ロシア解放軍 РОА ROA
The [b]Russian Liberation Army[/b] (German: [i]Russische Befreiungsarmee[/i]; Russian: Русская освободительная армия, abbreviated as РОА) was a pro-Axis [[military]] formation, primarily composed of [[Russia]]ns, that fought under German command during [[World War II]]. Active from 1942 until 1945, the [[soldier|army]] was led by a defected Soviet Army general, Andrey Vlasov.

The personnel were distinguishable by the [[shoulder patch]]es bearing the blue saltire on white background design of the [[St. Andrew's Flag]] (Russian Naval Jack), [[ushanka]]s, [[cockade]]s on [[military hat]]s that bear the white-blue-red [[russian flag|Russian tricolor]] or sometimes such stripes that were painted on their [[Stahlhelm]]e.

h4. See also
* [[cossack]]
* [[List of Armed Forces]]
* [[List of Uniforms]]

h4. External links
* Wikipedia: "Russian Liberation Army":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Liberation_Army
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