The beginning of this story is well known:

The German Efreitor turned over the border in the Sokal area: the surname of his Liskov Alfred Germanovich, 30 years old, worker, furniture factory joiner in Kolberg (Bavaria), where he left his wife, a child, mother and father.
The corporal served in the 221th Sapper Regiment of the 15th Division. The regiment is located in the village of Celese, which is 5 km north of the Sokal. The army was called up from the reserve in 1939, he considers himself a communist, he is a member of the Union of Red Frontovikov, says that in Germany a very hard life for soldiers and workers. In the evening, his commander of the company Lieutenant Schulz gave an order and said that tonight after an artillery training, the transition of the Bug on the rafts, boats and pontoons would begin.
As a supporter of Soviet power, learning about it, decided to run to us and report.(From the telephone program of the ISRGB in the Lviv region of 06/22/1941, transmitted at 3:10 minutes in the NKGB of the Ukrainian SSR, CIT. According to "State Security Bodies of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War", T.2., P.38)

Variations of the story are collected by the respected sprachfuehrer. .
Liskov immediately took into a propaganda turnover. Already on June 27, "Pravda" and "Izvestia" print "the story of the German soldier Alfred Livochev"


The next day, "True" talks about the speech of Liskov at a shoe factory in Kiev.

According to the NTV correspondent, K.Goldenzvaig, who has made a recently informative report on Liskov:

In the Soviet Union of Liskov joined the Comintern, he drove with the agitoes, his name was Peplil in the chronicle.

He will repeat the Polish historian Ieronim Crochinsky:

The first time of the licks participated in the meetings of the Comintern, conducted agitracy among the German soldiers. But it is not known to anyone, whether Liskov continued to also believe in the ideals of socialism, Nursa, what is he in the Soviet Union. Obviously, he was disappointed. Were disappointed in it.

It is unlikely that Liskov really participated "in the meetings of the Comintern", in the protocols, his name does not appear. But there is no question of its special status: unlike other prisoners involved in propaganda, it was not contained in the camp, but lived freely. Apparently, at the beginning of September, it was settled in the Comintern Hostel and there was gradually the conflict broke out.
I would venture to assume that Liskov was dissatisfied with the role of the wedding general of the propaganda corner allotted by him, he wanted to personally advise the country's leadership. I am ambiguously, he was not to take:

From the testimony of Paul Streder, the former friend Alfred Liskov: "Even in the environment of the Communists, he highlighted his statements. Even before the war, he called us on the barricades and told, as if we had to read it, as if the leader. "

But the entire hierarchy of the Comintern was on the path of the ambitious minister. On September 3, 1941, Georgy Dimitrov records in the diary (here and then quotes from Dimitrov's diary are given by me in reverse translation from German. The Russian original, unfortunately, has not yet been published):

I had a German Liskov soldier, who passed the German attack, in the evening of June 21, our border and warned our border guards that the Germans are preparing for an attack. (He workers' stolar - explained that he was a communist. Positive characteristics from the NKVD.)

And suddenly:

19.09.41 I appointed the commission - Ulbricht, Glyaev, Sorkin - to deal with the business of the German soldier of Liskov at night on June 22 (he then warned our border guards about the upcoming attack of Germans). His behavior and his conversations are very suspicious ...
22.09.41 With Manuilla, Ulbricht, Erkoli checked the case of the German deserter Liskov. His comments that "the Communists work on Fritz", "The leadership of the Comintern is the treacherous leadership", etc. He brought suspicious. Is it no reason? Or agent? He instructed to carefully trace him.
26.09.41 Perepasil Fedorov (NKVD) Final Report of the Commission on the case of the German Liskov Determination.

Neither this document, nor the initial messages about the "suspicious remarks" of Liskov in the archive of the Comintern failed. It seems that however, that the NKVD did not respond to Dimitrov's materials. And then the results of "attentive surveillance" came to the rescue, the indication of which was transmitted, obviously, the neighbors of Liskov on the Kominternovsky hostel. I found four reports that are in chronological order:
I. The conversation diary of German Listkova

