Vladimir Gil
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Гиль; born 11 June 1906, Vileyka – died 14 May 1944, Nakol [ru]), also known by the pseudonyms I.G. Rodionov or Radionov (German: Radjanoff),[1][2][3] was a colonel of the Red Army and the founder and leader of the German-backed Union of Russian Nationalists [ru] and the 1st Russian Waffen-SS "Druzhina" [ru]. Gil and his unit later went over to the Soviet partisans, and he died in combat with the Wehrmacht.
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil | |
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Other name(s) | I.G. Rodionov, Radjanoff |
Born | 11 June 1906 Vileyka, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 14 May 1944(1944-05-14) (aged 37) Nakol, Byelorussian SSR |
Allegiance | Soviet Union (1926–41; 1943–44) Germany (1941–43) |
Service/ | Red Army, Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1926–44 |
Rank | Polkovnik (colonel) |
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