By now, most of the Iron Division had returned to the German Reich. It had officially disbanded, and Bruno was among the last to enter the fatherland as a result of the Tsar's final rewards for him. However, there were a few who remained behind.
Primarily those engaging in humanitarian efforts under Heinrich's lead. Though the war may be officially over, the scars left behind on the Russian landscape and its people would take a long time to heal.
And Heinrich, in particular, had become a bit too close to the situation. The man was treated as some kind of saint, having gone so far as to build new orphanages with the labor and material aid of the Iron Division.
He couldn't just up and leave everything behind without building a proper support structure in place to replace him and his men once they had left. By the will of the Tsar, these soldiers of the Iron Division were permitted to stay and continue with humanitarian efforts, and humanitarian efforts alone.
