Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir "Popski" Peniakoff (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Пеняков ''Vladimir Dmitriyevich Penyakov'', 30 March 1897 – 15 May 1951) was the founder and commanding officer of No. 1 Demolition Squadron, PPA, colloquially known as "Popski's Private Army", during World War II.
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