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On 22 June 1941 9 we heard about the beginning of war on the radio. Grigoriy went Immediately to the military registry office to volunteer to the front, but they refused him since he was a good specialist and the country needed his knowledge to work for the defense industry. They were afraid that Germans might begin a chemical war and the country needed to be ready to it. It was necessary to convert the factory for military production.
Period
Year
1941
Location
Krasny May
Tverskaya oblast'
Russia
Interview
SIMA-LIBA NERUBENKO