Rescue from Auschwitz. Feat political instructor Kiselev

Nikolai Kiselev is the commander of the Red Army who escaped captivity and ended up in 1941 in the occupied territory. By order of the Belarusian partisan command, he led 218 residents of the Jewish town of Dolginovo beyond the front line.

The officer saved their lives, making in the most difficult conditions the transition to the rear of the German fascist troops at a distance of over one and a half thousand kilometers.

The filmmakers managed to reveal the circumstances of this heroic raid, which has no analogues in the domestic and world military stories... The real participants in the events are the heroes of the documentary film. They currently reside in different countries.

Nikolai Kiselev is no longer alive, but those to whom he saved his life, remembering this man, still compare him with Moses.

The State of Israel highly appreciated the feat of the Russian partisan. Nikolai Kiselev was awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations. His name is inscribed on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem.

The documentary won the Grand Prix at the XII International Festival of Television Programs and Films "Golden Tambourine".

Producer: Yuri Malyugin
Written by: Oksana Shaparova
Producer: Jacob Culler

Comments

[Same lech]

They even made a feature film called "The Righteous Man".

Nikolai Kiselev was a Red Army commander who escaped from captivity and found himself in occupied territory in 1941.

It's strange...by an unspoken order from the Fuhrer, the Germans immediately shot political officers after interrogation...there are plenty of facts...this moment in Nikolai's biography requires clarification.
How did he manage to hide his rank from the Germans?
And so the feat of Nikolai Kiselev is undoubtedly an outstanding fact... to walk with a crowd of Jews through the rear of the Germans and cross the front line is something.

[Konnick]

Quote: The same LYOKHA

It's strange...on the Fuhrer's unspoken order, the Germans shot political officers immediately after interrogation...

Why unofficial?
The Directive on the Treatment of Political Commissars (German: Richtlinien für die Behandlung politischer Kommissare) was issued by the High Command of the Wehrmacht (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) on June 6, 1941.

[Same lech]

Quote: Konnick

Directive on the treatment of political commissars,

Hitler's signature is not there...and his official order cannot be found.
Although I'm sure it exists and is gathering dust somewhere in the archives... the Germans are such pettifoggers and bureaucrats... they can't act without an order from above.

[Grancer81]

Was his signature required there? Or was Keitel's signature sufficient?

[Same lech]

Quote: Grencer81

Was his signature required there? Or was Keitel's signature sufficient?

For this signature he was hanged on October 16, 1946...otherwise he could have cited the Fuhrer's order...like it was not his fault...I was following orders.

[Grancer81]

This was his greatest reward.

[Grancer81]

He may have managed to take off his tunic with insignia before he fell into German hands.

[guest]

Quote: The same LYOKHA

It's strange...by an unspoken order from the Fuhrer, the Germans immediately shot political officers after interrogation...there are plenty of facts...this moment in Nikolai's biography requires clarification.

Well, there were still a tiny number of real officers in the Wehrmacht who declared that they would not carry out criminal orders.

[OlegEKB]

It's strange...on the Fuhrer's unspoken order, the Germans shot political officers immediately after interrogation...there are plenty of facts.

Why is it unofficial? It is completely official, issued by the OKV.
There is a caveat, though: commissars who resist are destroyed immediately.

"1. Political commissars who oppose our troops are to be dealt with in accordance with the regulation "On Special Jurisdiction in the Barbarossa Region." This applies to commissars of all ranks and holding any position, even if they are only suspected of resistance, sabotage, or incitement to such.

We refer to the “Instructions on the conduct of troops in Russia”.

2. Political commissars, as a separate organ of the enemy forces, can be identified by a special insignia—a red star with a hammer and sickle woven in gold—on the sleeve. <...> They must be immediately, that is, directly on the battlefield, separated from other prisoners of war. This is necessary to deprive them of any opportunity to exert influence over captured soldiers. These commissars are not recognized as soldiers entitled to the protections afforded to prisoners of war under international law. After the selection has been carried out, they must be eliminated.

3. Political commissars who are not guilty of hostile behavior and are not even suspected of such, will be retained until further notice. Only upon further advance into the interior of the country will it be possible to decide whether the remaining workers can be left in place or whether they should be handed over to the Sonderkommandos. Efforts should be made to have the latter conduct their own investigations."

[Konstantin Konstantinovich]

Why don't they tell stories or make films about WWII operations like "Children" or "Star"?!