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Leibenzon Ber Davidovich (1919)

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SurnameLeibenzon
NameBer
PatronymDavidovich
Birth year1919
Birth month2
Birth day23
birth_placeOdessa
SexM

Leibenzon (Leibensohn) Ber Davidovich (1919, Odessa – unknown).

From 1936 to 1941, Ber Leibenzon studied at the Odessa Electrotechnical Institute of Communications Engineers, receiving a diploma as an electrical engineer specialising in wired communications. From 1941 to 1975, he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

In 1941, he studied at the Budyonny Military Electrotechnical Academy of Communications in Leningrad. From October 1941, he was a platoon commander in the 57th Independent Signal Regiment of the Karelian Front. From 1942 to 1944, he served as a cross-connection engineer in the same regiment. From 1944 to 1945, he was deputy battalion commander of the 115th Signal Regiment of the 26th Army, Karelian Front.

In 1945, he moved to Kyiv, where he worked as an instructor at the Kyiv Red Banner Military School of Communications. From 1945 to 1952, he worked at the Central Scientific Research and Testing Institute of Military Communications, holding the positions of senior engineer, senior research associate, and laboratory head.

In 1952, he moved to Riga, where until 1975 he served in the Inspection and Acceptance Directorate of the Chief of Communications of the Armed Forces, working as Customer Representative, Senior Customer Representative, and District Engineer of the Baltic Group of Customer Representative Offices. In May 1975, he was discharged into the reserve.

In 1986, Ber Leibenzon worked as a senior quality-control master at the Riga Jewellery Factory. Laureate of the USSR State Prize in Science and Technology (1975).