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PECHERSKY, ALEXANDER (1919– ), Jewish lieutenant in the Soviet army who organized and successfully led the revolt in the Nazi death camp of Sobibor. The uprising was a heroic chapter in the history of anti-Nazi resistance and led to the survival of some 50 inmates of Sobibor.

Born in Kremenchung, he moved as a child to Rostovon-Don. Pechersky was trained as a musician before he was drafted into the Soviet army when German forces invaded Soviet Russia in the summer of 1941. In October 1941 he was captured by the Germans and imprisoned.

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Symbol That Represents Alexander Pechersky

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Pechersky was fighting back for his rights in law. The Holocaust caused major problems for everyone that is Jewish.

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Alexander Pechersky is a Holocaust Survior from 1941-1944 Born in Kremenchug

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on October 14, 1943. Pechersky's men attacked the German officers, killing ten of them.

With the weapons taken from the dead officers the prisoners killed or wounded 38 Ukrainian guards.

There was 1 impact its just one person and their army fighting back for whats right in the world.

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He was caught again and sent to Borishov. An examination revealed that he was circumcised – Jewish. Pechersky and a group of his comrades succeeded in escaping and reaching the Soviet partisans. Later he rejoined the Soviet army and was seriously wounded in August 1944. He was demobilized and returned to his hometown. He was a major witness at the 1963 trial of 11 Ukrainian guards who had served at Sobibor.