Eli Leybel was born in Sudilkov, Ukraine (USSR), 1911 to Bentzion and Ruf. He was married to Fanya nee Zektzer. Prior to WWII he lived in Sudilkov, Ukraine (USSR). During the war he was in the Soviet armed forces. Eli was killed in military service in WWII. Place of death: Rzhev City,Kalinin,Russia (USSR), Russia (USSR), 25/08/1942.
Among the Jewish soldiers killed in WWII, especially in the Red Army, tens of thousands were singled out and murdered as Jews while in captivity as prisoners of war.