Captivity
In the night July 12, 1942, Vlasov and a small group of soldiers came around old-believers village Tyhovezhi, and were hiding in the barn. And in the night, where the encircled were seeking shelter broke in… no, not the germans. It is unknown up to this day who those people were. According to one of the versions, those were self-governing partisans. According to the other – armed local civilians, headed by church elder, who decided to buy the recognition and trust of germans by the price of general’s stars. The same night, general Andrei Vlasov with his soldiers were handed over to regular german units. They say it, that the general was severely beaten before that. Take a note – by his own countrymen…
One of the red army soldiers who accompanied Vlasov later testified to SMERSH investigators - "When we were handed over to germans – they wanted to shoot us right on the spot without further talks. The general went in front and said - “Don’t shoot! I’m general Vlasov. My people are unarmed!” This is the whole story of “volunteer surrendering”.
After the annihilation of the 2nd Shocking Army, the Intelligence Chief of the 38th Army headquarter, Captain von Schertner was given a special mission. It was to capture General Vlasov.
* Image Source: Motofumi(小林源文)'s 'Unternehmen Zitadelle' (ツィタデレ作戦)
The Collapse of the 2nd Shocking Army (2-ая Ударная Армия)
Forest of Death
Tracing Vlasov
Mission accomplished!
For capturing General Vlasov, Schertner and his men got huge sum of money and special leave to home.
1. Did Vlasov's captor Captain von Schertner survived the war?
2. Who were the informers who guided Captain von Schertner to Vlasov's hiding place?
3. In the above comic, the head of the Tyhovezhi village told Captain Schertner that he found a partisan who was accompanied by a woman. Who is this woman? Is she a female soldier or Vlasov's sacretary?
Any more details on Vlasov's capture will be appreciated.