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Russian Army

Russian Army

Army into which Izaak Rybal was drafted 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. ...
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