Fyodor Truhin: Soviet General Who Became Nazi Collaborator Executed for Treason

Fyodor Truhin, a Soviet general who became a Nazi collaborator, was executed for treason after helping organize anti-Soviet forces during World War II. Fyodor Truhin was a Soviet general who became one of the most notorious Russian collaborators with Nazi Germany during World War II. A decorated Red Army officer and graduate of the Frunze Military Academy, Truhin’s life changed forever in June 1941 when he was captured by the Germans during Operation Barbarossa. While many Soviet prisoners of war perished under brutal conditions, Truhin chose collaboration. He joined the anti-communist Russian People's Labor Party and later played a leading role in Nazi propaganda and military training initiatives. He trained spies, organized sabotage units, and became the head of the Dabendorf school, where he prepared thousands of officers for the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) led by Andrey Vlasov. By 1945, Truhin commanded KONR (Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia) forces and opened an espionage school near Bratislava. After attempting to flee west, he was captured by pro-Soviet Czech partisans and handed over to the Soviets. In 1946, he was hanged in Moscow after being convicted of high treason. His execution was especially cruel—by slow strangulation—and his remains were dumped in an unmarked grave at Donskoy Cemetery. Truhin’s betrayal symbolized a broader phenomenon of Soviet collaboration with Nazi Germany. His involvement in the RTNP, Zittenhorst propaganda school, Abwehr intelligence efforts, and KONR military operations made him a key figure in the Nazi effort to weaponize captured Soviet officers against Stalin's regime. Despite his aristocratic roots, Truhin embraced total warfare and political treachery. His legacy remains deeply controversial and largely condemned both in Russia and abroad. This video explores the life, betrayal, and execution of Fyodor Truhin—from the trenches of World War I and the Russian Civil War to the propaganda halls of Nazi Germany and the gallows in Stalin’s Moscow.This episode is part of the series High Ranking Fascist Collaborators [Military].Watch the full documentary and explore hundreds of historical films at:WorldHistory.tv