Moscow 27.1x-1941

In my diary from 24.1x-1941, I forgot to write one point of conversations with Listkov. On his question, I received the USSR from England weapons, I expressed my opinion that the USSR really got such. Here the leaves said: "Then the current tactics of the Bolsheviks can be true, and I am mistaken."
25.1Х - 41. During anxiety, the leaves spoke with me already on the other topic. He read me his book plan, which he wants to write. In the plan, his opinion was detected that it seems to be. Dimitrov, it is not com. Dimitrov, because true Tov. Dimitrov is already killed by the fascists in prison after the process in the case of the Fire Reichstag. Tov. Dimitrov on his own assumption should be a brother of the deceased. Dimitrov. And this brother switched to the fascist camp, and sent them to the USSR as a real TOV. Dimitrov, to have trouble in the Comintern and in the ranks of the Bolsheviks. At the same time, leaves wrote that Mother Tov. Dimitrov is also killed by the fascists in some way.
Sheets asked my opinion, will not be accused of slanderous. I did not give a direct answer to this, but I advised him to give a copy of his plan to Tov. Pancake. At the same time, I asked him to give proof of his assumptions. Sheets replied that it does not have direct evidence, but the logical chronicle of events strengthened his assumption, for example:
1. On the day of departure Tov. Dimitrov from Berlin, Hitler in his report somewhere said that "after 10 years, no communist in the world will be."
2. After selecting Tov. Dimitrov to Comintern, by betrayal, many German communists were arrested, and since these devotees knew only in the Comintern, he suggested that the betrayal was from the Comintern.
3. Why did Hitler liberate Dimitrov, not Telman?
4. Such arrests can also be noted in other sections, in other countries (here I remembered the failures of the Musso organization in 1936-37. On the island of Java, just when Musso was already left of the country .... and the mussid connection was going through the Central Committee of the CP Germany).
5. Why is there no radio transmission in German? At the same time, the leaves assured that he had a good receiver (here I found that the leaves spoke against the facts. Everyone knows and heard that there is a German transfer from the USSR about the latest news, not to mention
about secret transmission from somewhere, which I didn't hear my own ears, since I did not have a receiver for this).
6. Sheets showed me a book about Tov. Dimitrov, where some photos are posted. Dimitrov. Two, three of these photos although they are similar to each other, but have a difference in the nose and ears (here I remembered that it was not the first time he paid attention to it. And when it was a very familiar Babayan authorities of the NKVD, also showed me these pictures And the differences in them, but since the chronicle of the pictures in relation to time, before and after the Fire Reichstag I am not known, I just can't say something defined about it. I also showed pictures of Tov. Zohher and asked to say his opinion, he had it The same opinion is like me. Maybe for Tov. Dimitrova was deliberately found a copy for the speech among the masses, where enemies with a gun in his pocket can be written. Tov. Zoger said that only a specialist in the photo can establish the truth in this matter, since the technique of photography Sometimes gives a disaster, I agree with him).
Talking with Listkov 24.1x- 25.1x-41 created I have doubts about Listkov, it does not look like a soldier of the Deador, and I began to remember the name "Listkov", which wrote an article in the Communist newspaper Germans on the Volga in the USSR, a few years ago.
I divided your doubts with TOV. Zoker, and I even felt a strange feeling at thought, whether the leaves were not sent to explore us. After all, in history, we have repeatedly already proved the loyalty to the communist movement. Tov. Zoger proved me that my assumption could not be true, and I became convinced of this.
But still I have, and Tov. Zoger is no answer to the question: "Who is this leaflet?" And why did he get into this apartment?. But if we do not have an answer, then the NKVD will find the answer. I decided to continue my diary with the intention to give materials to the NKVD authority.
Sheets asked himself a question why Tov. Dimitrov was dismissed by the fascists, not Telman, but if he was really an active communist in Germany, as he assured, why he did not ask his question to himself, but what was it so free, which was even accepted into the fascist army.
Semaen

II. Translation from English

This afternoon came to me. Tov. Liskoff (German who recently arrived here) and suggested going for a walk somewhere in the city. I agreed with his proposal. But when he lowered his hand in his pocket, he found 8 (eight) rubles there and was very surprised, finding this money in his pocket at the time he had no money. He said: "Where did this money come from? And ... There are some trotkists here .... This person who came to me today, just a spy ... He is a Trotskyist." (Comrade, who came to him in this morning, one of our comminine comrades).
We went outside, and he began to emphasize that this man is a spy, ... Therefore (he said) Perhaps he would put these 8 rubles in any pocket .... etc.
I went with him on Gorky Street to also show him that our Soviet Russian people built under socialism; Pointing to the hotel "Moscow", I said that this is the largest hotel in Moscow, and he was very amazed by such a big building. We went together to the restaurant "Moscow" and drank tea there. He spoke some things that I could not understand. But I realized that he asks me as a person who wants to establish what he wants. He answered: How many trotkists in the Red Army? I replied: "Of course not, not even one."
When we returned home, we had Tov. Cassim, with whom this German began a new order: he accused all of us living in this house, in the fact that we play a role with him to present some evidence against him. He especially accused of Tov. Cassim (Hindu comrade).
He said that everyone in this house knows several languages, but trying to show that he does not know German, he thinks that we are all connected with the OGPU, and not with the Comintern.
All suspicions and ... The position of this person during his stay here need a special investigation to open the true goals and find out his dubious position.
Naim Zigere.

III. Summer memorandum In my opinion, today the German leaves exposed himself completely. As soon as he saw me tonight, he told me: that comrade, who came to me this morning, not a communist. I replied: "What a friend I don't know him." He: He came to me and said in such a way that I feel only one thing. He is not a communist.
Then he spoke with me again and said: "You played your role very well. Where I need to confirm this. You need to honor you for your game."
I: "I do not understand anything that you want to say?"
He, evil tone: "Throw to play further. I am sure that you are an NKVD worker, and all in this apartment workers NKVD."
I: "Nothing like that, I repeatedly told you that we live here like all.t.e.Kak ordinary residents."
It can be seen that he almost could not stand himself from evil, and he almost shouted: "I am a communist. Let my heart turn on the wrong one, but I am a communist."
Then changed his mind: "I do not mind what I explore me. It seems that he is really a communist, but I was surprised
when I answered some question "Comrade ....."
He interrupted my speech and said angrily: "Stop calling me a friend. I do not comrade for you!"
How he can say it, he knew that I was a communist, and thinks that at the same time I am an NKVD worker. He never told me that I am an opportunist or Trotskyist. And he assured himself that he was not a Trotskyist and not an opportunist, but a communist. What if he did not want to listen to me the word "comrade".
So, for and him, the communist is not comrade. Consequently, he himself is not a communist.
After this incident, when talking with a comrade, Blinov, I learned about how he got into the USSR.
6 hours before the introduction of the German army in the USSR, he ran out of this army in the USSR and Pogrmen-NKVD, he reported on the Plan of the Germans. He was taken, entrusted, he made reports among the masses, and then he was sent to the Comintern, in this way he got into the apartment.
Suppose that it really is so, and that he was an asset K.P. Germany in a small district center. Then, mine, you need to ask the following questions and give your answers.
1. How does he, an active communist, famous in his area, can be moved freely in Germany, and Data became a soldier in the fascist army?
Answer: He was arrested by the fascists, he was tormented, and he was a coward. He was accused of the Fascists before the fascists, that she did not entail the right politics, did not fight consistently against capitalism and imperialism, but only .... fascists. (It was invented to get into the facilitates). And now he became a lacquer of the fascists, and he was sent to the German army, obviously for performing different tasks.
2. How did he, ordinary soldier, could know for 6-7 hours before the performance of the German army in the USSR, what is really this army to enter the war against the USSR?
How did the German security guard allowed his USSR to warn the NKVD about it?
Answer: He did it on the task.
3. What did he do in the USSR, and from what he did, it is possible to learn more precisely about the task, entrusted to him by the fascists?
Answer: In the USSR, he began to make reports, I do not know what the content. Obviously on the atrocities of the fascists (in order to enhance the weak people, and to force them to run when the German soldiers attack, and strong people to force them to fight against German soldiers, so that German soldiers were afraid to walk on the side of our army and firmly hated and fought against Russians).
The crown of that, obviously, his task is a goal: how to excite a discord among the Soviet population and among the Soviet workers, as well as in the ranks of the Comintern, by: the propaganda of the retreat (immediate), from the current tactics of joint actions of the British and Soviet military forces (as it did Gass in London), already before the war from the USSR.
4. Did the leaflets achieve your goal?
Answer: No, it is very feels in recent days, and therefore he is now so evil on everyone around him. In my opinion, in this apartment, he even became dangerous to people around him.
Thus, it can be determined that it is obviously a diversion in the political life of the USSR, but not a spy, because everyone says that it does not work as spies act.
It can be very dangerous if people believe him and will listen to his conversations. Its necessary to isolate it. It is even more dangerous if in the course of events he can get to the German army again. Then he is the first, which will offer that every communist, and every employee of the NKVD, also non-party must be tortured and then killed. He even talked to me about the methods of torment, conducted by the fascists, which I first hear, namely: "Make people with naked hands to stew burning firewood and coal."
Here, obviously, leaflets thought about the English-Soviet cooperation and the proverb "to straight the heat of strangers *.
His Listkova needs to be away from the place that may be captured in the near future if there are no full data that it is really a diversifier or spy.
In my opinion, it is necessary immediately, already from today, take measures to this German Listkova.
Semaen

The author of the first and third reports is semoun - Chairman of the Communist Party of Indonesia. The Zoger referred to in the first report - Cassim Hassan Ahmed Al Shek - Icca Referent in the Middle East. Some one of them (Fully Semaun called Cassim John) mistakenly referred to as the "Hindus Comrade Cassim" in the second report. The identity of the author of the second report I could not establish.
Nevertheless, the NKVD did not have time or did not want to respond to signals. In mid-October, licks with other Cominterns go to evacuation in Ufa.

