10-01-2013, 03:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2013, 04:01 PM by Bill Garvy.)
[SIZE="3"]Biography Card
[trans: obverse stamped “(?) from Group of Soviet Forces Personnel Directorate”]
1. Last Name, Name, and Patrionymic: Sorokosabel, Leonid Abramovich
2. Born: 2 December 1919
3. Nationality: Jewish
4. Knowledge of languages: Russian
5. Birthplace: Eastern Siberian Krai, Irkutsk, Blinovskaya St. #6
6. Social Position: Worker from working family
7. Party Membership: since 1942, no participation in other parties or Party reprimands
8. Education
General: graduated 7th grade in 1936
Military: Gomel Infantry Academy in 1942
Political: n/a
9. Service in the Old Army: n/a 9a. Legal conviction: n/a
10. Service in the White Army: n/a
11. POW: n/a 11a. Encircled: n/a
12. Promotion:
Lieutenant 19.5.42 Central Asian Military District
Senior Lieutenant 30.9.42 22 Army
13. Participation in campaigns: Liquidation of fascist foothold on the territory of Iran – August 1941
14. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 25.11.42
15. Awards:
16. Family status and address: batchelor. Father – Abram Arapovich, KazSSR, St. (?)mbul Turksabek Railroad, 2 Technical St. Bldg. 44
17. Position before service in the Armed Forces: metal worker, Dzhambul Depot, Turk. Sib. Railroad into active duty since 20 June 1942
18. Service in the Armed Forces:
Unit Duty Position Date Orders
230 Red Banner RR, 83RD Private 1939.12
Same Regimental Cadet 1940.02
Same Squad Leader 1940.08
Gomel Infantry Academy Dep. Plt Ldr 1941.10
Blocking Detachment, 185RD Platoon Leader 1942.06 Div. HQ
257RR, 185 RD Rifle Company Cdr 1942.5.9 185RD
Signed Blocking Detachment Cdr 185RD Senior Lieutenant Zubrinin and Detachment Military Commissar Politruk Isupov
19. Wounds or Contusions:
20. Reason for release: wounded 25.11.42, released by 185RD Order 76 dated 6.12.42
As was explained to me, a "Blocking Detachment" was, "a unit in the early days of the war that set up behind the main friendly unit to stop deserters and panic-stricken soldiers fleeing to the rear. Their purpose was to be more scary than the enemy and thus 'encourage' their fellows to remain and fight..."
Again, my thanks to Auke and desantnik for their invaluable assistance.
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[trans: obverse stamped “(?) from Group of Soviet Forces Personnel Directorate”]
1. Last Name, Name, and Patrionymic: Sorokosabel, Leonid Abramovich
2. Born: 2 December 1919
3. Nationality: Jewish
4. Knowledge of languages: Russian
5. Birthplace: Eastern Siberian Krai, Irkutsk, Blinovskaya St. #6
6. Social Position: Worker from working family
7. Party Membership: since 1942, no participation in other parties or Party reprimands
8. Education
General: graduated 7th grade in 1936
Military: Gomel Infantry Academy in 1942
Political: n/a
9. Service in the Old Army: n/a 9a. Legal conviction: n/a
10. Service in the White Army: n/a
11. POW: n/a 11a. Encircled: n/a
12. Promotion:
Lieutenant 19.5.42 Central Asian Military District
Senior Lieutenant 30.9.42 22 Army
13. Participation in campaigns: Liquidation of fascist foothold on the territory of Iran – August 1941
14. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 25.11.42
15. Awards:
16. Family status and address: batchelor. Father – Abram Arapovich, KazSSR, St. (?)mbul Turksabek Railroad, 2 Technical St. Bldg. 44
17. Position before service in the Armed Forces: metal worker, Dzhambul Depot, Turk. Sib. Railroad into active duty since 20 June 1942
18. Service in the Armed Forces:
Unit Duty Position Date Orders
230 Red Banner RR, 83RD Private 1939.12
Same Regimental Cadet 1940.02
Same Squad Leader 1940.08
Gomel Infantry Academy Dep. Plt Ldr 1941.10
Blocking Detachment, 185RD Platoon Leader 1942.06 Div. HQ
257RR, 185 RD Rifle Company Cdr 1942.5.9 185RD
Signed Blocking Detachment Cdr 185RD Senior Lieutenant Zubrinin and Detachment Military Commissar Politruk Isupov
19. Wounds or Contusions:
20. Reason for release: wounded 25.11.42, released by 185RD Order 76 dated 6.12.42
As was explained to me, a "Blocking Detachment" was, "a unit in the early days of the war that set up behind the main friendly unit to stop deserters and panic-stricken soldiers fleeing to the rear. Their purpose was to be more scary than the enemy and thus 'encourage' their fellows to remain and fight..."
Again, my thanks to Auke and desantnik for their invaluable assistance.
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