KAPLAN DOV-BERKA SAMUILOVITCH, 4.08.1924, Daugavpils. Remained under occupation Nazis, be to ghetto; collected armament against Nazis and in Aug. 1943 escaped to partisans in Byelorussia; fought to detachment Antonov and politruk Gusev into brigade team Shirokin; after graduated tank courses in range of jun. lieutenant; later fought at the 2nd Byeloruss. fr., defended Warshau and Berlin. After the 1947 escaped to Sov. Army and reached to Israel in May 1948; fought to independence of Israel; wounded; war inv. Israel.Lives in Israel. Brother ZVI killed at Spain civil war. Brothers FAIVEL and YANKEL killed at the WWII front.