Krasnov was handed over to the Soviet Union by which Allied Forces?
American
British
French
Canadian
Answer
British forces handed over Krasnov to the Soviet Union. Krasnov was a Cossack general who had collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. The British had captured Krasnov in Austria and had been holding him as a prisoner of war. The Soviets had demanded that Krasnov be handed over to them so that he could be tried for war crimes.
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