Vladimir Gil
Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil | |
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| Other name(s) | I.G. Rodionov, Radjanoff |
| Born | 11 June 1906 Vileyka, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 May 1944 (aged 37) Nakol, Byelorussian SSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (1926–1941; 1943–1944) Germany (1941–1943) |
| Branch | Red Army, Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1926–1944 |
| Rank | Polkovnik (colonel) |
Vladimir Vladimirovich Gil (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Гиль; born 11 June 1906, Vileyka – died 14 May 1944, Nakol), also known by the pseudonyms I.G. Rodionov or Radionov (German: Radjanoff), was a colonel of the Red Army and the founder and leader of the German-backed Union of Russian Nationalists and the 1st Russian Waffen-SS "Druzhina". Gil and his unit later went over to the Soviet partisans, and he died in combat with the Wehrmacht.