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Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili [a] (31 March [ O.S. 18 March] 1907 – 14 April 1943) was the eldest son of Joseph Stalin, the only child of Stalin's first wife, Kato Svanidze, who died nine months after his birth.
Aug 30, 2022 · Learn about the tragic life of Yakov Dzhugashvili, the oldest son of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, who was rejected, abused, and captured by the Nazis. Find out how he tried to escape, how his father refused to exchange him, and how he died in a concentration camp.
Apr 4, 2023 · Yakov Dzhugashvili, the eldest son of Joseph Stalin, was killed by an SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1943. His death was kept a secret for decades and his father never learned the truth.
Nov 23, 2021 · Yakov Dzhugashvili, Stalin's elder son, served in the Red Army during the Second World War and was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1941. He was shot dead in a concentration camp in 1943, after refusing to obey orders or touching the barbed wire fence.
Apr 13, 2023 · Yakov's story sheds light on the complex and tragic personal lives of the leaders of the Soviet Union during the 20th century. Yakov Dzhugashvili, Joseph Stalin’s eldest child, was born in March 1907 to Stalin’s first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze.
How did Stalin react when his firstborn son was captured by the Nazis in 1941? Why did he refuse to exchange him for a field marshal? And how did he die in a concentration camp?
Sep 14, 2021 · Since 27 June 1941, Yakov Dzhugashvili had been in the army as a commander of the artillery with the rank of senior lieutenant. He vanished near the city of Liozna in Belarus on 16 July 1941.
