Russian soldiers KIA Holland

Is there any way to find out on which site this soldiers fought?

 

Russians?????? This took place at Venraij. An area I am very familiar with; there were NO Russians there.... NONE.
But could it been Polish Troops that fought for the Germans??????? We know that they fought alongside the enemy.]
Sapper NOT ON OUR SIDE.. Though we did have leaflets printed in Polish; saying the bearer of this pass is guaranteed safe passage. Or words to that effect.
Cheers
Sapper

 

Venray,Ysselstein German War Cemetery and from there to Russian War Cemetery Amersfoort

 

A Russian Observer team attached to the Western Allies?

Donnie

 

There were Russian POW's who were put into German units in the Netherlands. Take the 800 Georgians on the Island of Texel who rose up against their masters in 1945.

It is entirely possible that there were a few Russians here and there in other German units who were killed, buried in the German Cemetery and then reburied in the Russian one in 1948.

I don't think we will ever find out for certain.

 

The Allies captured men from the Soviet Union in German uniforms at Normandy so there is no reason not to suspect they were fighting in Holland too.

Cheers
Andy

 

I was hoping our russian pal Dead b tch, could help out

 

There were Russians manning anti aircraft guns around Hamburg. Not all Russians loved Stalin!!! Infact very few did.

There is also the story of Cossack troops that made every possible effort to surrender to the American/British forces at the end of the war as opposed to surrendering to the Russian troops. They assumed they would be safe. I think they ended up being handed back to the Russians!

Remember " My enemies enemy is my friend"

 

Maybe not quite fighting for the germans but PoW's used to build German fortifications, trenches, etc? Maybe killed then in an artillery barrage...

But then it would be unlikely that their names are known? At Amersfoort Russian Cemetery, very few grave markers have names.

 

Sapper,So if a Pole who was fighting for the Germans was captured and had one of these passes which garaunteed a safe passage, did that mean he wouldn't become a POW but would be given the chance to fight for the allies instead?I've heard it mentioned on here before that the Polish army carried spare uniforms so captured Poles could change uniforms and switch sides. can't remember who posted it now though.

 

Funny you should mention that Marcus,

A chap I do voluntary work with is from Ghana and his grandfather is Polish-He fought for the Germans until he was captured and then the British.

I've got some photo's and info coming to see if anyone can help him find out more about his grandfather.

Cheers
Andy

 

Philip, could you please provide more close foto of the list and explain its columns? I could look those men in Russian Ministry of Defence online-database of KIA/MIA of GPW.

 

I could look those men in Russian Ministry of Defence online-database of KIA/MIA of GPW.

Here is the headstone of a Russian, U. Pronenko, who was with the Russian forces but is buried in the British military cemetery at Jonkerbos, Nijmegen. How did he get there?
Michael

 

Here is the headstone of a Russian, U. Pronenko, who was with the Russian forces but is buried in the British military cemetery at Jonkerbos, Nijmegen. How did he get there?

 

The safety pass for Poles in the German army, was no more than a guarantee they would not be shot if they waved their "Pass" I know of no instance of any of them fighting alongside the Allies.

While,(To my knowledge) there were no Russians in Normandy. On the great chase across France we passed huge lorry loads of Mongol looking men, that were packed in so tight, that the used boards up the side to get more in... Rather like hay making transport.

They were all going back the way we had come. Who they were? I do not know except that there were a hell of a lot of them
Sapper

 

I was reading ATB Operation Market Garden Vol.2 last night and the Polish Independent Parachute Brigade captured fellow Pole's who were part of German units they were fighting around Driel. They were allowed and sounded like willing to work with their contrymen but were kept under supervision, don't think it said what the Para's used them for though.

 

As far as I know from books Russian POWs took part in building coastal defence and also there was a number of Russians joined german forces.

 

Dead, is it possible to find out, if they were killed in action in service of the Germans or the Allieds?