Mikhail Grabsky

Mikhail Isaakovich Grabsky (Russian: Михаил Исаакович Грабский, Yiddish: מיכאיל יסאַקאָוויטש גראַבסקי; 3 April 1923 – 3 August 2007) was a Soviet Jewish tank commander who served in the Red Army during the Second World War.

In 1982, Grabsky emigrated to the United States for permanent residence, which was regarded by the Soviet leadership as a betrayal.

On 25 June 1941, following the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, he volunteered for the Red Army, and originally served in the infantry.

The damage turned out to be insignificant, and after 2 hours the car was repaired by the crew, later taking part in a bypass manoeuvre to Pushcha-Vodytsia.

The German units were, at first, overwhelmed by the sudden attack of so many Soviet tanks, and retreated, before later launching a counter-attack.

What followed was a 12-hour battle in which the Soviet forces successfully repelled the German counter-attack, before they eventually managed to take Fastiv.