Russia's Axis Volunteers - Russian Collaboration in World War II: Russians that Fought for Germany

This video is about Russian collaboration in World War II. During Operation Barbarossa the Germans captured millions of Soviet soldiers. Around one million of these Red Army POWs would join the German side in units such as the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) under collaborating general Andrey Vlasov. He would later establish the Russian People's Liberation Committee (KONR). There were other units such as the SS “RONA” (Russian National Liberation Army) led by Bronislav Kaminsky. Other formations were the Russian Nationalist People's Army (RNNA), the SS-Verband Drushina, the First Russian National Army and Russian Corps in Serbia. Most of these Soviet collaborators were Red Army prisoners of war, but also White émigrés. In this episode an overview of Russian collaborators during the Second World War.
History Hustle presents: Russia's Axis Volunteers - The Russian Liberation Army: the Russians that fought for Germany in WW2.
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- Russia's War (Richard Overy).
- Hitler's Russian & Cossack Allies 1941-45 [Men-at-arms 503] (Nigel Thomas).
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[@HistoryHustle]

Learn more about pro-Axis volunteers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mILPd2OflpJ0eKM

[@takasmaka820]

They were criminals not soldiers, they murdered civilians in Ochota massacre in Warsaw

[@leechgully]

if you are going to use terms like the 'judeo-bolshevic state' you really should contextualize them so your viewers understand that they were a part of Nazi ideology, and not necessarily an uncontested historical concept. As a teacher , you should know better.

[@HistoryHustle]

@@leechgully check

[@adnanekhatouti8154]

Hey Stefan, de school waar jij lesgeeft heeft die toevallig nog een stageplek voor geschiedenis vrij. Ben namelijk een student lerarenopleiding geschiedenis en heb een stageschool nodig. 😅

[@HistoryHustle]

@@adnanekhatouti8154 helaas

[@Kevc00]

The foreign volunteers in the waffen ss has to be one of my favourite history topics, so glad you are covering this!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome, great to hear. More of this will be talked about on this channel!

[@patriot17764th]

ik it is amazing I love learning this too!!

[@secretagent8900]

@@HistoryHustle I'm British, born in England. My father was a member of the 14th Waffen SS Galician Division, and I had a Russian uncle who was a Cossack, born in Rostov-on-Don. Both of fought with the German Army in WW2. Contact me if you want to hear their personal stories 👍

[@MFC343]

@@secretagent8900 i'm English and had a great grandad who was a Geogrian SS volunteer and fought on D Day.

[@lipa1356]

Imagine that this gentelmen is your history teacher and that u can discuss history with him in your class #goals

[@HistoryHustle]

:)

[@verihimthered2418]

I had ww2 historians for teachers in high school and middle school. every few months we would visit the veterans in the nursing homes. Learned first hand from people who were there and seen it happen. Thankful to my teachers who exposed us to real history. Keep up the great work!

[@lipa1356]

@@verihimthered2418 mad respect for those kind of people. Teachers like these deserve much much muchhh bigger respect and gratitude in our society. Sadly it isnt the case

[@y_aeroxlad8547]

This is why I absolutely love your channel, you always talk about topics no one else covers

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, I'm glad yo hear that!!

[@thebaxx8483]

I learned more in 2 days watching you than 2 years with my history professor

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers! :)

[@PeacetimePuma]

It’s a crime this channel doesn’t have a larger audience. The quality is incredible and you clearly put a lot of effort into your research. I think you’ll pick up a lot of steam very soon!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! Feel free to share my friend!

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

I have waited a long time for this video...

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope you liked it!

[@ehanoldaccount5893]

The great Luxembourgish Empire stood bravely against the Soviets!

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@ehanoldaccount5893 😂True.

[@Artur_M.]

Cyrillic Р is not P but an equivalent of R, it's even called 'er'. cyrillic П 'pe' is P. 😉 Besides this little nitpick, it was an amazing summary of this complex topic.

[@HistoryHustle]

I see now. Thanks for pointing out, Artur. Cheers!

