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Two copies of a typescript memoir (51 p.) by G. Bukhantsov. The memoir concerns his experiences as a soldier in the Soviet army during World War II and as a prisoner in German camps in Poland and Germany.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); G. Bukhantsov Memoirs; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1953.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Memoirs Accessioned 1953.
Memoirs Processed 01/--/79.
Formerly part of Bakhmeteff (BAR) General Ms Collection with Coll No. BAR Gen Ms Coll/Bukhantsov.
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G. Bukhantsov, participant in World War II in the ranks of the Soviet army. In 1941 he was taken prisoner and remained in Nazi camps until the end of the war. He did not join the Germans and did not join the Vlasov army.