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Genrikh Zhuk
Fictional Character
The Hot War
POD: November, 1950
Appearance(s): Fallout;
Armistice
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of Birth: 20th century
Occupation: Soldier
Military Branch: Red Army (World War II, World War III)

Genrikh Zhuk was a major of the Soviet Red Army during World War III. He'd also served in World War II.

In April 1952, Zhuk was commander of a tank regiment near Dassel, West Germany. He was joined by Sgt. Konstantin Morozov and his T-54. Zhuk was relieved to have a T-54, and was impressed with how Morozov got it.[1] Not long after their arrival, a NATO breakthrough came from the southeast[2] and forced the Soviets out of Dassel.[3]

Not long after, the Baltic states also began a rebellion[4] and tank-gunner Juris Eigims promptly deserted.[5] After he confirmed that Eigims was indeed gone, Morozov alerted Zhuk, who directed Morozov to an MGB officer named Svyatoslav Sverdlovsk. While Sverlovsk cleared Morozv, more non-Russians continued to desert[6] much to Major Zhuk's frustration. Moreover, the replacements his platoon received were lacking.[7]

With the war in Europe over in July, 1952, Zhuk's platton was sent back east via train. After a skirmish while traveling through Poland,[8] the were deployed to Lithuania, where they immediately did battle with rebels.[9] However, Zhuk soon realized that the Red Army was fighting a much more cautious war here, keeping to the towns and cities as much as possible, while Lithuanian rebels such as the Forest Brothers had complete control over the countryside. When Morozov approached him with these concerns, Zhuk acknowledged the issues, and angrily explained that infantry commanders had given him worthless assurances. Zhuk further explained that efforts to drive attacks failed; MGB agents who attempted to prod the Red Army were shot in the back. As a result, both the Soviers and the rebels escalated in their brutality.[10]

References[]

  1. Fallout, loc, 6036-6049, ebook.
  2. Armistice, pg. 33, loc. 552.
  3. Ibid., pg. 66, loc. 1080.
  4. Ibid., pg. 119.
  5. Ibid., pg. 122.
  6. Ibid., pgs. 123-124.
  7. Ibid., pgs. 146-149.
  8. Ibid., pgs. 240-243.
  9. Ibid., pgs. 256-259.
  10. Ibid., pgs. 303-306.
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