In the thirties the Stalin leadership made mass purge of the Red Army commanders.Of this period is written, a lot of repressions against the party leaders and even military commanders have long been considered the main cause of a succession of defeats the initial period of the war.
General Gorbatov held in camps for almost two and a half years, from October 1938 to March 1941.The reason for the arrest was the courage shown by the dispute with the investigators of the NKVD, accused him of betraying the other.The brigade commander, deputy commander of the 6th Cavalry Corps, was stripped of all government awards, and has become a powerless slave gulag held in the prison hierarchy lower level criminals.Thieves and murderers mocked deserved order bearers, not forgetting to remind how cost him the state which it was intended to protect.
He could shoot, but for some reason did not.Apparently, the most daring and talented commanders was reserved for emergency.Forced to torment, but not killed Rokossovskogo.Down and drank and General Gorbatov.
He survived, and before the war was released and reinstated.Almost time of hardship.In June 1941, the value of competent and brave commander was higher than the informers and lackeys.
General Gorbatov kept their best human qualities, Kolyma did not break it.After all the stages of a military career, from the ordinary, he valued soldier and tried to fight so that the funerals had to send as little as possible.It was not easy, the argument often argue.What objections could end boss, the commander knew all too well.
During the fighting in the North Donets one of these disputes led to the removal from office.Failure to comply could result in a meaningless order more tragic consequences, but began the Battle of Kursk, and General Gorbatov was again needed.
In cases when it was required to show initiative and take responsibility, the commander did not hesitate.His decisions were correct, he acted decisively, without fear of official grandeur anger.
In 1944, the army delegation visits home front workers, the miners of Donetsk.They told the commanders of the difficulties that have arisen in the liberated territories, and that a complete lack of coal prevents the fixing of the forest.General Alexander Gorbatov gave the order to send to the rear echelon of the Polish orphan logs.The consequences of this act could become very sad, but he stood up for resolute commander of Stalin himself.He figured out an investigation and closed the case, with the pun "Gorbatova grave correct ...ยป
people served under this remarkable commander, infected by his directness and honesty.Mature medrabotnitsa, leaning against the general in order to treat his injuries on the spine work camp, admitted that it has been asked to report on all conversations commander of the 3rd Army.There was an unpleasant explanation from the Supreme by then too zealous NKVD, the recruiter informants went to the front.
In April 1945, led to his army to Berlin, General Gorbatov.Biography unvarnished stated in his book "Years and War.Notes commander "written after the war.Life is not easy to obtain, but honestly, how it should be the fate of the Russian soldier.
