General Vlasov announces the KONR Manifesto in German-occupied Prague, 14 Nov 1944. (Seated, front row, left to right): General-mayor Fedor I. Trukhin, chief of staff; General-leytenant Georgiy N. Zhilenkov, head of the Propaganda Dept; Vlasov. (Standing behind, left to right, wearing adjutant’s aiguillettes): Polkovnik Vladimir V. Pozdnyakov, and Polkovnik Igor K. Sacharov. Vlasov wears his M1943 uniform, Trukhin and Zhilenkov German generals’ uniforms, and Pozdnyakov German field officers’ uniform, all three with the M1943 ROA arm shield now shifted to the right sleeve for KONR troops. Sacharov wears an M1943 ROA uniform. (Tchakov Collection)
Photo and caption featured in Hitler’s Russian & Cossack Allies 1941–45 (Men-at-Arms Book 503) by Nigel Thomas















