The cause of the collapse of the revolutionary order in Leningrad was not due to the opposition of the masses of the people to the Bolsheviks and their support for the Romanov dynasty, although the masses were a little ignorant of the truth, but after all, they had been educated by the Party for many years.
Their collapse was actually caused by the psychological wounds left by the siege of the previous year, and the evil Nazis and White Russia were so abominable that they starved the good revolutionary masses of Leningrad out of the psychological shadow Therefore, when the revolutionary masses with psychological shadows saw the "blue hats" on the front line and the cadres moved in a disorderly manner, they immediately thought of besieging the city and starving, and in order not to starve to death or expel them, the revolutionary masses needed enough bread.
Thus, the turmoil in Leningrad on June 13 began with a walk through the food supply points all over the city.
It was as if all the residents of the city were pouring into the streets at once, gathering in front of the various food supply points, holding various supply cards, supply vouchers and rubles to demand food in advance.
However, the ration supply in the Soviet Union was systematic, and it was not possible to distribute food for a year or six months at a time, which was against the regulations.
Moreover, there was not so much food to distribute in the warehouses of the Leningrad City Grain Bureau, because the siege of Leningrad was not completely lifted, but only half of it, and the main roads and railways in and out of the city were still blocked by the German army, so the amount of food that was brought into the city was limited.
It is simply impossible to provide a sufficient supply of food for a few months to a year to the millions of inhabitants of Leningrad.
The Leningrad masses, who could not buy bread, refused to disperse, and all of them gathered in front of one supply point after another, and the order was very chaotic, and in some places there were vicious incidents of looting food Faced with this situation, which was about to get out of control, the Leningrad City and the Leningrad Front did not respond in a timely manner, such as sending a small number of "blue hats" who remained in the city to the streets to restore order.
Because on the afternoon of June 13, when chaos broke out in the city of Leningrad, the secretary of the Leningrad city W Kuznetsov, the commander of the Front Army Vlasov, and the head of the Leningrad internal affairs department Abakumov were busy dealing with the chaos on the front in the south of the city.
It turned out that when the "blue hat soldiers" were marching into the divisions of the front line south of the city, the 644th Regiment of the Red Army openly waved the tricolor flag of White Russia.
In the face of such an open revolt, Kuznetsov, Vlasov, and Abakumov, of course, could not pretend not to see that this was the defection of the entire regiment of the Red Army Such a vicious incident has not occurred since the founding of the Soviet Union, and if this group of traitors to the Soviet state cannot be resolutely eliminated, perhaps other troops will follow suit Therefore, the elimination of the mutinous 644th regiment became the top priority of the Leningrad defenders, and the commander of the front army, Vlasov, political commissar Kuznetsov, and the commander-in-chief of the "blue hats" Abakumov went to the front line at the first time, sat at the headquarters of the 36th Army, and personally commanded the troops to quell the rebellion.
However, the German and Russian troops on the other side of the battle line also reacted immediately, sending an armored battle group at least regimental to the position of the 644th Regiment, and also dispatched a large number of aircraft to support the resistance of the 644th Regiment.
As a result, several waves of counterinsurgency forces led by the "blue hats" were defeated, and by the night of the 13th, the corpses of the Cheka soldiers had covered the battlefield, while the White Russian tricolor flag on the position of the 644th Regiment was still standing.
Even Kuznetsov and Abakumov, who had not experienced much of the brutal Russian Revolutionary War, knew that this was a very bad precedent All the ill-intentioned people inside and outside Leningrad are watching as the 644th Regiment is the first to raise the flag of rebellion, and if they do not get the end they deserve, then those who follow the trend will appear.
"Comrade Commander" learned that another round of attacks had been crushed by the rebels, and Kuznetsov was already a little anxious, and he said loudly to Vlasov, "It can't go on like this, now the whole purge operation can't go on, and the anti-G elements in the other teams are ready to move" The purge was suspended after the 644th Regiment raised the flag of rebellion, as Vlasov, Kuznetsov and Abakumov were afraid of a second 644th Regiment.
Most of the troops on the periphery of Leningrad are unreliable cannon fodder regiments, and if they all turn against Leningrad, how will they defend it?
Moreover, there are many family members of anti-G elements in Leningrad "But what can we do now," General Vlasov was also confused, "The 644th Regiment has been assisted by a German armored group, and its firepower is stronger than that of one of our armies, and the Germans outside Leningrad are also stronger than ours and can't defeat them at all."