IV. Review about the German Soldier Liskov
I met him in the Gorky on October 20, s / g. During evacuation from Moscow, he was driving with him together for almost two months in one column to the mountains. Ufa. From the first meeting, he seemed very strange to me with his behavior. I will write a number of facts:
Regarding departure from Moscow, he was very worried right until ... rabies. He demanded that I demanded an answer to such questions: why and where to take him? Why want to kill him? Is the pancakes (head of the column) by the NKVD officer? etc. In my answer, that I am surprised by his questions, that as a communist he must believe that he is in confident hands, in the Soviet Union, in the hands of the Communists. He replied and in the councils there are many agents and fascists and he does not know in whose hands he is. He showed this anxiety across the road in various types. In Cheboksary, there was such a case with him: when Barge stopped at the shore, and everyone began to go to the city, he, not to speak, moved to a steamer, who stood around the barge on the water, and there it was caught and took it to the NKVD bodies. Then I was arrested with a pancake in connection with this a few hours before finding out the question.
As for his views, he invened to me in conversations in such a way:
History is the struggle between strong and weakness for existence. The death of weak in favor of strong is a progressive factor.
The state arose as the result of the contract between people.
Jews are the most cesspasic people seeking to domination over the world. Jews have speculative psychology. Christianity is a speculative idea of \u200b\u200bthe Jews (spiritual soil among other people's peoples). Here he described in detail with admiration as it happened.
About democracy said the following: with the development of technology, people accumulated wealth, one more, and the other less and thus the struggle intensified between the poor and rich. Then the Jews came up with a democratic form of power, with the help of this form they lavished between fighting and strengthened their power over them.
Karl Marx, in his opinion, was a smart Jew. He substantiated scientific socialism, on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was a chauvinist, it was Marx that in his teaching refutes the existence of any Christ, and in general, Marx has a different approach to this faith. And all this is only in favor of Jewish chauvinism.
To some comment that this is a contradiction, he replied - yes it is a dialectical contradiction; The Jews have no state for a long time, they are common worldwide, so they first began to be used and submitted to international ideas. But on the other hand, there were still separate layers of Jews who seek to preserve their past. And K. Marks in his teachings expressed both trends.
Interestingly, he looked like his own. I remember it stopped him, asked him a number of questions, and he looked at me with an evil look, then we were quarreled and a few days after that did not speak.

The following comments gave the following remarks about the current Germany and the Soviet Union: Soviet culture is national in form and social content, the current Germany is also national in form and social content - this is national socialism. The German weapon will be conquered the whole world, the capital was destroyed, and then socialism was established. Socialism can be installed only with the help of the German army, in cultural countries and at once all over the world. In the councils, because she is one country and in addition the backward country, it was impossible to do it. My comment is that the German army is not relieved. And other nations destroys and robs, he replied that this is the need for war. After the war with the help of German equipment, all destruction will soon be restored.
I once explained the reasons for evacuation by the position on the fronts. He gave a peculiar remark "The German army is not really so strong, but the Red Army suffers defeat because he leads the Jews."
The Nazi Party according to his opinion is an international party. In this regard, he even told me in detail how the frames are prepared.
There are schools at each country separately, the schools are studied in schools, geography, history of a certain country and even local habits of people. The main indication that this personnel is given is not different from the local population. By the way, he called me the name of one Nazi dictator (I do not remember the last name), which took place for several months in the Middle and Far East and collected material to these goals. At the same time, I asked him that he told me from the very beginning the history of the Nazi party. He refused to say he does not know. I myself began to talk about it and expressed the idea that the emergence of this party is connected with the loss of the 1st imperialist war. Then he smiled and as if the tone of confession asked me from where I know it, if I was in Germany.

