Photos of Bielorussians

[Arto O]

Hi,
here some photos of Bielorussians. Any information welcome.
Thanks
Arto

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Source: The Apricity

[Panzermahn]

The man in the photo V_tushka.jpg is probably Michael VItushka, a Belorusian anti-Bolshevik fighter (who led the Belarusian section of the SS Jagdverbande Ost anti-Soviet guerrilla unit "Black Cats").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michas%27_Vitushka

After WW2, he was involved in the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN) which had its headquarters at Munich, Germany until the end of Soviet Union where it was dissolved.

[Arto O]

Thanks Panzermahn,
for very interesting information. The man in the last photo (4th) doesn´t seems to be him anymore. But somebody in leading position.
with best regards
Arto

[Orlov]

Hello,
Unit "Black Cats" is a legend - like a postwar anti-Soviet organisation under the same name. More information about it in book of Jerzy Grzybowski. Strongly recommend 900-page monography (!!!) Jerzy Grzybowski (unfortunately only in Polish): Pogoń między Orłem Białym, Swastyką i Czerwoną Gwiazdą. Białoruski ruch niepodległościowy w latach 1939–1956 (POGON between the White Eagle, Swastika and the Red Star. Belarusian independence movement in the years 1939-1956): http://ksiegarnia.iknt.pl/jerzy-grzybow ... -1939.html
And I proposed read interesting prof. Grzybowski text in English (An Outline History of the 13th (Belarusian) Battalion of the SD Auxiliary Police (Schutzmannschafts Bataillon der SD 13, The Journal of Slavic Military StudiesVolume 23, Issue 3, September 2010, pages 461-476)
bestreg
Orlov

[Panzermahn]

Hello Orlov,

My source for the Black Cats anti-Soviet guerrilla units was Perry Biddiscombe's excellent The SS Hunter Battalions chapter 2. Biddiscombe used the US Counter Intelligence Corps interrogations records of the captured SS Jagdverbande personnel as well as the remaining archives & documents related to KG200 (Luftwaffe Special Operations unit) as the primary sources for his book.

Panzermahn

[Orlov]

Perry Biddiscombe's excellent The SS Hunter Battalions

If Biddiscombe The SS Hunter Battalions as good as his earlier book about it Wehrwolf sorry I will not comment on the skills of the author. It is typical that Western authors reproduce the errors and show a lack of reality and the knowledge of Eastern Europe (it is still terra incognita for them a few exceptions like David Glantz). Returning to the issue of Black Cat - prof. Grzybowski described the Black Cat organization based on the Belarusian, Soviet (NKVD published docs) and Polish (secret police UB docs) archival sources, books (including memories) and articles in periodicals such as Belarusian "Arche" and Belarusian émigré newspaper from the 50s XX century. Forgive me I believe more 900-page book Grzybowski than revelations Biddiscombe. So pity you do not know the Polish language (in the case of Chapter - Legend of the Black Cat - pp. 515-540)

Orlov