Liberzon (Liebersohn) Mikhail (Michail) Filippovich (1904 – unknown) — manager, military man

Mikhail Liberzon began his working life in 1915 as an apprentice locksmith, a position he held until 1919. From 1919 to 1922 he worked as a blacksmith’s assistant in the city of Odessa. Between 1922 and 1925 he was a laborer and assistant electrician at a factory in the village of Kolidistaya. From 1925 to 1928 he worked as a machinist and electrician.

In 1930 he entered the Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture. From 1932 to 1934 he served as deputy head of the Regional Communal Administration of the Lower Volga Region. From 1934 to 1939 he was deputy head of the district voentorg (military trade organization) in Kuibyshev. From 1939 to 1941 he served as deputy chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.

From July 1941 to 1953 he served in the Soviet Army as senior inspector of the Intendance Directorate, senior inspector of the Military Inspection, and assistant chief of the procurement department of the Intendance Directorate. From 1945 to 1952 he was head of the 3rd Department of the Intendance Directorate in Riga; from 1952 to 1953 he was transferred to the Far Eastern District as head of the 3rd Department and deputy regimental commander for supplies.

After completing his military service, he moved to Riga for permanent residence. In 1953 he became director of the Riga Fruit-and-Vegetable Trading Company. Beginning in 1954 he served as deputy director of the restaurant “Pribaltika,” later as director of Canteen No. 1 and director of Store No. 1. From 1959 to 1974 he headed the Civil Defense Staff of the Public Catering Trust of the Moskovsky District. He retired in 1974.

Mikhail Liberzon was awarded state decorations, including the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, and six medals.