About the book: 2009 / Vladimir Lota, candidate of historical sciences, associate professor, in his book talks for the first time about why in May 1945 the act of unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. GRU officers saved the situation. They obtained secret information that helped reveal the actual plan for Operation Gray, developed by the German command. The heroes of the book are GRU officers Maurice, Golos, Oleg, Phoenix, Bera and others. Being far beyond the borders of the Soviet Union, they found themselves in difficult situations, repeatedly risked their lives, but helped complete the defeat of Nazi Germany. Not all of them were lucky. This book tells a fascinating story about how scouts worked deep behind enemy lines..