- 27 May 2009 22:33
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Well, in that particular case a unit of RLA was opposed to a unit of the the Soviet Army.
OK, if all this is true, it still was the great momentum.
Not really. I meant "Russians" as a nationality, not just etnicity, emphasizing that they might have different goals.
The Russian Liberation Army wasn't a single unit
Well, in that particular case a unit of RLA was opposed to a unit of the the Soviet Army.
- Vlasov defected because he had little choice, rather than strong ideological conviction.
- He certainly didn't defect due to experiences in Europe, since he was captured and put to work in Russia.
Vlasov and his contempories are not proof that their was an army of liberation simply waiting to come out.
OK, if all this is true, it still was the great momentum.
You clearly label the Soviet army as a ethnic Russian formation
Not really. I meant "Russians" as a nationality, not just etnicity, emphasizing that they might have different goals.