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Biography
Yakov Mikhailovich Levin fought as a partisan commander in the forests of Belarus from 1942 to 1944. He led a unit of 40 fighters who conducted sabotage operations against German supply lines and helped evacuate Jewish families from the Minsk ghetto. After the war he emigrated to London in 1972, where he worked as an engineer and rarely spoke of his wartime experiences until his grandchildren persuaded him to record his story.
Biography (Russian)
Яков Михайлович Левин сражался как партизанский командир в лесах Белоруссии с 1942 по 1944 год. Он руководил отрядом из 40 бойцов, проводивших диверсионные операции против немецких линий снабжения и помогавших эвакуировать еврейские семьи из Минского гетто. После войны эмигрировал в Лондон в 1972 году, где работал инженером и редко говорил о своём военном опыте, пока внуки не убедили его записать свою историю.
Awards & Decorations
- ★Medal for Bravery
- ★Partisan of the Patriotic War 1st Class
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