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How Soviet leaders’ sons fought in World War II Archive photo; Wolfram von Richthofen During the war against Nazi Germany, the sons of senior members of the Soviet leadership did not enjoy any privileges and were sent to fight in the bloodiest of battles alongside regular servicemen. Yakov Dzhugashvili Yakov Dzhugashvili in German captivity. Wolfram von Richthofen At the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazis on June 22, 1941, Joseph Stalin’s eldest son, Yakov, who bore the Soviet leader’s real surname Dzhugashvili, was the commander of an artillery battery in the 14th Howitzer Regiment of the 20th Army.

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