Russian Liberation Army
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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
Sergei Bunyachenko
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Sergei Kuzmich Bunyachenko was a Soviet Red Army defector to the German side during World War II and a major general in the collaborationist Russian Liberation Army. He was convicted of treason and ha
Russian Liberation Army
…about 50,000 to 60,000 troops. By February 1945, only one division, the 1st Infantry (600th Infantry), was fully organised, under the command of General Sergei Bunyachenko. Formed at Münsingen, it fought briefly on the Oder Front before switching sides and participating in the Prague uprising on the Czech side. A second…
Bunyachenko after being captured by Soviet forces