Yefim Fomin

Yefim Fomin
Born(1909-01-15)15 January 1909
Kolyshki, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died26 June 1941(1941-06-26) (aged 32)
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
OccupationPolitical commissar
Known forDefense of Brest Fortress

Yefim Moiseyevich Fomin (Belarusian: Яўхім Майсеевіч Фамін, romanizedYaukhim Maisieyevich Famin; Russian: Ефим Моисеевич Фомин; 15 January 1909 – 26 June 1941) was a Soviet political commissar. He is known for his part in the 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, during which the German Army captured and immediately executed him.[1]

  1. ^ Kristian Gantser [Christian Ganzer], Irina Elenskaya, Elena Pashkovich, Evgenyy Rozenblat, Sergey Strunets (eds.): Brest. Leto 1941 goda. Dokumenty, materialy, fotografiy. Smolensk 2016, p. 638-639.

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