Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski | |
|---|---|
 Kaminski in May 1944 | |
| Ober-Burgomeister of Lokot Autonomy | |
| In office 8 January 1942 – 26 August 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Voskoboinik |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1899 Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 August 1944 (aged 45) Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, German-occupied Poland |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st Class |
| Nickname | Warlord of the Bryansk Forest |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian SFSR Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Red Army Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1918–1921 1941–1943 |
| Rank | Waffen-Brigadeführer der SS |
| Commands | Waffen-Sturm-Brigade der SS RONA |
| Battles/wars | |
Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski (Russian: Бронисла́в Владисла́вович Ками́нский, 16 June 1899 – 28 August 1944) was a Soviet Nazi collaborator[1][2] and the commander of the Kaminski Brigade, an anti-partisan and rear-security formation made up of people from the so-called Lokot Autonomy territory (1941–1943) in part of the German-occupied area of the Soviet Union. The Kaminski Brigade later became part of the Waffen-SS as the SS Sturmbrigade RONA (Russian People Liberation Army – Russkaya Osvoboditelnaya Narodnaya Armiya, RONA). (Older publications mistakenly give Kaminski's first name as Mieczyslaw.[3][4]) Under Kaminski's command, the unit committed numerous war crimes and atrocities in the German-occupied Soviet Union and in Poland. The unit is regarded as one of the most brutal units, with Kaminski himself feared by his subordinates.[5][6] Kaminski's behavior made the Germans lose confidence in him: in August 1944, he was court-martialed and executed. His brigade was later disbanded and its remaining personnel absorbed into General Andrey Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army.
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