Last Night of 12 Soviet Generals Who Joined Hitler: Moscow 1946
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Andrey Vlasov remains one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War. Once celebrated as a Soviet general and one of the commanders associated with the defence of Moscow, he later became the leader of a movement that sought to overthrow Joseph Stalin’s regime with German support. To some, Vlasov represented a desperate attempt to create a non-communist Russia. To others, he became a symbol of collaboration during one of the most devastating conflicts in history. This documentary explores the life of Andrey Vlasov, the creation of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), and the dramatic events that shaped its rise and fall. Captured by German forces in 1942 after the destruction of the Soviet 2nd Shock Army, Vlasov agreed to support a Russian anti-Stalinist movement. Over the following years, he became the public face of the Russian Liberation Army, a force composed largely of Soviet prisoners of war and volunteers who opposed Stalin’s government. The film examines why thousan
Tags: World History, Andrey Vlasov, Lebensraum, World War 2, Second World War, WW2, Nazi crimes, Soviet collaborator, Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany, Soviet Untion, Eastern Front, Soviet prisoners of war, Liberation of Prague, Russian Liberation Army, 2nd Shock Army, Stalin, Sergei Bunyachenko, Kaminski Brigade, Igor Konstantinovich Sakharov
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