Joe, you simplify too much.
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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
... all Russians who fell into German hands, were considered traitors to their motherland and a few which escaped captivity were either put on trial or sent to Shtrafbat units....
How would this have looked, if Stalin let others die but saved his own son?
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Therein lies the rub, Stalin would be in a very difficult position as POWs were equated to deserters, the lowest of the low, and he couldn't make any concessions to get his own POW son out.
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