US Third Army captures Vlasov, hands him to Soviets
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- Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazis and Its Effects on the Cold War pp. 43-47 · open book
Third Army in early May 1945. The Americans, operating under wartime orders to cooperate with the Red Army in POW matters, turned Vlasov over to the Russians shortly after his capture. There are several versions of how Vlasov passed from American into Soviet hands.