David Dragunsky

David Dragunsky
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Born	2 February 1910 Svyatsk, Chernigov Governorate
Died	Moscow)
Allegiance	Soviet Union Russia
Awards	(2)

David Abramovich Dragunsky (Давид Абрамович Драгунский; 1910, Svyatsk, Chernigov Governorate - 1992 Moscow) was born to a Jewish family and became a Colonel General in the Soviet Army. Twice he was decorated as a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Biography

In 1938, he commanded a tank company during combat operations near Khasan Lake and was awarded an Order of the Red Banner. During World War II, he was in command of a tank battalion and, in 1943, he became the commander of the 55th Guards Tank Brigade of the 3rd Guards Tank Army. Between 1960 and 1965, he commanded the 7th Guards Army.

In 1983, he was designated chairman of Anti-Zionist committee of the Soviet public by the Ideological Department of the CPSU Central Committee and the KGB.

Publications

• A Soldier's Memoirs

References

• His biography (in Russian)
• William Korey, Russian Antisemitism, Pamyat and Demonology of Zionism, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995