German Propaganda Leaflet to Soviet soldiers on the Courland Front
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Title
German Propaganda Leaflet to Soviet soldiers on the Courland Front
Subject
This leaflet contains an appeal from Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army (POA) that was collaborating with the Wehrmacht to Soviet troops fighting in the Courland area.
Description
To all personnel of units and formations of the Red Army of the Courland Front
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have the honor to inform you that I, Captain of the Russian Liberation Army, former captain of the Red Army — Vasilyev Mikhail Fyodorovich, have been appointed by the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR) as its Authorized Representative on the Courland Front.
The tasks of my activity include:
Popularization of the great ideas of the Liberation Movement of the Peoples of Russia among the broad masses of personnel of units and formations of the Red Army of the Courland Front.
Carrying out measures for the incorporation of units and formations of the Red Army of the Courland Front into the Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, whose Commander-in-Chief is Lieutenant General A. A. Vlasov.
Providing assistance to Red Army prisoners of war and refugees.
I am confident that in the measures I am carrying out I will meet full support from your side.
Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
on the Courland Front
Captain VASILYEV
(Other Side)
To pilots, tank crews, artillerymen, and mortar crews
of units of the Red Army of the Baltic Front
ANNOUNCEMENT
From reports coming across the front from my friends—former fellow servicemen of the Red Army—it has become known to me, the Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR) on the Courland Front, Captain Vasilyev M. F., that many of you would like to join Lieutenant General VLASOV, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the KONR, and place aircraft, tanks, and other equipment at his disposal.
I CLARIFY:
That Red Army servicemen, for the accomplishment of such a holy feat, which contributes to the overthrow of Stalin’s despotism and thereby to the deliverance of the peoples of Russia from the bloody nightmare of war, will be given the full opportunity to fight honorably under the banner of the glorious commander A. A. VLASOV for a New Russia without tyrants, Bolshevism, or exploiters, and will also be rewarded with special distinctions.
Act boldly! The Motherland will repay you a hundredfold!
Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
on the Courland Front
Captain VASILYEV
[Boxed notice]
The bearer of this notice, having voluntarily crossed over to our side, is to be immediately sent to the Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia on the Courland Front, Captain VASILYEV.
(German text below repeats the same instruction.)
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have the honor to inform you that I, Captain of the Russian Liberation Army, former captain of the Red Army — Vasilyev Mikhail Fyodorovich, have been appointed by the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR) as its Authorized Representative on the Courland Front.
The tasks of my activity include:
Popularization of the great ideas of the Liberation Movement of the Peoples of Russia among the broad masses of personnel of units and formations of the Red Army of the Courland Front.
Carrying out measures for the incorporation of units and formations of the Red Army of the Courland Front into the Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, whose Commander-in-Chief is Lieutenant General A. A. Vlasov.
Providing assistance to Red Army prisoners of war and refugees.
I am confident that in the measures I am carrying out I will meet full support from your side.
Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
on the Courland Front
Captain VASILYEV
(Other Side)
To pilots, tank crews, artillerymen, and mortar crews
of units of the Red Army of the Baltic Front
ANNOUNCEMENT
From reports coming across the front from my friends—former fellow servicemen of the Red Army—it has become known to me, the Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR) on the Courland Front, Captain Vasilyev M. F., that many of you would like to join Lieutenant General VLASOV, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the KONR, and place aircraft, tanks, and other equipment at his disposal.
I CLARIFY:
That Red Army servicemen, for the accomplishment of such a holy feat, which contributes to the overthrow of Stalin’s despotism and thereby to the deliverance of the peoples of Russia from the bloody nightmare of war, will be given the full opportunity to fight honorably under the banner of the glorious commander A. A. VLASOV for a New Russia without tyrants, Bolshevism, or exploiters, and will also be rewarded with special distinctions.
Act boldly! The Motherland will repay you a hundredfold!
Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
on the Courland Front
Captain VASILYEV
[Boxed notice]
The bearer of this notice, having voluntarily crossed over to our side, is to be immediately sent to the Authorized Representative of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia on the Courland Front, Captain VASILYEV.
(German text below repeats the same instruction.)
Source
Acquired from Ostland Militaria in Vilnius, Lithuania. Translation provided by Chat GPT
Date
Most likely Late 1944 - Early 1945
Collection
Citation
“German Propaganda Leaflet to Soviet soldiers on the Courland Front,” CIC Museum, accessed February 6, 2026, https://cicmuseum.org/items/show/72.