Opinion: General Shaposhnikov Won Battle Of His Life Without Firing Single Shot

All decent officers will receive just deserts.

The hysteria continues. Lukashenka deprived 80 officers of their ranks.

Some of them loudly announced their departure. Someone participates in BYPOL. Someone just quietly left. However, the list is not very logical. For example, not everyone who openly joined BYPOL is on the list, the Nick and Mike Telegram channel writes.

In any case, all decent officers will receive just deserts. And those who initiated this shameful act will lose their generals' stripes.

History lesson. General Shaposhnikov, perhaps, won the battle of his life without firing a single shot. Although he would definitely be in the decree now.

1962 year. Novocherkassk. The workers' strike. The authorities sent the police, the army and the KGB to suppress discontent. Shaposhnikov, the lieutenant general of tank forces, received an order to shoot at the people.

Shaposhnikov refused and said: “I don’t see an enemy in front of me who should be attacked with tanks,” and turned off the radio. Disarmed the motorized riflemen so that no one would shoot anyone. Of course, the strike was suppressed anyway (24 people died), Shaposhnikov was dismissed, a criminal case was opened on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda. However, they did not dare to deprive him of the rank of general even then.

The oldman apparently has nothing sacred. It is worth recalling that he stripped Zakharanka of the rank of general. And three years later Zakharanka was shot by Paulichenka's gang and burned in the Minsk crematorium ...

In 1988, Shaposhnikov was completely rehabilitated. Generals, take note. In order to be a hero, sometimes you don't have to shoot or wave your club. Moreover, many of you will be standing trial for these bullets and clubs. A note has already been submitted to the German prosecutor's office against Lukashenka ...