Organization · labor battalions
Labor battalions
גדודי-עבודה
Soviet labor battalions recruited hundreds of young men in March and April 1941.
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... בחדשים מרץ ואפריל 1941 גויסו מאות צעירים מסוגים אלו ל,גדודי-עבודה" (ברוסית :
,סטרויבוי-בטלאן"), ורובם נשלחו להקים שדות-תעופה בקרבת גבולות רוסיה הלבנה (פולין
לשעבר) אזור הכבוש הגרמני כגון בקוברין ובביאליסטוק. הייתי עם ההולכים לקוברין. ...Connected nodes
Event
Recruitment into Soviet labor battalions
Participated In · Employer
Event
Airfield construction near Kobryn and Bialystok
Participated In · Employer
Community
David-Horodok Jewish community
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Place
Kobryn
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Place
Bialystok
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Organization
Soviet Union
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Place
German-occupied area
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Associated events
Employment · 1941-03–1941-04
Recruitment into Soviet labor battalions
Hundreds of young men were recruited into labor battalions in March and April 1941.
Employment · 1941-03–1941-04
Airfield construction near Kobryn and Bialystok
Most recruited men were sent to build airfields near Kobryn and Bialystok.