1941 Decree on the deportation of Volga Germans
75 years ago, on August 28, 1941, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a decree "On the resettlement of Germans living in the Volga region." It said: "According to reliable data received by the military authorities, among the German population living in the regions of the Volga region, there are thousands and tens of thousands of saboteurs and spies who, on a signal given from Germany, should carry out explosions in areas inhabited by Volga Germans.