This nation's Order #270 required the killing of deserting soldiers and the arrest of their families.
This nation's Order #270 required the killing of deserting soldiers and the arrest of their families. This nation's secret police, led by Lavrentiy Beria, committed and covered up the Katyn massacre of Polish citizens. This country was the target of (*) Operation Barbarossa, which saw German forces siege cities like Smolensk and Leningrad. For 10 points, name this country led during World War II by Joseph Stalin.
This nation's Order #270 required the killing of deserting soldiers and the arrest of their families.
The Soviet Union (accept USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or CCCP; do not accept Russia)