[@patrichausammann]

Wanted to write the same. Good job!👍 But there is also to mention that the Cyrillic "H" isn't called "H", it is actually an "N" (en) in the Latin alphabet.😉🤓

[@Artur_M.]

@@patrichausammann Yep!

[@niccolopaganini4268]

@@Artur_M. also equivalent of latin H is that sign similar to X in cyrillic

[@theclash3015]

Artur M Bravo!

[@johnrohde5510]

My late father remembered encountering Russian troops in Denmark in, I think, in 1943. He was impressed how they sang as they marched.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting. Can you share some of his experiences? How did he reflect on his time in the war? Love to know!

[@Albert-Arthur-Wison225]

I couldn’t begin to tell you, Stefan, how often I find returning time and again to this stellar video. Not only because of the absolutely fascinating topic in and of itself, but, because being able to watch and listen to you for half an hour is an absolute delight.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to read this, Matthew. Many thanks for your enthusiastic reply. Recently I did cover Russian political collaboration, it's right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfSpKBvrMRqkNU

[@Albert-Arthur-Wison225]

@@HistoryHustle Thank you very much !

[@communismenslavesmurders5774]

Thank you. I look forward to more History Hustle like this one.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great. More next week.

[@declanrenault6720]

I’m writing my thesis paper on the Russian Liberation Army and I gotta say thank you so much for making this video! It’s such an interesting topic that doesn’t get much light

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool. Glad you found the video useful. Good luck with your thesis!

[@grish2861]

Read Hitlers Revolution by Richard Tedor

[@declanrenault6720]

гришь I will thank you!

[@Gooseplan]

@@grish2861 That’s Nazi propaganda

[@JohnSmith-wy2or]

Excellent content. Thanks so much for bringing it to us.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@bepis3966]

Very nice touch that you included so many original photographs to show the uniforms and insignia layout.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers!

[@mammuchan8923]

Truly an epic episode, you are a legend. This was super interesting. Just goes to show humans are complex creatures who find themselves in complex situations that are very far from black and white. It is these insights into their motivations that make history such a captivating subject. Outstanding work Stefan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks as always!! 🙂

[@bentoo09]

This remembers me of the soviet movie "Come and see" and it is the only movie i can remember showing anything about Russian people fighting for the nazi army. Very tough movie to watch, I recommend.

[@HistoryHustle]

I've seen it. Great film! Very impressive.

[@theodoros9428]

Yes i agree ,hard but real movie

[@uporabn1k]

That movie is set in Belorussia

[@arturoroldan4839]

They got wrong the members of the Dirlewaanger unit and thier nationality. They were poles and ukranians from prisons or ASYLUMS, and in the movie they are average Heer units.

[@sneedsan4973]

@@arturoroldan4839 they're based off the dirlewanger brigade, not actually them.

[@rokadaprliinnysystemyaczno4761]

Excellent episode. A long one, but full of great facts. Well done :)

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Great vid again! Very intresting. The popcorn was gone in no time :-) Greets, T.

[@HistoryHustle]

Hahah, guess so. Thanks :)

[@Cjnw]

Normie

[@marcelgroen6256]

interesting topic again, Stefan. Thanks for sharing.

[@HistoryHustle]

Again thanks for your reply :)

[@wallylkonstanty7734]

Thank you for your good work. Most informative to people who are unaware of the many variables during the war. As a 1/2 Pole, 1/2 Russian, much of this was 'somewhat' known to me but in general ways. Thanks for filling in the gaps.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for replying.

[@TheSpunky51]

You are as fascinating as the history you teach. Thank you!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome, thanks for your reply Brian!

[@8000296]

Splendid! one of your best.

[@HistoryHustle]

MANY THANKS:)

[@comradeskeever1336]

Great and informative as always!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome!

[@chipo8877]

Good work, a very interesting episode.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@robendert7617]

Interesting and complicated subject! Thank you for trying to shed at least some light to the situation of units that had things in common yet where different in many ways. Groetjes uit de Zwitserse Jura bergen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply, Rob!

