The number of cases of anti-Semitism in the Red Army is steadily growing, it is pointed out by the “Krasnormeiskaya Pravda,” organ of the Red Army.
Banners with the slogan. “Kill the Jews. Save Russia” often appear among the soldiers. Jewish soldiers are frequently persecuted and subjected to gross indignities.
One case in the 99th Smolensk garrison is now under investigation. The paper declares that the guilty must be severely punished.
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