We must now deal with those phenomena with redoubled severity. Not a single offence, and still less any crime, must go unpunished. The commissar and the commander are armed with disciplinary regulations for punishing minor offences. The army has the Revolutionary Tribunal for punishing crimes. The Thirteenth Army will not dare to lose any time.
Every hour is precious.
The work of restoration must be carried through in the next fortnight. This will require the greatest concentration of physical and moral forces. I do not doubt that these forces will be found. Other armies, too, have known periods of decline and decomposition, and they have all emerged stronger from the test. It is now the Thirteenth Army's turn.