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The Russian Liberation Army, also known as the Vlasov army was a collaborationist formation, primarily composed of former Soviet prisoners of war, that fought under German command during World War II.
General Vlasov and soldiers of the RLA
Training classes for recruits, 1944
Caricature "General Vlasov, the Russian Quisling" (1943) by Arthur Szyk depicts Vlasov as a far-right reactionary surrounded by the White Guards
Left to right: Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt, a major contributor to the Vlasov movement; unidentified SS officer; SS propagandist Gunter d'Alquen; Captain von Dellingshausen; Milety Zykov [ru], the leading ideologue of the ROA; General Georgi Zhilenkov
The Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia was composed of military and civilian collaborators with Nazi Germany from territories of the Soviet Union, most of them being ethnic Russians
Russian Liberation Army
…as separate units, while the image of Vlasov was a mere propaganda weapon. On 14 November 1944, it was officially formed as the Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, with the KONR being formed as a political body to which the army pledged loyalty. On 28 January 1945, it was officially declared that the Russian…
Manifestation of the Committee in a palace in Prague
Vlasov speaking at the founding
KONR New Year's greetings in 1945
Leaflet of the Russian Liberation Army leaders in 1942