[@backinblack1982]

What a fascinating video. I'm learning a lot from your channel.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great! Thanks for your message :)

[@ElGrandoCaymano]

Well done with this video. Good use of images and other media. I am subscribing. Keep the good work!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, a warm welcome to the channel!

[@jasonharryphotog]

Very interesting video and covers areas not commonly discussed The unknown stories as very interesting and as far from the common narrative Many thanks again.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you for your reply, Jason!

[@mikespike3962]

Another excellent video. Thank you for your hard work!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@mikespike3962]

@@HistoryHustle My favorite part was the original propaganda footage. I have not seen that before and it added great value. Best regards from Wuppertal. No more brother wars.

[@viktorstankow2413]

Goed bezig, Stefan! Volgens mij is dit het meest uitgebreide en inhoudsvolle video over dit onderwerp op heel Engelstalig KZbin. Het is zeer verbazend dat iemand uit Nederland er zo'n interesse in heeft. Als je bepaalde hulp nodig hebt m.b.t. verwerking van de primaire bronnen en de desbetreffende wetenschappelijke literatuur in het Russisch voor het volgende video, zou ik heel graag deze willen verlenen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt voor je bericht, Viktor!

[@CB-py1xh]

The irony is that Hitler got defeated by his own evil. Any attacker that would have offered the peoples of the Soviet Union true liberation from the bolshevik yoke and a slightly better life as somewhat valued subjects of his empire - just like Mussolini did in Albania - would have swept away the reds for good. But Hitler prefered to corner the ordinary Russians with the threat of enslavement or murder no matter what they did. Even the Mongol armies of the middle ages that operated on a similar level of expansionism and disregard for human life as the nazis were more often than not way smarter in dealing with enemy populations and therefore much more sucessful. I wonder if Hitler ever studied Sun Tzu.

[@MasterofGamesBr]

You can't have WW2, starting with German aggression, without the Nazi ideology. When they framed the war on racial and ideological lean's it was impossible to stop.

[@karloperkovic6710]

@Josef D poland was not german land

[@miikkasihvonen8612]

@@karloperkovic6710 well not all of it but a good portion was

[@ThatRatBastard]

I wish more people realized that

[@alanywalany6460]

@@miikkasihvonen8612 None of it was

[@americanpatriotism1776]

I've learned alot by watching your videos, thank you for sharing.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@memofromessex]

Even as a British person (and of Jewish descent) feel sorry for these people. They were stuck between two murderous dictatorship.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed.

[@HistoryHustle]

@T B Many didn't have the option

[@PMMagro]

Then stay loyal to Russia if Russian...

[@diehardsmokerbuddy]

There is more proof that Chrichill starved 4 million people in India than for Stalin "ordering" the holodomor to happen. Only one regime was murderous, the Nazis and the other regime was under attack since it's inception. The author of the video in his description wrote about the 'white emigres', do you know who the white emigres were? Former Tzarist officers, usually very anti semitic as Tzarist Russia was the most anti semitic country to ever exist before Nazi Germany and these people who lost civil war against the working class people of Russia moved to Western Europe, the USA and started distributing anti Bolshevik propaganda along with with boo Protocol of the Elders of Zion. Then as we can see the in the video, they joined the Nazi brigades. Idk about you, but I'm not going believe a group anti semites and Nazis about what they had to say about the USSR. Even at the time they were calling it the 'Jewish-Bolshevik' state.. which had to be overthrown because "the jews are taking over the world". Read Mission to Moscow by Joseph Davies, America's Serbian Adventure by General William S Graves, History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union by the Central Committee, The Great Conspiracy by Albert E Khan. Idk man, I don't understand this recent pro Nazi sentiment of "feeling bad for the Nazis because they were forced to kill jews" while "the Soviets were collectively bad".

[@memofromessex]

@@diehardsmokerbuddy go back to Russia and whilst you are there learn some facts.

