During the war years of the last century, in order to survive, some people did not hesitate to betray their country and join the enemy, which was not uncommon in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Similar to China, there were many similar traitors in countries such as the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
However, the Soviet Union treated these traitors very harshly, imposing death sentences on them after the war. In the early stages of World War II, the Soviet Union had been suppressed by the German offensive, so many soldiers had a negative mindset when confronting the German army, often choosing to surrender rather than resist.
To prevent such a situation from happening, the Soviet Union issued "Order No. 270", which stipulated that soldiers who surrendered without resistance would be considered treason and their families would be implicated. This order forced the soldiers to resist resolutely for the safety of their families, and did not dare to divulge information about the Soviet Union after being captured.
Despite this order, many soldiers during World War II betrayed the Soviet Union. At the end of the war, a number of high-ranking generals convicted of "treason" were executed by death. For the sake of propaganda effect, the Soviet top brass, led by Stalin, broadcast these executions live across the country.
Most of the ordinary soldiers were sent to the areas north of the Arctic Circle of the Soviet Union, and most of them eventually froze or starved to death. The Soviet Union was not tolerant of traitors, even to highly regarded generals, and some of those who had been convicted of "treason" were not rehabilitated until years later.