Ancient history

Offer for Spaniards in the USSR:free accommodation and food, 8-hour day. paid in temperate climate

Although the title of this article may seem like a job offer, it is an offer of surrender made by the USSR to the Spanish of the Blue Division , the Spanish volunteer unit that served in the Wehrmacht between 1941 and 1943 during World War II.

Read this sheet and pass it to your partner.
The Government of the U.S.S.R.

Strictly observe all international laws regarding prisoners of war. In accordance with the decision of the Soviet Government No. 1,798 of July 1, 1941, and the order of the USSR Commissar of Defense Stalin, No. 55 of February 23, 1942, everyone who is handed over as a prisoner, the Red Army guarantees life and return to the homeland after the war is over. All prisoners are housed in special camps, visited by representatives of the International Red Cross. The camps for the Spanish prisoners of war are located in regions with a temperate climate.
The working day for the prisoners is 8 hours. The work is paid.
To the Spanish prisoners of war in the USSR they are given 3 hot meals a day, 400 grams of bread, for those who work 800 grams, 300 grams of vegetables and potatoes, sausages, meat, fish, sugar, tea and tobacco.
Prisoners have the right to maintain correspondence with their relatives through the International Red Cross. This sheet serves as a safe-conduct to present to the Red Army.

Source:Holocaust in Spanish,