Lev Pevzner discusses his participation in the 1943 Battle of the Dnieper when he, a Jewish soldier, served in the Soviet armed forces. As the Red Army approached the Dnieper, the Germans used the river to slow down the Soviets’ advance. Pevzner reflects on his involvement in the military offensive including assembling rafts to transfer supplies and personnel across the river. As a result of the battle, the Red Army liberated the eastern bank of the Dnieper, and subsequently, the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv.