Event · Military Service
Izaak Rybal drafted into the Russian Army
Izaak Rybal was drafted into the Russian Army after the German invasion in 1941.
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... In 1941, when the Germans invaded Russian-
administered Bialystok, Mr. Rybal was swiftly drafted
into the Russian Army because of his skills as a printer.
He was taken away from his family, his friends and his
beloved hometown, never to be reunited with them. In
fierce battle he was severely wounded and discharged
from the army. Good medical care restored him to
sound health, however, and he spent the remainder of
the war years first traveling, then settling in Tashkent to
rejoin /andsleit there and, finally, along with other Pol-
ish citizens, was exiled to Siberia. ...Connected nodes