About the book: 1972 / The name of the modern German writer, a prominent anti-fascist and public figure of the GDR, Gunter Hofe, is well known to Soviet readers from his novel “Red Snow,” published by Military Publishing House in 1965. A large place in the new novel by G. Hofe is devoted to showing the struggle of progressive forces against Hitlerism both on the territory of France and among the Nazi troops. Hofe writes with love and warmth about the members of the underground group of the Resistance movement. The author shows the bestial face of fascism, draws stunning scenes the cruelty of Hitler’s soldiers, the wild debauchery of the SS men. The novel “Mercy, kamarad!” imbued with the idea of ​​proletarian internationalism, uniting people of different nationalities in the fight against fascism. The book is intended for a wide range of readers.