Golant, Veniamin Jakovlevich, Translator, Staff Of The 9th Guards Army

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Next point in time Golant is visible is July 1941 when he is in service of the army. His war record is found in his officer of the reserve ID.

Retired Officer's ID dated 14 Nov. 1948; Officer's Rank - Guards Jr.Lt.,
English, German, French translator; born 26 Sep. 1912 in St.Petersburg;
Jewish;
Started WW2 in July 1941.
--July 1941 - translator at HQ of 272nd Rifle Dvn, Karelian front;
--May 1942 - Sr.Dispatch Officer at 506th Indep.Signals Bn., Karelian front;
--July 1942 - journalist at 272nd Rifle Dvn. newspaper Editorial Board,
Karelian front;
--June 1943 - translator at HQ of 4th Rifle Corps, Karelian front;
--Feb. 1944 - journalist at 7th Army newspaper Editorial Board, Karelian
front;
--Feb. 1945 - translator at HQ of 9th Guards Army, 3rd Ukrainian front;
--June 1945 - translator at HQ of 9th Guards Army, 2nd Ukrainian front;
He was demobilized from armed forces on 17th May 1946 as translator at HQ of
9th Guards Army.

From his days in the army:
Photo dated 5 May 1943. Possibly the staff of the 272nd Div. News paper? Golant to the far left.
ID for the paper “Vo Slavu Rodinu” (For the glory of the Motherland?)
Officer’s ID issued 1948.