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Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov, (born September 1 [September 14, New Style], 1900, Vladimir province, Russia—died August 1?, 1946), anti-Stalinist military commander who, captured by the Germans early in World War II, became a turncoat and fought with the Germans against the Soviet Union.

Watch on. An infamous Soviet general who fought in the Battle of Moscow (1941/1942) and the siege of Leningrad (1941–1944), Andrey Vlasov (1901–1946) was captured by Nazi troops and then defected to the Third Reich. Supported by Nazi propaganda, he created a “Russian Liberation Committee” which later established the “Russian ...

USSR Reports on the Execution of Former General Andrey Vlasov. On 2 August 1946, an official announcement from the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR on the verdict of the trial of Andrey Vlasov and his accomplices was published in the newspapers “Pravda” and “Izvestia”.

Andrei Vlasov in November 1944. Getty Images All this only changed in September 1944, as the Red Army was approaching Germany. At that point, the Nazis were desperate enough to use anything that ...

Andrei Andreievich Vlasov, one of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s favorite generals, played a key role in saving Moscow from Adolf Hitler’s armies during the winter of 1941-1942. A few months after that, the tall, gaunt general was fighting for a different cause, the overthrow of Russia’s Communist regime, with the help of Nazi Germany.

A famous Soviet general who fought in the Battle of Moscow (1941/1942) and the siege of Leningrad (1941–1944), Andrey Vlasov (1901–1946) was captured by Nazi troops and then defected to the Third Reich. Supported by Nazi propaganda, he created a “Russian Liberation Committee” that later became the “Russian Liberation Army” (RLA).

Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov was a Soviet Red Army general and collaborator with Germany. During the Axis-Soviet campaigns of World War II he fought against the Wehrmacht in the Battle of Moscow and later was captured attempting to lift the siege of Leningrad.

Andrey Vlasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. On July 12, 2020, authorities in Prokopievsk detained Vlasov reportedly for holding discussions about the Bible. Authorities searched Vlasov's home and reportedly seized Bibles and electronics.