Igor Sakharov
Russian White émigré and Axis collaborator (1912–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Konstantinovich and the family name is Sakharov.
Igor Konstantinovich Sakharov (Russian: Игорь Константинович Сахаров; 7 August 1912 – 1977) was a Russian émigré and collaborator with Nazi Germany during World War II. A foreign volunteer for the Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War, he later became one of the leaders of the collaborationist Russian National People's Army (RNNA) unit. Following the dissolution of the RNNA, he joined the Russian Liberation Army, partaking in the Prague uprising. After the war, he fled to Australia, where he died in a car crash.
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Native name | Игорь Константинович Сахаров |
Born | (1912-08-07)7 August 1912 Saratov, Russian Empire (now Russian Federation) |
Died | 1977 (aged 64–65) Australia |
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Years of service | c. 1930 – 1945 |
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Commands held | Russian National People's Army |
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