It was a Soviet Jewish officer, Alexander Pechersky, a career soldier well-accustomed to weaponry, who conceived, planned and organized the uprising in barely six weeks. Deported to Sobibor in early September 1943 with other Jews, also Red Army soldiers,
Foi un oficial xudeu soviético, Alexander Petchersky, un soldado de carreira familiarizado co uso das armas, quen decidiu, planificou e organizou unha revolta en apenas 6 semanas.