Yakov was born in 1921 in Chernihiv, Ukraine, to Solomon and Mariya Bogdanov. He was the beloved brother of Boris and Vladimir.
Yakov 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.
Yakov was taken as a prisoner of war in September 1943, 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. The same thing happened to his older brother two years earlier.
Yakov 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.
Yakov was taken as a prisoner of war in September 1943, 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. The same thing happened to his older brother two years earlier.
Yakov was born in 1921 in Chernihiv, Ukraine, to Solomon and Mariya Bogdanov. He was the beloved brother of Boris and Vladimir.
Yakov 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.
Yakov was taken as a prisoner of war in September 1943, 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. The same thing happened to his older brother two years earlier.
Yakov 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.
Yakov was taken as a prisoner of war in September 1943, 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. The same thing happened to his older brother two years earlier.
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