The 644th Regiment could not be destroyed, and the other "cannon fodder regiments" did not dare to "wash", and the Germans saw that they were going to attack the city again.
What can I do?
Just when Vlasov was helpless, bad news finally came from the city of Leningrad.
At least hundreds of thousands of citizens of Leningrad took to the streets, and the situation was so chaotic that the small number of "blue hats" who remained in the city could not control the situation.
"The internal guard division must be transferred back," Kuznetsov said loudly, looking at Abakumov, "there must be no chaos in Leningrad, or we will be finished." ” The periphery of Leningrad was lost, and the Red Army was able to retreat into the city, relying on countless tall buildings and German street fighting.
If the city loses the trench defense outside the city, it will not be crushed by German tanks in every second Abakumov couldn't make up his mind, so he turned his head to look at General Vlasov.
"Okay, that's it" Vlasov, like Kuznetsov, was also messed up at this time.
If a figure like Tukhachevsky had been allowed to defend Leningrad, he would never have made such a mistake.
Because compared to the common people who are making trouble inside the city, the unreliable army outside the city is the mortal threat.
Now the Leningrad Front has mobilized its most confidant internal guard division to attack, and if it cannot be defeated and retreats in disgrace, then the anti-G elements in the various "cannon fodder regiments" on the front line will immediately become arrogant, and the second, third, and fourth "644 regiments" will soon appear.
Moreover, what is the use of the internal guard division returning to the city, and it really dares to open fire on the Leningrad masses, there are 300,000 Leningraders on the defense line outside the city, they have already shaken their military morale, and if they heard that their families were killed, maybe they would all rebel.
How many people in 5 internal guard divisions can hold back 300,000 armed Leningraders "What Leningrad actually is" It was on the night of 13 June that Stalin learned that the Leningrad Purges were in serious trouble, but this also illustrated the need for a purge in Leningrad "Comrade General Secretary," Beria also knew the gravity of the problem, and cried out for instructions, "I ask to go to Leningrad and preside over the purges there. ” Stalin glanced at this henchman of his own, but shook his head slightly.
Although Beria was an old Cheka in 1921, the chaos in Leningrad was still not something he could handle.
Because Leningrad now has a rebellion inside and a strong enemy outside, the situation is even more severe than in Petrograd after the revolution of 1917.
Leaders like Lenin and Trotsky had to go there, because they were not only the leaders of the Bolsheviks, but also brilliant revolutionaries and agitators, who knew how to agitate the masses in Leningrad and arouse their confidence in the revolutionary cause and their hatred of the Tsarist Empress.
Such a job is simply not something Beria can do, and if he goes to Leningrad, it will be nothing more than more ruthless means, more killing, and a more resolute attitude towards repression.
What is the use of molecules Stalin turned his gaze to Zhukov, chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, whose brow furrowed tightly, apparently struggling to figure out what to do.
"Comrade General Secretary, there is a great possibility that Leningrad will not be held," Zhukov said to Stalin a little disappointed, telling Stalin, "the 4th Tank Army fought very hard along the Volkhov River, and the troops suffered heavy losses, even if the 6th Tank Army was invested, it would be difficult to win." ” It is certain that the Tipersky group, which is now facing the Soviet tank 4th Army and the 18th Army, has more than 1,000 tank attack guns, as well as overwhelming air superiority.
How could the Soviet army win the war without several times the superiority in troops and equipment Now Zhukov has adopted a more correct tactic, and he has only obtained a better exchange ratio, and he has lost better.
And now that Leningrad has changed again, there is little point in the battle of the Volkhov River to continue.
Rather than burying the 6th and 4th Tank Armies near Leningrad, it is better to use them as the backbone of the defense of Moscow.
"Leningrad must not be abandoned" Stalin immediately rejected Zhukov's proposal, "immediately throw into the 6th Tank Army, no, not only the 6th Tank Army, but all the armies that can be put into it, and save Leningrad in any case, because it is the birthplace of the revolution and the glorious second capital of the Soviet Fatherland" "But" "But what" Stalin glared at Zhukov, "Comrade Zhukov, you immediately go to the city of Kalinin and, as a representative of the Supreme High Command, unify the command of the Kalinin Front and the Leningrad Front" "Yes."
Zhukov could only stand upright, "Comrade General Secretary, I will go to Kalinin immediately." ” "Comrade Pavlov," Stalin looked again, looking at the First People's Commissar of Defense Pavlov, whose head was covered with beads of sweat, "ready to defend Moscow, Moscow must not become a second Leningrad" t1706231537: