Ginzburg (Ginsburg) David Yakovlevich (1914 – 3 May 1984, Gulbene; precise date and place of birth unknown) - military serviceman, border guard, head of various large organisations, and party official.

Early Life and Military Career

From 1923 to 1928, David Ginzburg worked in Kyiv, Ukraine, as a general labourer and hammer operator at a factory. In 1928, he began active service in the Border Troops, subsequently extending his service beyond the compulsory term. His roles included assistant operative officer, senior operative officer, head of a quarantine checkpoint, and senior assistant to the section commander of a border detachment. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1931. He served on the border with Latvia, and from 1934 in the Far East region. Between 1945 and 1946, he was the chief of the control checkpoint of a border detachment in Ventspils.

Post-military Career

In 1946, he was discharged on grounds of disability and from 1946 to 1952 served as director of the Gulbene distillery. In 1947, he participated in a Soviet party activist group in Gulbene engaged in anti-banditry operations.

From 1952 to 1958, David Ginzburg chaired the Gulbene consumer society and also served as director of the district department store. Between 1959 and 1967, he was manager of Gulbene aerodrome, and from 1967 to 1976 served as civil defence and fire safety instructor at the district consumer co‑operative. From 1978, he worked at the Latconsumer Union’s motor transport enterprise (ATP) as an inspector and senior personnel inspector.

Honours

Awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Medal “For the Victory over Germany”, and various other medals. He was recognised as a personal pensioner of republican significance.