Dushman, David Alexandrovich
- Date of birth:
- April 1st, 1923 (Danzig, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 4th, 2021 (Munich, Germany)
- Nationality:
- Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)
Biography
Dushman was the last living soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz. He also fought in the Battle of Kursk.
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - David Dushmann, a 91-year-old Russian Jew living in Munich, who in 1945 liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp with a tank of the Red Army. Later, he successfully worked as a fencer and over 30 years as a fencing nationalist of the Soviet Union. The picture shows him with his military and sports medals
- IOC President saddened by the death of legendary fencing coach David Dushman - Olympic News
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