Andrey Vlasov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andrey Vlasov

Russian army leader and collaborator with Nazi Germany

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1946

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Andrey Vlasov

  • Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: ????é? ????é???? ??á???, September 14 [O.S.
  • September 1] 1901 – August 1, 1946) was a Russian Red Army general.
  • During World War II, he fought in the Battle of Moscow and later was captured attempting to lift the siege of Leningrad.
  • After being captured, he defected to Nazi Germany and headed the Russian Liberation Army (Russkaya osvoboditel'naya armiya (ROA)).
  • At the war's end, he changed sides again and ordered the ROA to aid the Prague uprising against the Germans.
  • He and the ROA then tried to escape to the Western Front, but were captured by Soviet forces.
  • Vlasov was tried for treason and hanged.

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