About TOV. Dimitrov, he asked me several times the question is whether Tov is. Dimitrov Communist? Read or did he heard about the process in Leipzig, maybe that the fascists would free communists? So he said to me.
Another time he asked me, if I read the biography of Tov. Dimitrov written by the blessing. There, by the way, the benefits indicate self-criticism of the pronounced TOV. Dimitrov at the evening in Moscow after the victory in Leipzig on certain issues. In his opinion, the error is not accidental (he told me several times about the same thing). Sleep ends with words, Tov. Dimitrov stands on the ground of Germany. Sleep probably thought out.
In the column on the road, he behaved like Ham and Gadda. I, T. BINN and he lived in the team. In addition, there was a lot of days to sleep in the same day. He did not count with the team ate and stink as an animal. There were two cases when he ate a pound of oil right away that we bought on the road. Very often, people complained that he did not cultivate himself. In Vyatka Polyana there was a case, at night he got up (the truth was then very cold in the room) and lay down in the bed, in which a woman slept with a child. Then he explained that the bed was closer to the stove. Woman frightened and screamed.
In one village, he suggested to enter the street to catch a chicken and cook her. He answered him that it could not be done with us, and the German soldiers do that, he began to object, he was told: I quit Morader. There is a lot about his Kham behavior, there are many facts that we could tell, but sorry for paper. I will tell you three more facts about this. One time he turned to me that I would give Him my coat (he also had a coat), firstly, he is cold and, secondly, he is stronger than me, but only strong has the right to life. He then seriously began to press, in the bus we were alone and almost came up, finally I reassured him with the argument that I will be stronger in the Soviet Union.
In the village of High-Gora T. Blin, Kirsanov's chauffeur, I and he lived in the same apartment, in the evening so Blinkers in Kirsanov left behind the gasoline, I was also not at home, he lay down and took all four blankets that were at the disposal of everyone. Returning home, I woke him up and asked for one blanket, he cut me out, said that it was not culturally awaited by a person because of such a reason, but the blanket gave me. At night, he woke me up and demanded a blanket under the pretext that he was cold. The hostess of the house was very frightened, lit the lamp and wanted to call for help. I thought it would not be convenient for the organization that at night in the village we twitch and gave him a blanket.

There was a case when he wanted to pick up the boots at the hostess at home, where he slept and then on this occasion was a scandal. He then rushed to me in a fight.
The identity of Liskov is a knot of contradictions, on the one hand wrote a poem and spoke of philosophy. And on the other hand, his behavior of this Hama.
According to philosophy, a supporter of materialism, and in public issues a real Hitlerist.
When he was fed in a good mood, he agreed with my explanations on current policy issues, in a bad mood when it was cold or was hungry, then he could not hide his hostility, then he threw such words "one person deceives peace, in the councils The queues and people go to the lapties, the Russian backward people, he was disappointed in the Soviet Union and wants home to Germany I.T.D.
On the one hand, how he himself said that on theoretical issues, he was able to part with students on this case, and on the other hand, in practice, a big fool. For example, I didn't think such trifles when the car in which he was getting stuck, it is necessary Get out and help pull it out. In his opinion, the car was stuck according to plan to zero.
Why did he come running to us? What motives forced him to this step? In my opinion, the motives of personal and careerism. And it may not be excluded the possibility that it is at the disposal of an enemy organization. According to his views and psychology, he stands on the soil of Hitlerism. I came to this conclusion after staying with him for two months.
Bluffhard H.Sh.18. SII-1941

On December 21, Dimitrov himself arrives in Ufa (he was driving a special train from Kuibyshev, so the path took no month, and the clock) and soon writes to the diary:

23.12.41 Called Trifonov (authorized by the NKVD in Ufa), it was about the isolation of the German desertion Liskov over the night of June 22 and because he was extremely suspicious. He is out of doubt the Fascist and Anti-Semit. Perhaps he in his time was even sent to us by the Germans with special purpose.
I sent the Beria cipherrum about this.
25.12.41 Trifonov (NKVD) informed about the events undertaken in connection with the Liskov (NKVD will be engaged)

Latest information about Liskov is contained in the Bashkortostan Memory Book:

Liskov Alfred Germanovich
Born in 1910, Germany; German; Education average; b / p; Non-working.
Arrested January 15, 1942
Rehabilitated July 16, 1942

The arrest after the above-scale issues does not cause anything to say about the date of rehabilitation. What is it? Target in the book? Or Liskov really rehabilitated in July? If he was already alive for this time, then what was the reason for revising the case? If he was alive, then what happened to him then?
These questions still remain unanswered.

Update. 06/23/2014
Ufa journalist Irek Sabitov found out that the real story was somewhat more complicated. He requested the local UFSB and received the following clarification.
Indeed, 15.01.42 Liskov arrested "For the spread of slanderous fabrications at the address of the leaders of the Comintern." Under the investigation, he showed the "signs of mental dish," as a result of which litigious psychiatrists were engaged. 07/15/4, however, the case was closed, and at the end of July the licks were again free. After that, Liskov was sent to Novosibirsk (!), "From where in the late 1943 - early 1944 disappeared without a trace."

