▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁administrator ▁and ▁Gh erman ▁P ân te a ▁as ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Od essa . ▁Alexand ru ▁Sm och in ă ▁was ▁taken ▁off ▁active ▁duty ▁and ▁made ▁Second ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁Trans n ist ria ' s ▁County ▁Bere z ov ca . ▁ ▁However , ▁Sm och in ă ▁Sr . ▁found ▁himself ▁ill ▁at ▁ease ▁with ▁the ▁Governor ate ' s ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁administration , ▁not ing ▁instances ▁where ▁Governor ▁Alex ian u ▁and ▁G endar mer ie ▁commander ▁Constantin ▁Vas ili u ▁der ided ▁their ▁B ess arab ian ▁sub ordinates . ▁Additionally , ▁Sm och in ă ▁described ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Od essa ▁mass acre , ▁ordered ▁by ▁Anton es cu ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁a ▁supposed ▁Jewish ▁plot ▁against ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁command , ▁as ▁a ▁grave ▁error ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ians ' ▁part : ▁as ▁he ▁noted , ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁P ân te a ▁had ▁been ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁supposed ly ▁bom bed ▁by ▁Jewish ▁activ ists ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁been ▁m ined ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁S ovi ets . ▁Sm och in ă ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁I on ▁Anton es cu ▁saw ▁Hitler ' s ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁" three ▁occ ult ▁forces " ▁( J ew s , ▁Fre em asons ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ) ▁as ▁a ▁" gre at ▁mistake " ▁which ▁could ▁lose ▁Germany ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁Sm och in ă ' s ▁account , ▁the ▁Con du