Tag #142549 - Interview #91884 (Leonid Aptekar)

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As for the population, it had no big concerns about the war after the Finnish campaign and particularly, after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact [28] was executed. We were convinced there would be no war and that ‘who came with a sword would die from sword’.  We were patriots and believed in the strength and invincibility of our army.
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Ukraine

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Leonid Aptekar