Nazi Monument still stands in Nanuet, NY

The monument is to honor Andrey Vlasov who defected and fought for the Nazi Third Reich

The Andrey Vlasov monument at the Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Convent in Nanuet, NY — named after Soviet lieutenant general Andrey Vlasov

Andrey Vlasov monument, Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Convent, Nanuet, NY

Andrey Vlasov founded and led the Russian Liberation Army¹. The army that fought under German² command during WWII. An army under the command and in collaboration with the Nazis. Andrey Vlasov defected to become part of the Nazi Third Reich.³

On the left is Andrey Vlasov shaking hands with Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler on the right. Cover of Norwegian Signal. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Twice annually, on the anniversary of Vlasov’s execution and on the Sunday following Orthodox Easter, a memorial service is held for Vlasov and the combatants of the Russian Liberation Army.⁴⁵

1. https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CR%5CU%5CRussianLiberationArmy.htm#:~:text=It%20was%20organized%20in%201943,was%20transferred%20to%20the%20SS.

2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003436/http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=5830

3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003436/http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=5830

4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://ww2gravestone.com/people/vlasov-andrey-andreievich/

5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620030438/https://brewminate.com/andrey-vlasov-a-modern-alcibiades-conveniently-switching-sides-in-world-war-ii/