The officer class, in particular, not only enjoyed preferential material rationing, but also received generous salaries and social benefits. The corresponding officer class of the Red Army was loyal to the Soviet power which had given them all this, not only for personal ideals and beliefs, but also for the sake of maintaining this quality of life and for the sake of the future of their families and future generations.

So it seems easier to rebel against a Red Army commander than to buy off an SS leader. (Xu Jun: I should change into a dark green uniform...< ( ̄ c ̄)y▂ξHimmler: Führer! You have to believe in our honor...〒▽〒)

The NKVD knew that this kind of loyalty would continue, so they would often take surprise action without the subject noticing, thus eliminating the possibility of betrayal by the target. When the subject's whole family is in their hands, then it is up to their own mood to want to rub the round and flatten, even if it is a high-ranking general with outstanding achievements, it is not necessarily more durable to torture than a coal miner.

The internal purges of the Red Army were never based on evidence and reason, and as long as there was any suspicion from the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then the fate of this soldier was basically doomed. The middle- and lower-ranking officers who fell into the hands of the NKVD in those years were lucky enough to be dragged out and shot, and those who were unlucky were directly killed in the interrogation room, and no one was held accountable afterwards.

The large-scale purges that had been carried out in history had largely ceased in the second half of the 40s, but because Trotsky was still alive and well at the moment, and because the German intelligence agencies had deliberately fueled the situation, the large-scale purges began to resurge, especially in the many western republics of the Soviet Union. As long as the Trotskyist henchmen in the Soviet Union were not completely eliminated, Stalin would always feel threatened. It can be said that as long as the founder of the Red Army still has a breath of air, he will not let Stalin live freely for a day.

The Eye of Odin had no ambush in the NKVD of the Soviet Union before, because the recruitment conditions of this agency were harsh, and the internal staff was often self-purging, and the frequency of personnel turnover was quite fast. They were able to get their hands on the list of officers under investigation purely by chance.

When the General Security Service caught an officer of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs who was returning to Moscow through Berlin after an overseas mission, the Germans easily pried open the mouth of the state security major, who not only confessed everything he knew, but even offered to work for the German intelligence agencies.

At first, the Eye of Odin thought it was a trap, a double agent who wanted to surrender, because they rarely encountered such soft eggs. In the end, it was General Weierle who personally made the decision, anyway, he had already got the confession that the empire wanted, and it might be really useful to leave this person. So after giving the other party a contact code, the major was released before the Soviet Security Service noticed the anomaly.

Soon after, the Eye of Odin tentatively contacted the major, only to find that the other party had actually gone to collect the information agreed upon.

Such an efficient traitor is really very rare, and of course, this major has been given special attention and preferential treatment by the Eye of Odin. The Reich Intelligence Service opened a secret account for him in Switzerland, and gave him the rank of SS major, and his establishment was directly under the management of the headquarters, and all the information related to him was sealed, and only the chief officer of the Reich Intelligence and the Reich Führer were eligible to inspect it.

In fact, Xu Jun has not seen this person's file until now, only knows that there is such a spy, codenamed "Black Knight".

However, this source of intelligence also has its limitations, that is, it can only obtain information from within the Soviet national security system, and as for the secrets of the Red Army deployment, command staffing, equipment quantity and performance that the German army needs, it is difficult for this current position to have access to it.

Of course, it is okay to force the other party to do it, but it will definitely increase the risk of exposure, this kind of behavior similar to killing chickens and eggs is very stupid, and the Eye of Odin will certainly not do this.

It was from the Black Knight that the General Intelligence Bureau obtained sporadic internal investigation reports, and immediately selected suitable candidates from them, and then sent intelligence officers to counter the target.

At present, it seems that this work is going quite smoothly, and it shows from the side that the renewed purge has indeed caused chaos in the Soviet defense system, and it is almost impossible to smuggle a group of people across the Soviet border half a year ago.

Many of these rescued Red Army officers served in the border guards, and these officers provided a great deal of information on the Red Army's border patrol areas, which reduced the operational difficulties of such cross-border operations in the future.

These officers also provided Germany with a great deal of important military information, the most valuable of which were all kinds of military maps, almost all of which brought more than one set of maps, and even advanced versions that were only issued to the middle and senior commanders of the Soviet Red Army, which in the past could not have been obtained by conventional espionage means.

After comparing these maps in detail, the combat bureau of the high command broke out in a cold sweat, because they found that the Soviet maps used to formulate battle plans were actually seriously outdated, and most of the details were materials from the Tsarist era, but they had already changed their appearance in reality.

The Soviet Union has completed its second five-year plan this year, and the country's road traffic and urban construction have already achieved initial results, although the country roads are still hopelessly rubbish, but many high-standard roads have been built to the military level, which are not shown at all on the German military map. There are also data on various bridges and transport hubs, which are parameters that Germany is in dire need at the moment.

The arrival of this group of Red Army officers also gave the Germans an opportunity to get to know their opponents in full, although there was a honeymoon period between the Soviet Union and Germany, and the two sides had quite extensive military exchanges. The German High Command has always thought that it has a very good understanding of the Red Army, but now it is not like that at all, it is obvious that the Soviet Union has hidden a lot of important information from the German side in the exchange, of course, Germany is not necessarily very honest in this kind of thing, and it is indeed very close to the truth to describe this relationship with its own ghosts.

Historically, the Germans had no idea what kind of difficult opponent they were going to face before the war, and it is understandable that the Eastern Front ended up fighting like that. Of course, Xu Jun will not let this kind of thing happen again, but if he doesn't want to die on a sofa with PPK in his mouth, there is not much time left for the empire to prepare.

PS: There is something at home today, the number of words is a little less, and I will make up for it tomorrow, sorry.

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