Alexander Pechersky
Nazi extermination camp escape leader (1909–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander "Sasha" Aronovich Pechersky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Аро́нович Пече́рский; 22 February 1909 – 19 January 1990), also known as Oleksandr Aronovych Pecherskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Аронович Печерський), was a Jewish-Soviet officer. He is one of the organizers, and the leader, of the most successful uprising and mass-escape of Jews from a Nazi extermination camp during World War II, which occurred at the Sobibor extermination camp on 14 October 1943.
Aleksander Pechersky Александр Печерский | |
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Nickname(s) | Sasha |
Born | (1909-02-22)22 February 1909 Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 19 January 1990(1990-01-19) (aged 80) Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
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Spouse(s) | Olga Kotova |
Children | 1 |
Other work | Music theater administration |
In 1948, Pechersky was arrested by the Soviet authorities along with his brother during the countrywide Rootless cosmopolitan campaign against Jews suspected of pro-Western leanings but released later due in part to mounting international pressure.[2][failed verification] Pechersky was prevented by the Soviet government from leaving the country to testify in international trials related to Sobibor, including the Eichmann Trial in Israel; foreign investigators were only allowed to collect his testimony under KGB supervision.[3] The last time he was refused permission to exit the country and testify was in 1987, for a trial in Poland.[3]