Fyodor Truhin
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Fyodor Ivanovich Truhin (
Baltic Operation he defected to Nazi Germany becoming a leading member of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia and the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists
. In the aftermath of the German defeat he was captured by pro-Soviet Czech partisans, who in turn transferred him to the Soviet Union where he was executed for treason.
Military career
Fyodor Truhin was born on 29 February 1896, in
Bolshevik uprising in the Kostroma Governorate.[1]
In September 1922, Truhin enrolled into the
Baltic Operation. Truhin's car was attacked by several German armored vehicles 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Jakobstadt. His adjutant was killed while he was wounded and captured. On 30 June 1941, Truhin was taken to the Schtalulelen prisoner of war camp and later transferred to Oflag XIII-D in Hammelburg. On 6 October, he was declared missing in action.[2]
Defection
In October 1941, Truhin signed a document declaring his allegiance to Nazi Germany and joined an anti-communist
Dabendorf school. Under his supervision the school had an attendance of 5,000 cadets, destined to become ROA's officer corps. Truhin actively recruited his students into the NTS and hired 10 NTS members as teaching staff, despite the fact that it had been outlawed by the German authorities. At the same time he developed NTS' political programme.[4]
In October 1944, Truhin was appointed staff commander of
Bratislava–Brno Offensive. On 18 April, he ordered his troops to march to the Czech lands in order to unite with KONR's northern formations commanded by Sergei Bunyachenko. On 1 May, Truhin reached Rainbach between Linz and České Budějovice. After handing over the troops under his command to the American 26th Infantry Division, Truhin was informed of Vlasov's whereabouts and Bunyachenko's defection to the Czech partisans. On 8 May, Truhin and KONR major general Michael Shapovalov were detained by pro-Soviet Czech partisans outside of Příbram while traveling towards Vlasov. The following day the partisans executed Shapovalov and handed Truhin to the Soviets; he was then taken to Moscow. A criminal investigation into Truhin's defection had been launched on 4 September 1942. He was sentenced to death in December 1945, sentence was canceled on 26 March 1946 in order for SMERSH to continue their investigation. On 11 April, Truhin pleaded guilty to the charge of treason. On 1 August, he was hanged in Butyrka prison. An order dating to 7 January 1947, stripped him of his decorations.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ Alexandrov 2001, pp. 270–271.
- ^ Alexandrov 2001, pp. 271–272.
- ^ С. Г. Чуев (2003). Спецслужбы Третьего Рейха (in Russian).
- ^ Alexandrov 2001, p. 272.
- ^ Alexandrov 2001, pp. 272–275.
References
- Alexandrov, Konstantin (2001). Офицерский корпус армии генерал-лейтенанта АЛ. Власова [Vlasov's Officer Corps]. Saint Petersburg: Russo-Baltic Information Center. pp. 1–360. ISBN 5-86789-045-7.