David Dragunsky
| David Dragunsky | |
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| Born |
2 February 1910 Svyatsk, Chernigov Governorate |
| Died |
12 October 1992 (aged 82) Moscow) |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union  Russia |
| Awards |
  (2) |
David Abramovich Dragunsky (Давид Абрамович Драгунский; 1910, Svyatsk, Chernigov Governorate - 1992 Moscow) was born to a Jewish family and became a Colonel General in the Soviet Army. Twice he was decorated as a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Biography
In 1938, he commanded a tank company during combat operations near Khasan Lake and was awarded an Order of the Red Banner. During World War II, he was in command of a tank battalion and, in 1943, he became the commander of the 55th Guards Tank Brigade of the 3rd Guards Tank Army.
In 1983, he was designated chairman of Anti-Zionist committee of the Soviet public by the Ideological Department of the CPSU Central Committee and the KGB.
Publications
- A Soldier's Memoirs
References
- His biography (in Russian)
- William Korey, Russian Antisemitism, Pamyat and Demonology of Zionism, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995
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