Russian Liberation Army
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The Russian Liberation Army was a World War II military formation composed mainly of Soviet defectors and anti-communist Russians that fought alongside Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed force
ⓘ
collaborationist military formation ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1944
ⓘ
1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ROA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vlasov Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prague Manifesto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Liberation Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| commander | Andrey Vlasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
Russian prisoners of war
ⓘ
Soviet defectors ⓘ anti-communist Russians ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Russian collaborationist units
ⓘ
Soviet POW volunteer formations ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
anti-partisan operations
ⓘ
combat against Red Army ⓘ |
| formed | 1944 ⓘ |
| garrison | German-occupied territories ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | highly controversial ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| membersFateAfterWar |
many executed or sent to Gulag
ⓘ
many repatriated to USSR ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrey Vlasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Andrey Vlasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaboration with Nazi Germany against USSR ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
creation of a non-communist Russia
ⓘ
overthrow of Stalinist regime ⓘ |
| size | tens of thousands of soldiers ⓘ |
| statusInSovietUnion | considered traitorous ⓘ |
| supportedBy | German Army High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | blue-white-red Russian tricolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Prague uprising (as anti-German force at the end of war) ⓘ |
| usedFlag | Russian tricolor with Saint Andrew cross variants ⓘ |
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