From Red Army Hero to Nazi Ally: The Story of General Sergei Bunyachenko
Soviets Who Served Hitler
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10m
Sergei Bunyachenko was a Soviet general who defected to Nazi Germany, joining Andrey Vlasov’s Russian Liberation Army. Once a decorated Red Army officer, he fought against his own countrymen, earning the Iron Cross. In 1945, his troops briefly aided the Prague uprising against the SS. Captured after the war, Bunyachenko faced a brutal execution for high treason.
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