Pyotr Krasnov
Pyotr Krasnov | |
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Krasnov before 1919 | |
| Born | 22 September 1869 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 January 1947 (aged 77) Lefortovo Prison, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Don Republic Nazi Germany KONR |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Don Army (White movement) German Army KONR |
| Years of service | 1888–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | see awards |
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Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Краснов; 22 September [O.S. 10 September] 1869 – 17 January 1947), also known as Peter Krasnov, was a Russian military leader, writer and later Nazi collaborator.
Krasnov served as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and later led anti-Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War, where he served as the ataman of the Don Republic until the Red Army conquered the region following their victory at Tsaritsyn.
After the civil war, he lived in exile. During World War II, Krasnov collaborated with the Germans who mobilized Cossack forces to fight against the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Following the end of the war, Krasnov was repatriated and executed by the Soviet authorities.