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Sergei Bunyachenko
Soviet defector (1902-1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sergei Kuzmich Bunyachenko (Russian: Серге́й Кузьми́ч Буняче́нко, Ukrainian: Сергій Кузьмич Буняченко; 5 October 1902 – 1 August 1946) was a Soviet Red Army defector to the German side during World War II and a major general in the collaborationist Russian Liberation Army (ROA). He was convicted of treason and hanged in 1946.
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Native name | Серге́й Кузьмич Буняченко |
Birth name | Sergei Kuzmich Bunyachenko |
Born | (1902-10-05)5 October 1902 Korovyakovka, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 1 August 1946(1946-08-01) (aged 43) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
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Years of service | 1918–1945 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | 389th Rifle Division 59th Independent Rifle Brigade 600th Infantry Division |
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