Testimony of David Ekhaizjer, born in Siedlce, Poland in 1924, regarding his experiences in Poland, in the Soviet Union, and in service in the Polish Army in the Soviet Army during 1939-1945

Testimony of David Ekhaizjer, born in Siedlce, Poland in 1924, regarding his experiences in Poland, in the Soviet Union, and in service in the Polish Army in the Soviet Army during 1939-1945 His family's life in Warsaw; outbreak of the war; shelling of Warsaw; his family escapes to Kowel; move to Lwow; exile of the family to forced labor in Mariyskaya ASSR in June 1940; death of his father due to illness; outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union; release of the family members from forced labor; settlement of the family members in Yoshkar Ola; he studies mechanics; draft into the Polish Army in the Soviet Union; military service in the Kościuszko Division: activities in Europe, and combat against the Armia Krajowa (AK) in Poland after the war; release from the army; return of his mother and sister from the Soviet Union; he joins Hashomer Hatzair; move of the family members to DP camps in Germany; aliya to Eretz Israel in October 1947; aliya to Eretz Israel of his mother and sister; his life's work and his family; Comments by the submitter of the material (Nira Shai): The parents of the submitter of the material were David Ekhaizjer and Nina (Bonyovka) Ekhaizjer, who was born in Warsaw. Nina resided in the Warsaw Ghetto during the war. David was sent to forced labor in the Soviet Union, and afterwards was in service in the Polish Army that was established in the Soviet Union.