[@sirdarklust]

Very good video on a very complex subject. Thanks.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply 👍

[@chuckguard6128]

Wow man I really like how you show and get into the meat and potatoes of the volunteer units and their ends! Keep up the good work thank you!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@ivanzajec5291]

Thank you for your Videos every time i learn more

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Ivan!

[@prakashghumaliya2002]

Thank you for video sir 👏👏👏💐💐💐

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@JohnnoDordrecht]

Again a very good episode on a subject that is known to everybody !

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@gfresh513]

Very interesting video! Well done!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@nathan8928]

Probably my favorite history channel

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to hear!

[@t.jjohnson6317]

Great Vid ..thank-you sir...very informative love history...

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@t.jjohnson6317]

@@HistoryHustle Most welcome

[@sergeantmajorgross4461]

Great video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you!

[@Adrian-ju7cm]

Well explained thanks for the video

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message:)

[@janherburodo8070]

Very interesting episode. It has a lat of words and topics KZbin is sensitive about. Hope that won't cripple it's reach

[@HistoryHustle]

So far so good, Jan. Thanks!

[@eralasch]

Your material is of pretty high quality. Thank you. Maybe you could also digg out, what happened in Judenburg in Austria, as Kosaks were overgiven to the Soviets?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks and perhaps in the future 👍

[@VisualdelightPro]

Great history recalling

[@HistoryHustle]

👌

[@davidraper5798]

An interesting subject, often overlooked and well presented as ever.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks, David!

[@berndweid7257]

Danke für die Klasse Arbeit, endlich mal jemand der es laut sagt und zeigt 💪

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome.

[@misterscaz6011]

This was great! Very interesting.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Stefan I am a bit confused but learned a lot! This is some heavy stuff.

[@HistoryHustle]

It sure is. Thanks for watching.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Stefan , was on the the phone with my mother she has some photo stuff about Grebbenberg where my grandfather (Dutch Hero) fought. My grandfather (Dutch hero) was stationed at Dubbeldam near Rotterdam. My mother is sorting out some later comunications with the people that had my grandfather (Dutch hero) in their house stationed in Dubbeldam. I will get a box with all sorts of letters and photos of my grandfather (Dutch hero).

[@TnSubierooCo]

@@mikehydropneumatic2583 Did you point out the (dutch hero) part Enough. Or do you think you should throw it out there a couple more times. No offense meant just giving you a hard time i have much respect for all resistance fighters in ww2.

[@jackavery7179]

Thank you for sharing this data in very professional manner. I enjoy your presentations of the Eastern front. This topic in history is often presented as a one-sided , you show the entire picture. Thank you Professor Stefan

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for watching this longer video!

[@jackavery7179]

@@HistoryHustle the data was worth it. Have you considered any Napoleonic Wars Era Content? 🤔

[@johnbhoy1888]

what a fantastic channel, greetings from bonnie scotland.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@johnbhoy1888]

many thanks too you , eagle eyes and bunker girl , ive been an advid fan off your channel for quite a few yrs now . plus i have heard other history buffs mention the fantastic work you and your kids do . regards from bonnie scotland. john.

[@emersonsilva9782]

These guys had to choose between Stalin and Hitler. Think about it next time you complain about watching Barbie or Oppenheimer...

[@michaelduryea148]

Great video! I collect POA insignia myself and look forward to more great videos!

[@HistoryHustle]

In case you're interested in Russian WW2 collaboration, I have 3 videos on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJnIe2t_n9qshZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXzTm2pua7iiqMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYi1onakrN6EiLM

[@64maxpower]

It's strange, I don't get updates when you upload new videos. I had to go looking for you

[@HistoryHustle]

Crazy... You're subscribed and hit the bell notification?

[@taidordz]

Was waiting for this, I have many collections of ROA photos but I didn’t know where to send them, but I found some images of ROA child soldiers during Warsaw uprising, or maybe it was Czechoslovakia which is interesting...

