Nikolai Vasenin Explained

Nikolai Vasenin (5 December 1919 – 7 December 2014) was a Soviet World War II veteran who fought in the French Resistance during the early 1940s.[1] In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union and captured Vasenin and so they sent him to become a prisoner owned by the French.[2] The French gave him an opportunity to fight among them and so he took the offer. By 1945, Vasenin achieved the rank of Commander in his French Resistance unit and returned to his home country only to be jailed under the orders of Russia's leader Joseph Stalin for the next 15 years.[3]

Death

Vasenin died in Berezovsky on 7 December 2014, after being hospitalized since 1 December. He had turned 95 on 5 December.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikolai Vasenin, Russian who fought with French resistance, dies at 95. Fox News. 10 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Red Army hero who fought for French Resistance dies. Global Post. 10 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Nikolai Vasenin: Soviet soldier who worked with the French Resistance then served 15 years in a labour camp for treason. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/nikolai-vasenin-soviet-soldier-who-worked-with-the-french-resistance-then-served-15-years-in-a-labour-camp-for-treason-9911364.html . 2022-06-21 . subscription . live. The Independent. 8 December 2014 . 10 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Legendary WWII veteran, member of French Resistance Nikolay Vasenin dies at 95. Russian News Agency. 10 December 2014.

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