26 Jul 1947
Russia
Russia
- The Soviet MGB moved Finnish prisoners from labor camps to the Vladimir Prison in Vladimir, Russia to keep their whereabouts secret. ww2dbase [Vladimir | CPC]
10 Nov 1951
Russia
Russia
- Russian Prince Pyotr Dolgorukov, arrested by Soviet SMERSH in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1945, died in the prison hospital at Vladimir Prison, Vladimir, Russia. ww2dbase [Vladimir | CPC]
30 Mar 1952
Russia
Russia
- Convicted German war criminal Georg Jantschi was placed in solitary confinement at the Vladimir Prison in Vladimir, Russia. ww2dbase [Vladimir | CPC]
16 May 1952
Russia
Russia
- Convicted German war criminal Karl Kosch was transferred to the Vladimir Prison in Vladimir, Russia. ww2dbase [Vladimir | CPC]
13 Nov 1954
Russia
Russia
- Paul von Kleist passed away in Vladimir Prison in Vladimir, Russia. ww2dbase [Paul von Kleist | Vladimir | CPC]
17 Nov 1955
Russia
Russia
- Helmuth Weidling died in Vladimir Prison in Vladimir, Russia while in Soviet captivity. ww2dbase [Helmuth Weidling | Vladimir | CPC]
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