[@HistoryHustle]

If you wanna sent them do so via [e-mail] :)

[@tonycavanagh1929]

I think it was Czechoslovakia, they joined the Czechs during the Prague uprising, so they could find favour with the allies.

SHOW US THE CHILDREN!

[@kansasarkansas585]

ROA has nothing to do with the Warsaw Uprising, it was RONA commanded by Bronisław Kamiński (who was half polish btw) and they, along with Dirlewanger units commited the most war crimes during the Uprising, Własow and his soldiers did not commit any war crimes but some people still try to slander them assigning them the crimes of RONA or UPA

[@june5221]

Helloooo. I really love your videos! Fan from the Philippines.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@Behemot_]

I'm a reenactor and just now I'm making a ROA uniform. Aweaome history. Thanks.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool! Sent me a photo once it's done!

[@Bigsky1991]

I have two amazing ROA uniforms in my collection. A ROA Captain and a ROA Senior Sergeant who's tunic is a retailored Dutch M36 tunic.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting stuff!

[@anglosaxon6538]

Great stuff...fascinating

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👍

[@greatbasinexploration]

The book "The Gulag Archipelago" has quite a bit of information about this subject and is a must read about the horrors of collectivism

[@HistoryHustle]

Check.

[@cardenas8995]

That’s a fiction novel.

[@vancouveruzbekistan5350]

you mean "the horrors of... the spirit of socialism"- always the same, always rearing its genocidal head again & again- lenin, stalin, mao, kim il sung, ho chi mihn, pol pot, castro, che guevara, sandinistas, maduro, etc ...the FRANKFURT SCHOOL, antifa, Black Lives Matter...

[@Erin-tg2wn]

solzhenitsyn's wife admitted that that book was based of of gossip and lies

[@ryu6698]

Why did i discover this channel just now?! The content is great, ive got a lot of videos to catch up on!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message! What history are you most interested in?

[@ryu6698]

@@HistoryHustle i dont know if there is anything im MOST interested in, since there is so much interesting stuff to learn about in history. But one of my goals is to know at least a decent about all/most topics/eras/etc in history - the walking lexikon as one might say :)

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to hear. Welcome to the channel:)

[@alexandruboldurescu7664]

I thought i knew so well WW2 but watching this i realised that i still have many things to learn about it. 600000 russians fought for the germans. I cant imagine this.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great you learned something new :)

[@mladentomic7249]

Well, soviets to be honest, not russians.

[@mladentomic7249]

@@Savannah.53 Yes, but not only russians. It this context it is more soviets, non russians, and non slavs. Also, in relative number related to the population this numbers are not so high compared to the other countries.

[@VisualdelightPro]

@@mladentomic7249 did the Belarusians also fight for Nazi germnay?

[@mladentomic7249]

@@VisualdelightPro Seems so. HH has a new documentary about it.

[@helmhamerhand733]

Very interesting indeed!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@annesioostmanetas5155]

Your video's are very intertaining bro

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! I have over 250 of them on this channel. Feel free to check some of them you find interesting.

[@DieErsteNummerEins]

Awesome Video ! I am also collecting some stuff from Russian volunteers

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@tommyagro444]

Great job!!!

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@claudeoverstreet8791]

Lots of really fascinating information. I just recently joined a Cossack (reenactment) unit that was voluntarily part of the German army. I am trying to learn everything I can so that I can accurately portray them and tell their story. Many thanks!

[@lastmanstanding-xp3ub]

That is pretty cool tbh, have you met any Cossacks involved with Barbarossa that are still alive?

[@claudeoverstreet8791]

@@lastmanstanding-xp3ub sadly no. Most did not survive. German General Von Panwitz surrendered to the British, hoping for merciful treatment of his men. Unknown to him, Churchill had agreed with Stalin to return them to Russia. There are records of British soldiers, crying as they force these men onto trucks to take them back to the Soviet union. They were all executed. General Van Panwitz, being a Wehrmacht Officer, did not have to go with his troops, but he chose to stick by them and was executed as well.

