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| He created squads of guards to stand behind soldiers on the front lines and commanded them to shoot or capture anyone trying to retreat without permission. | |
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| What do you mean "measures"? | |
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| He also created squads of Penal Battalions that consisted of soldiers who tried to retreat. Those squads were usually sent to the front lines. | |
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| That doesn't seem like it would make soldiers actaully want to fight. | |
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| Don't interrupt...He also used a lot of propaganda, mostly posters, that showed the Nazi's retreating like cowards. He also fed on our Russian Pride and claimed that we need to defend our Motherland! | |
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| Maybe why he was seen as a hero after the war? But who knows for certain... | |
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