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Repatriation The Dark Side of World War II, Part 3

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Adolf Hitler did not trust Andrey Vlasov. The Russian general had served in the Russian army since the Russian Revolution. He had fought hard and valiantly in the successful defense of Moscow. It was only because of Stalin's refusal to permit Vlasov and his men to retreat during the subsequent battle at Leningrad that the German forces had defeated and captured Vlasov. It was difficult for Hitler to believe that Vlasov was now willing to lead captured Russian soldiers against Stalin and his communist regime. So, it was not until the very end of the war January 1945 that Hitler finally relented and permitted Vlasov to lead Russian POWs into battle against the Russian army. But by this time, Germany was close to defeat. The forces under Vlasov's command some 50,000 Russian soldiers played a minor military role in the war. Ironically, Vlasov's forces did have one very interesting military victory. The Czech underground sought their assistance ...