David Dushman

David Dushman
Born(1923-04-01)1 April 1923
Died4 June 2021(2021-06-04) (aged 98)
Occupation(s)Red Army soldier, Olympic fencing coach

David Aleksandrovich Dushman (Russian: Давид Александрович Душман; 1 April 1923 – 4 June 2021) was a Jewish-Soviet Red Army soldier and a fencing trainer of the Soviet Olympic team.[1] Dushman assisted in the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in occupied Poland, and also fought in the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk during World War II.

  1. ^ "David Dushman, Auschwitz liberator who drove a tank through its fence | Jewish News". www.jewishnewsva.org. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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