A low-level Soviet envoy party ( comprising Major Aleksandr Smyslov , Captain Nikolay Dyatlenko and a trumpeter ) carried an offer to Paulus : if he surrendered within 24 hours , he would receive a guarantee of safety for all prisoners , medical care for the sick and wounded , prisoners allowed to keep their personal belongings , `` normal '' food rations , and repatriation to any country they wished after the war ; but Paulus-ordered not to surrender by Hitler-did not respond .
A Soviet group ( Major Aleksandr Smyslov , Captain Nikolay Dyatlenko and a trumpeter ) carried an offer to Paulus : if he surrendered within 24 hours , he would receive a guarantee of safety for all prisoners , medical care for the sick and wounded , prisoners allowed to keep their personal belongings , food rations , and getting sent to any country they wanted ti after the war .