Famous camp of prisoners of war in the mid-1942nd: Savior-Zavodsky, Temnikovsky, Aktobe, Elabugsky, Mariy. Orange, Uzzhensky. Novosibirsk in this list is not. For what purpose Liskov was sent to Novosibirsk and what he did there - remains a mystery. At a minimum, he witnessed the dissolution of the hated Comintern in May 1943. But how to interpret "without a trace disappearance" - while the question is.

About the personality of the German soldier Alfred Liskov is known to be a little. Only a narrow circle of historians and people who are interested in history knows that this man warned the Red Army about the upcoming invasion of Hitler.

Alfred Liskov was an anti-fascist. Born in 1910 in the family of poor Germans: Cleaners and handymen. There were no special funds for the education of the son's family, so Alfred after school immediately went to make a living. He worked for a joiner on a furniture factory in his native Prussian town of Kolberg (after the Polish-Soviet exchange of territories in 1951, he began to belong to the USSR). Then, like other young Germans, was called into the army.

Alfred consisted in the underground communist organization of Germany. Even for ultrasound his views were more than revolutionary. Liskov expressed such radical ideas that their party comrades were afraid in the conditions of the fascist propaganda unfolded at the time.

Archives of Wehrmacht

In the former archives of the Wehrmacht in Berlin, there are not so many information about Alfred Liskov. On June 21, 1941, he passed the Soviet border in the Western Bug area. What pushed him on it nor the Germans themselves nor our historians were seriously studied. Only in 2011, the documents on the soldier-aede were first opened for the Russian channel NTV.
In them, the name of Alfred Liskov is in the list of the first loss of the German army in the Second World War. In the register of those killed, it was indicated that the Efreitor Liskov died on June 22, 1941. There are no more data there about it. About other soldiers and officers recorded in more detail: under what circumstances, in which site they died, etc.
After a small investigation, Journalists of NTV began to be aware that Liskov's superiors did not know anything about his death. The command could just think that he drowned in Western Bug with a nightly crossing for future attack on the USSR. Already in July, the fascists stumbled upon a shot down aircraft, in which the listed leaflets were signed.

The activities of the German soldier in the Soviet territory

Under the fact of June 21, Liskov secretly crossed the border and surrendered to Soviet border guards. He immediately warned them about the preparing attack by the fascist Germany. According to the testimony, there were many soldiers in the German army who did not want to untie the war. Only the threat of shooting led them forward. He told about it when he crossed the Soviet border and later - in anti-fascist leaflets.
When it became known that the fan of licks is alive and is located in the Soviet territory, a criminal case was established to his Gestapo. Reich's traitor would be expected to be executed, just getting into the hands of the fascists. Liskov left mother, wife and little son in his homeland. They were interrogated in the Gestapo in the summer and autumn of 1941.
The transition across the border Alfred planned in advance, 3 months before the events of June. Countrymen Liskov remember him as a thin, very polite person, idealist and poet. His poems typing in a German pre-war pressed press were not solved because of too bold ideas. After the border crossing in 1941, Alfred joined the Comintern, began to drive around the country with campaign speeches.

Arrest and further fate

In November 1941, Liskov and the entire Comintern enclosure was evacuated to Bashkiria. According to the plan of the Soviet government, people like Alfred should have their propaganda and educational work in the camp of the German prisoners of war. But after 2 months, he himself was arrested by the NKVD.
There is a version that the idealist of Liskov was disappointed with communism in the USSR and on this soil could conflict with the leadership of the Comintern. In particular, he had friction with the Protege of Stalin Dimitrov and others. Alfred was accused of anti-Semitism, fascism.
In 1942-1943, the traces of the soldier-aede are finally lost. According to some data, he tried to simulate madness to avoid punishment. And yet the chances are that the former fascist soldier (even if he warned the Soviet Union about the preparing attack of Germany) will be alive from the Gulag, negligible.

About the personality of the German soldier Alfred Liskov is known to be a little. Only a narrow circle of historians and people who are interested in history knows that this man warned the Red Army about the upcoming invasion of Hitler.

Alfred Liskov was an anti-fascist. Born in 1910 in the family of poor Germans: Cleaners and handymen. There were no special funds for the education of the son's family, so Alfred after school immediately went to make a living. He worked for a joiner on a furniture factory in his native Prussian town of Kolberg (after the Polish-Soviet exchange of territories in 1951, he began to belong to the USSR). Then, like other young Germans, was called into the army.

