Vladimir Gil

Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil
Other name(s)I.G. Rodionov, Radjanoff
Born11 June 1906
Vileyka, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 May 1944(1944-05-14) (aged 37)
Nakol, Byelorussian SSR
AllegianceSoviet Union (1926–41; 1943–44)
Germany (1941–43)
Service/branchRed Army, Waffen-SS
Years of service1926–44
RankPolkovnik (colonel)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Гиль; born 11 June 1906, Vileyka – died 14 May 1944, Nakol [ru]), also known by the pseudonyms I.G. Rodionov or Radionov (German: Radjanoff),[1][2][3] was a colonel of the Red Army and the founder and leader of the German-backed Union of Russian Nationalists [ru] and the 1st Russian Waffen-SS "Druzhina" [ru]. Gil and his unit later went over to the Soviet partisans, and he died in combat with the Wehrmacht.

  1. ^ Alexandrov 2005, p. 253.
  2. ^ Zerko 2011, p. 449.
  3. ^ Burdo 2008.