On several occasions during World War II , Soviet soldiers set fire to buildings , villages , or parts of cities , and they used deadly force against locals who attempted to put out the fires . Most Red Army atrocities only took place in what was regarded as hostile territory ( see Przyszowice massacre ) . Soldiers of the Red Army , together with members of the NKVD , frequently looted German transport trains in Poland in 1944 and 1945
Przyszowice massacre
Przyszowice massacre
Soviet war crimes