Alfred consisted in the underground communist organization of Germany. Even for ultrasound his views were more than revolutionary. Liskov expressed such radical ideas that their party comrades were afraid in the conditions of the fascist propaganda unfolded at the time.

Archives of Wehrmacht

In the former archives of the Wehrmacht in Berlin, there are not so many information about Alfred Liskov. On June 21, 1941, he passed the Soviet border in the Western Bug area. What pushed him on it nor the Germans themselves nor our historians were seriously studied. Only in 2011, the documents on the soldier-aede were first opened for the Russian channel NTV.

In them, the name of Alfred Liskov is in the list of the first loss of the German army in the Second World War. In the register of those killed, it was indicated that the Efreitor Liskov died on June 22, 1941. There are no more data there about it. About other soldiers and officers recorded in more detail: under what circumstances, in which site they died, etc.

After a small investigation, Journalists of NTV began to be aware that Liskov's superiors did not know anything about his death. The command could just think that he drowned in Western Bug with a nightly crossing for future attack on the USSR. Already in July, the fascists stumbled upon a shot down aircraft, in which the listed leaflets were signed.

The activities of the German soldier in the Soviet territory

Under the fact of June 21, Liskov secretly crossed the border and surrendered to Soviet border guards. He immediately warned them about the preparing attack by the fascist Germany. According to the testimony, there were many soldiers in the German army who did not want to untie the war. Only the threat of shooting led them forward. He told about it when he crossed the Soviet border and later - in anti-fascist leaflets.

When it became known that the fan of licks is alive and is located in the Soviet territory, a criminal case was established to his Gestapo. Reich's traitor would be expected to be executed, just getting into the hands of the fascists. Liskov left mother, wife and little son in his homeland. They were interrogated in the Gestapo in the summer and autumn of 1941.

The transition across the border Alfred planned in advance, 3 months before the events of June. Countrymen Liskov remember him as a thin, very polite person, idealist and poet. His poems typing in a German pre-war pressed press were not solved because of too bold ideas. After the border crossing in 1941, Alfred joined the Comintern, began to drive around the country with campaign speeches.

Arrest and further fate

In November 1941, Liskov and the entire Comintern enclosure was evacuated to Bashkiria. According to the plan of the Soviet government, people like Alfred should have their propaganda and educational work in the camp of the German prisoners of war. But after 2 months, he himself was arrested by the NKVD.

There is a version that the idealist of Liskov was disappointed with communism in the USSR and on this soil could conflict with the leadership of the Comintern.

In particular, he had friction with the Protege of Stalin Dimitrov and others. Alfred was accused of anti-Semitism, fascism. In 1942-1943, the traces of the soldier-aede are finally lost. According to some data, he tried to simulate madness to avoid punishment. And yet the chances are that the former fascist soldier (even if he warned the Soviet Union about the preparing attack of Germany) will be alive from the Gulag, negligible.

Alfred Liskov was an anti-fascist. Born in 1910 in the family of poor Germans: Cleaners and handymen. There were no special funds for the education of the son's family, so Alfred after school immediately went to make a living. He worked for a joiner on a furniture factory in his native Prussian town of Kolberg (after the Polish-Soviet exchange of territories in 1951, he began to belong to the USSR). Then, like other young Germans, was called into the army.
Alfred consisted in the underground communist organization of Germany. Even for ultrasound his views were more than revolutionary. Liskov expressed such radical ideas that their party comrades were afraid in the conditions of the fascist propaganda unfolded at the time.

Archives of Wehrmacht
In the former archives of the Wehrmacht in Berlin, there are not so many information about Alfred Liskov. On June 21, 1941, he passed the Soviet border in the Western Bug area. What pushed him on it nor the Germans themselves nor our historians were seriously studied. Only in 2011, the documents on the soldier-aede were first opened for the Russian channel NTV.
In them, the name of Alfred Liskov is in the list of the first loss of the German army in the Second World War. In the register of those killed, it was indicated that the Efreitor Liskov died on June 22, 1941. There are no more data there about it. About other soldiers and officers recorded in more detail: under what circumstances, in which site they died, etc.

After a small investigation, Journalists of NTV began to be aware that Liskov's superiors did not know anything about his death. The command could just think that he drowned in Western Bug with a nightly crossing for future attack on the USSR. Already in July, the fascists stumbled upon a shot down aircraft, in which the listed leaflets were signed.