[@rose415]

I appreciate all this interesting information and presented in English TY

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@johnnieireland2057]

I saw you mentioned the Russian Protective CORP working in Serbia. The picture you showed of them and their uniforms looked a lot like the Serbian Volunteer Corp who were also funded by the Germans...Are they one of the same thing? Any info helps

[@HistoryHustle]

No, these are different. There was the Russian Protective Corps and the Serbian Volunteer Corps. The latter I believed was made oud of Serbians. The first one (hence the name) by Russians.

[@johnnieireland2057]

@@HistoryHustle Cool thanks! I have a book about the Serbian volunteer corp who were also heavily involved in battles agaisnt communist partisans. Might be a good idea to make a video on them sometime, since there is little to no info on them on the internet :)

[@takasmaka820]

Nice video

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@theMOCmaster]

Cossack history as a whole would be an amazing video! Nobody covers the different hoardes.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed. Cossacks will be discussed, although first I'll talk about the Eastern Legions within a few weeks.

[@iGamezRo]

31:27 everyone gangsta until Lichtenstein showed up

[@HistoryHustle]

💪🇱🇮

[@Cjnw]

#Normie

[@BajanEnglishman51]

this channel underrated

[@HistoryHustle]

I see that as a compliment, so thanks. Feel free to share! :)

[@TheOldTeddy]

I appreciate your diction, your narrative is easy to follow. English appears not to be your 1st language, you are very fluent and subtle in your expression. Well done.

[@TheOldTeddy]

This is where you say 'I'm from Detroit.'...lol

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. I'm Dutch haha.

[@clared1996]

Albeit highly accented

[@clared1996]

Kind comment from teacher - my Dutch is rubbish!

[@clared1996]

Great pronunciation of Russian names.

[@user-gv7fu2sm5j]

Very very good video! The part with liechtenstein was so interesting. Also the speech of the russian guy just showed me how similiar croatian and russian is 🤣

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply 👍

[@garybarney5383]

Excellent lesson

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@pauldepetris95]

Thanks so much for such in depth analysis! I would love to collaborate with you by writing content.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Thanks, but no thanks: I write the content myself.

[@TheSpritz0]

JUST SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel!

[@patrikandersson345]

Tack!

[@HistoryHustle]

Hi Patrick, many thanks for your patronage!!!

[@baroqueman1]

Fascinating !

[@HistoryHustle]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@sergei-snowman2818]

good video sir i am a reenactor from taiwan my impression is POA Soldat(1943-45) and this video help me learned more about the RLA keep the good work sir:)

[@HistoryHustle]

ROA reenactment in Taiwan? Interesting!

[@sergei-snowman2818]

in fact it's rare to see non-german volunteer impression in my country and maybe i am only person do the poa impression

[@HistoryHustle]

Perhaps!

[@islamgaziev1717]

Very interesting quality content !Thank you. Many of those who were fighting on German had to sort make a choice between bad and very bad. Since there were a lot who didn't like communists,as you well noticed. POV for instance were often sent to GULAG even if they did not collaborate. Also, I have read a few theories about Vlasov coming from Russian historians(V.I Filatov ,however, known to be antisemit,is one of them). Some of them say that Vlasov was a German spy from the beginning of the war, and his change of side was planned long ago. There is another one saying that Vlasov was a Soviet spy , and his execution in 46 was needed as he knew too much about NKVD/KGB inner things. Regarding Vlasov what is also intersting as being a general he had a chance to escape from German surrounding, but he refused to leave his troops. Another time was when before Prague uprising Franco offered Vlasov(according to Russian historian Aleksandrov) a safe place , while Vlasov again refused not willing to leave his men.

[@HistoryHustle]

I always wondered why Vlasov didn't got away while he had the chance. Thanks for explaining.

[@radias2589]

Good video

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@charlesgreen8604]

Very interesting. I have not heard of the Russians siding with Germans in such numbers. I always thought most were conscripts in small numbers. Very good documentary. Thank you nicely done sir!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message!

