Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
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Lev Shneider. JHSSA #2757
Lev Shneider
Last Name
Shneider
First Name
Lev
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWII
Date of Birth
1924
Date of Death
12/03/2014
Place of Birth
Slutsk, Belarus
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Aron Shlomovich and Faina (Hazkeler)
War
WWII
Military Service - Battles
Stalingrad
Date of Enlistment
1942
Place of Enlistment
Saratov, Russia
Date of Discharge
1946
Country of Service
Soviet Union
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Lieutenant
Regiment / Battalion
176th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Army
Role
"officer of communications"
Training Locations
Siberia (re-training, post injury)
Military Service - Countries
Russia
Casualty
Yes, see "Other information"
Place of Burial
Chevra Kadisha Cemetery, Calgary Alberta
Information Source
Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files
Other information
wounded in 1943; re-trained and returned to service