Aaron Davidovich Katz (russian: Аарон Давидович Кац; 1901 – 1971) was a
major general in the
Red Army and a member of the
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC).
Born in the town (''
shtetl'') of
Ryasny in
Mogilev Governorate (present-day
Belarus), he joined the army in 1919 and later graduated from a military academy.
From 1942, during the
Second World War, he led the Red Army agency responsible for
the draft and for the formation of
army divisions. Because of the enormous losses suffered by the army, this position was of great importance. However, his service did not prevent his discharge from the army in 1947 and subsequent arrest in 1948 as a member of the JAC. He survived beatings and was released from jail upon
Joseph Stalin's death in 1953. He died in
Moscow in 1971.
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1901 births
1971 deaths
People from Drybin District
People from Chaussky Uyezd
Belarusian Jews
Soviet Jews in the military
Soviet major generals
Jewish anti-fascists