Letter of testimony of Mark Komissarov, born in 1921, regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier in Lithuania, in the Rezekne, Siauliai, and Demblin POW camps, and more

Letter of testimony of Mark Komissarov, born in 1921, regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier in Lithuania, in the Rezekne, Siauliai, and Demblin POW camps, and more Drafted to the Red Army, October 1939; life in the Red Army; German occupation of Lithuania; bombing of Kaunas; retreat from Lithuania with the Red Army, late June 1941; taken captive in the Loknya Region, late July 1941; life in the Rezekne POW camp; hiding his Jewish identity; transfer to the Siauliai POW camp; transfer for forced labor in Lithuania using a false identity; transfer with Tartar POWs to the Demblin POW camp using a false identity, summer 1943; transfer to the Chenstokhov camp; transfer to Miskhor with Tartars from the Krym Region; escape to Yalta, 16 April 1944; return to service in the Red Army, May 1944; discharge from the Red Army, December 1945. Also in the file: Poems/songs of Mark Komissarov from various years.