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During World War II, soldiers who deserted or disobeyed orders faced harsh consequences — including execution by their own armies.

The numbers vary by country:

Germany: about 15,000 soldiers executed, a figure well documented in military records.

Soviet Union: around 158,000, based on declassified archives, though many historians debate the accuracy.

United States: only one soldier, Eddie Slovik, executed in 1945 for desertion.

United Kingdom: unlike WWI, almost no executions — most sentences were commuted to prison terms.

This little-known chapter of WWII shows the brutal discipline armies enforced to maintain control during the deadliest conflict in history.

Credits.
🎥 Movie reference: Saving Private Ryan 1998
🎵 Music: Tiburtina – Schwartzy (YouTube Audio Library)