Mikhail Meandrov

Mikhail Alekseyvich Meandrov
Native name Михаил Алексеевич Меандров
Born (1894-10-22)October 22, 1894
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died August 1, 1946(1946-08-01) (aged 51)
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Allegiance

 Russian Empire
 Soviet Union
 Nazi Germany

Service/branch Russian Empire Imperial Russian Army
 Soviet Army
Russian Liberation Army
Years of service 1915—1945
Rank Russian Empire Staff captain
Soviet Union Colonel
Major general
Unit 192nd Romanian Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

World War I

Winter War
World War II

Mikhail Alekseyvich Meandrov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Меандров) (October 22, 1894, Moscow - August 1, 1946, Moscow) was an Imperial Russian and later Soviet officer. Taken prisoner by the Germans in World War II near Leningrad in 1941, he later became an important commander (general) in the Nazi-allied Russian Liberation Army. Taken prisoner by the Soviets, he was executed in 1946.

Early career

Meandrov graduated an officer academy at the time of World War I. During that conflict, he fought on the Southwestern Front. He originally commanded the 37th Rifle Corps, before being reassigned to the command staff of the 6th Army in 1941. He fought around Kiev, and later was taken prisoner by German Army forces near Uman.

Defection and death

Meandrov joined Lieutenant General Andrey Vlasov, a Red Army defector, in the Russian Liberation Army (Русская освободительная армия, РОА; in Latin "ROA"), and was promoted to the rank of major general. He fought with the ROA until the end of the war, and was captured by the Red Army. He was found guilty of treason and was executed in Moscow, on August 1, 1946, with eleven other ROA officers, including Vlasov.[1]

References

  1. ↑ From Heroes to Traitors: Vlasovites Zoomby.ru documentary.
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