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Bentzion Potekhin

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Killed in Military Service
Bentzion Potekhin was born in Genichesk, Ukraine (USSR), 1909 to Yevsei and Maryasha. He was a shoemaker and married. Prior to WWII he lived in Zaporozhye, Ukraine (USSR). During the war he was in the Soviet armed forces.
Bentzion was killed in military service in WWII. Place of death: Stalingrad, Russia (USSR), 1942.


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Last Name First Name Year of Birth Place of Residence Source
Potekhin Bentzion 1909 Zaporozhye, Ukraine (USSR) Page of Testimony
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Last Name
Potekhin
First Name
Bentzion
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1909
Father's First Name
Yevsei
Mother's First Name
Maryasha
Marital Status
Married
Profession
Shoemaker
Place During the War/Shoah
the Soviet armed forces,<>,<>,<>
Date of Death
1942
Cause of Death
Soldier died of battle wounds
Status According to Source
killed in military service
Submitter Name
Tatyana Chudnovskaya
Relationship to Victim
Niece
Source Collection
Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection
Type of Material
Page of Testimony
Item ID
4003558
* Automatic translation from Hebrew
Genichesk
Genichesk
Zaporozhye
Ukraine (USSR)
46.171;34.812
Zaporozhye
Zaporozhye City
Zaporozhye
Ukraine (USSR)
47.842;35.156
the Soviet armed forces
Stalingrad
Stalingrad City
Stalingrad
Russia (USSR)
48.718;44.504
Official names of places and districts reflect the administrative organization and state borders of the different countries before 1.01.1938.