Was Registered Following the Evacuation/ in the Interior of the Soviet Union
Elya Davidov was born, 1887 to Leyzer. He was a tailor. Prior to WWII he lived in Smolevichi, Belorussia (USSR). During the war he was in Katavskiy,Chelyabinsk,Russia (USSR), Russia (USSR). Elya was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union.
Following the Nazi onslaught on 22 June 1941, about one and a half million Jewish residents of the Soviet Union were evacuated or fled to the interior of the country. They had to leave everything behind and find refuge in difficult conditions of food scarcity, harsh weather and disease.