[@command_unit7792]

The actual deployed number was actually fairly low most Russians that joined the nazis where usually used for manual labour and axilary jobs not many actually participated in combat.

[@Wladeksk8]

@@command_unit7792 that's wrong

[@TimDutch]

Ik ben zeer benieuwd :)

[@HistoryHustle]

:)

[@zejdland]

Me too

[@motorrebell]

Very Interesting and such an Underrated topic of ww 2 ! There was also a high number of ethnic Volga Germans living in Russia since the 17th -18th century too , Stalin considered the Volga Germans potential collaborators, and deported many of them eastward, where thousands died . Over 33,000 ethnic Germans were also serving in the Red Army !

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@pablogaleano4122]

Very Good program

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@J_Stronsky]

This is great to see, as a person of white Russian heritage I know of at least one person in the family who joined the SS. Interestingly I don't think he had any trouble joining them as our family is mostly of Volga German descent (really small ethnic group in Russia, still to this day). Most of the family fled to Western Europe after losing the Russian Civil war and so it's not surprising that many of them just saw WWII as an extension of that fight, once the Germans invaded Belgium they were more than happy to join. AFAIK he was arrested (serves him right) at the end of the war but not sent back to Russia (lucky idiot) and was eventually released and lived the rest of his days in Belgium.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@ikke640424153]

I loved this video. If you ever come near Oss will there be coffee and fresh baked applepie for you, so we can talk about history and some interestibg places i know on the German/Luxemburg border.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@theMOCmaster]

Great video! Would love the Japanese one too.

[@HistoryHustle]

One day... ;)

[@francisjacquart9618]

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT REPORT ON RUSSIAN COLLABORATION WITH THE NAZIS DURING THE WAR SINCE PUTIN CONSTANTLY ONLY ACCUSES THE UKRAINIANS OF SUCH COMPLICITY, SILENCING COMPLETELY ALL THAT! THANKS A LOT FOR THIS AMAZINGLY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE DOCUMENT!

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@francisjacquart9618]

@@HistoryHustle I DO!

[@harcovanhees394]

Maybe later a special episode of the uprise of the Georgian unit on the Dutch isle of Texel ? Would be very nice and dramatic example of the problems these units had when they knew the war would end soon. Thanx allready

[@HistoryHustle]

I mentioned this uprising in earlier episodes. It will be covered in location but have no plans. So in other words: expect next year and please be patient.

[@WakeMeWhenItsOver]

Do you have a list of citations?

[@HistoryHustle]

See sources in description.

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

My grandpa's uncle was in an NKVD mechanized regiment. He ended up captured and conscripted into the ROA. He was a hardline communist ironically forced into Hitler's army, and sadly did not survive the war

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@dannykuyten9152]

Hallo stevan Zou je ook 10 daagse veldtoch kunnen behandelen ? Gr Danny

[@HistoryHustle]

10 daagse veldtocht?

[@ikeremo]

I was born in Saskatchewan 1999 my father does genealogy and traced back to where my ancestors lived in the Volga region near the Black Sea. They moved from Russia in 1901 when my great-grandfather was 5 years old. At 32:40 when you were explaining the different regions it shot at me with the Idel-Ural region, my last name is Heidel….

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Starpommm]

Very interesting! I presume your ancestors were Volga Germans?

[@vancouveruzbekistan5350]

Stefan, thank you for your excellent work. It is extremely challenging to untangle this highly complex and bloody sphere of history and reorder it into a semblance of clarity as you do! Your work is also highly challenging because it is complicated by all the various false narratives, and propagandas by the various competing perpetrators of injustice, oppression, and invasion. It is almost impossible to find objective historical research such as yours.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@vkrgfan]

Tashkent?

[@alikuk6334]

why are Cossack units not mentioned

[@HistoryHustle]

Watch the video till the end please.

[@MrsKoldun]

“HiWi” is still used to this day to describe somebody who helps you with pesky tasks like photocopying, filing, fixing stuff etc. I never knew where that word came from. 😳

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting!