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Noyekh Dragobetzkiy

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Noyekh Dragobetzkiy Veteran

Birth
Mohyliv-Podil's'kyi, Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion, Vinnytska, Ukraine
Death
1944 (aged 23–24)
Burial
Lost at War. Specifically: Murdered as a prisoner of war - missing in action Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Noyekh was born in 1920 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukraine, to Yitzkhak and Ita Lea Dragobetzkiy. He worked as a typesetter.

Noyekh was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.

Noyekh was taken as a prisoner of war in 1944, and he was never seen again. He was classified as missing in action, and it is likely that he was executed, or died as a result of torture or mistreatment at a POW camp. His body was never recovered.
Noyekh was born in 1920 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukraine, to Yitzkhak and Ita Lea Dragobetzkiy. He worked as a typesetter.

Noyekh was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.

Noyekh was taken as a prisoner of war in 1944, and he was never seen again. He was classified as missing in action, and it is likely that he was executed, or died as a result of torture or mistreatment at a POW camp. His body was never recovered.

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