The activities of the German soldier in the Soviet territory
Under the fact of June 21, Liskov secretly crossed the border and surrendered to Soviet border guards. He immediately warned them about the preparing attack by the fascist Germany. According to the testimony, there were many soldiers in the German army who did not want to untie the war. Only the threat of shooting led them forward. He told about it when he crossed the Soviet border and later - in anti-fascist leaflets.

When it became known that the fan of licks is alive and is located in the Soviet territory, a criminal case was established to his Gestapo. Reich's traitor would be expected to be executed, just getting into the hands of the fascists. Liskov left mother, wife and little son in his homeland. They were interrogated in the Gestapo in the summer and autumn of 1941.

The transition across the border Alfred planned in advance, 3 months before the events of June. Countrymen Liskov remember him as a thin, very polite person, idealist and poet. His poems typing in a German pre-war pressed press were not solved because of too bold ideas. After the border crossing in 1941, Alfred joined the Comintern, began to drive around the country with campaign speeches.

Arrest and further fate
In November 1941, Liskov and the entire Comintern enclosure was evacuated to Bashkiria. According to the plan of the Soviet government, people like Alfred should have their propaganda and educational work in the camp of the German prisoners of war. But after 2 months, he himself was arrested by the NKVD.

There is a version that the idealist of Liskov was disappointed with communism in the USSR and on this soil could conflict with the leadership of the Comintern. In particular, he had friction with the Protege of Stalin Dimitrov and others. Alfred was accused of anti-Semitism, fascism.
In 1942-1943, the traces of the soldier-aede are finally lost. According to some data, he tried to simulate madness to avoid punishment. And yet the chances are that the former fascist soldier (even if he warned the Soviet Union about the preparing attack of Germany) will be alive from the Gulag, negligible.

He was cursed in his homeland, and our traditions were concluded in "Iron Hugs"

The soldier of the Hitler's army is taken to represent such beasts in a human kind of attitudes, cold-blooded killers and sadists. They were among them, of course, and such. But they met those who, not threatened by them shooting for desertion, would prefer not to fight. And one and at all secretly switched to the Soviet border to warn Russian about the preparing attack of the Nazis.

Anti-fascist in the fascist state

Alfred Liskov was an outcomes from the bottom: Mother - a cleaner, father - handyman. Born in 1910 in Prussia, in the city of Kolberg, after school settled in a joiner. Consisted in the communist organization, which was, of course, underground. With the delight, he watched what was happening in Russia, dreamed of the global revolution, on the combined proletarians of all countries. The views showed to such a degree radical that even comrades on the Communist Party were slightly afraid.

When he was called in the army, licks, without causing suspicions, put on the form and picked up a weapon. And on June 21, 1941, Soviet border in the Western Bug area, it came up with his hands raised to the border guards and stated that he had very interesting information about the plans of the German government: it is going to attack the USSR.

Wehrmacht on treason Liskov did not know immediately; In his archives, the name of the defector is in the lists of those killed on June 22, 1941. True, the details of his death is not there. Perhaps Alfred was considered to be drunk in the West Bug river during the night construction of the crossing.

However, in July, the Soviet aircraft was discovered in July, which found leaflets signed by Liskov.

Do the Germans want?

Later, friends and acquaintances remembered Liskov as a thin and interesting person who believes in the bright future of mankind and even writing poetry. True, the broad public did not know Liskov as a poet - his poems were so penetrated by the left ideas that they were not printed in German newspapers.

Alfred planned to the side of the Red Army Alfred for three months. Already being in the territory of the USSR, Liskov began to make anti-fascist detention leaflets. In particular, they said that many German soldiers are unhappy with the war with the Union and go ahead with weapons in their hands only under the threat of execution.

It was now not the road back: as soon as the Gestao staff learned about his betrayal, they started a criminal case on him and began to interrogate their relatives Liskov: he left his mother and his wife in Germany. If the reinforce fell into the hands of the fascists, he would be waiting for a shot.

Arrest as a reward

The Soviet government had big plans to Liskov: he had to engage in anti-fascist agitation among German prisoners of war. And he really participated in campaign trips around the country. In November 1941, he was evacuated to Bashkiria with the executive committee. And after a couple of months, they were arrested.

One of the possible causes of arrest is the conflict of Liskov with the leadership of the Comintern: he accused Tolyatti, Dimitrov and Manuilsky in betrayal. Faced with real, and not imaginary Soviet Communists, Alfred was very disappointed. It ended in the fact that Liskov himself was accused of no little, in fascism and anti-Semitism.

Being under arrest, licks successfully simulated mental illness. In July 1942 he was rehabilitated and sent to Novosibirsk; There, in 1943, his traces were finally lost. Whether he survived, whether he was left on freedom - unknown.