殺狗記 - 古德明

殺狗記 - 古德明

Hitler'sinvasionofRussiain1941wasinitiallyhighlysuccessful,andamillionandahalfSovietsoldiersweretakenprisoners.ThefollowingisaGermansoldier'sdescriptionofthePOWcampssetup.
"Straydogswerelegion,andtheprisonerswerehungry,sotheywerealwaystryingtocatchthebeasts.Theywouldalsobegustokilladogforthem,andwealmostalwaysdid.Whenwebroughtonedown,theywouldfallontheanimalandtearitinpieceswiththeirbarehands,evenbeforeitwasquitedead.Theplucktheywouldstufftheirpocketswith,whenevertheygotholdofanyofthat--itmadeasortofironration*.Thentheywouldlightafire,skewershredsofthedog'smeatonsticksandroastthem.Therewerealwaysfightsoverthebiggerbits."
一九四一年,希特勒揮軍犯俄國,最初節節勝利,一百五十萬蘇聯士兵被俘。一個德國士兵談到當時建立的戰俘營。
「流浪狗多不勝數,而戰俘饑腸轆轆,想盡辦法捉狗,也會求我們幫手殺狗,我們一般都會答應。我們把狗射倒,戰俘就會一擁上前,徒手把狗撕為碎片,即使那些狗還未斷氣;取得內臟的,會塞進口袋裏,當做應急糧食。然後,他們會生火,把碎狗肉穿在棍上烤。較大塊的狗肉,還會引起爭奪打鬥。」
*Pluck指心、肝、肺等供食用的動物內臟;ironration則指士兵、登山者等攜備的高能量應急食物,如巧克力之類。