Russian Republic (Axis Triumph)

The Russian Republic (Russian: Россiйская республика) was a puppet regime established by Nazi Germany following their victory at the Battle of Moscow in World War II. After their victory, several units of the Russian Liberation Army, commanded by General Andrei Vlasov, were transported to Moscow. There, after negotiating and planning with German officers and surrendered Soviet officials, the Russian Republic was declared (29 July 1941). It was a puppet regime of Germany, though Vlasov, the Prime Minister, did have considerable power. Hitler declared that all Russian territory captured from the crumbling Soviet Union would become part of the Republic, though much of it remained under German military occupation.