Russian Liberation Army known as the Vlasov Army was a collaborationist formation, primarily composed of Russians, that fought under German command during World War II. Since January 1945, the army was led by Andrey Vlasov, a Red Army general who had defected, and members of the army are often referred to as Vlasovtsy. In 1944, it became known as the ‘Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia’.
Russian People’s Liberation Army also known as the 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS “RONA” (russische Nr. 1), and as the Kaminski Brigade, was a collaborationist formation composed of Russian nationals from the territory of the Lokot Autonomy in Axis-occupied areas of the RSFSR, Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. It was known for loose discipline, drunkenness, and extreme brutality, which shocked even hardened SS veterans. It was founded in late 1941 as auxiliary police with 200 personnel. By mid-1943 it had grown to 10,000–12,000 men, equipped with captured Soviet tanks and artillery.
The Russian Liberation Army, or Vlasov Army fighting on the side of Hitler counted 300 thousand at its peak alone. Together with other formations such as RPLA SS “RONA”, the total number of Russian collaborators with the Nazis during WW2 was above 1 million.
Collaboration in the German-occupied Soviet Union – Wikipedia article mentions other formations:
White émigré military formations
- First Russian National Army (earlier Sonderdivision Russland)
- Russian National People’s Army (RNNA)
- Russian Protective Corp
What about Ukrainians?
The most numerous Ukrainian National Government (OUN-B) after an attempt to restore the Ukrainian State with the Act of restoration of the Ukrainian state on 30th June 1941 many OUN-B leaders were sent to concentration camps.
ROA parade in Russia:
