The Russian Corps (Russian: Русский корпус, German: Russisches Schutzkorps Serbien) was an armed force composed of anti-communist Russian emigres that existed during the Second World War in German-occupied Serbia. It fought in alliance with axis forces against the Yugoslav Partisans and later against the Red Army.
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