A 94-year-old World War II veteran born in modern-day Armenia has started a Reddit AMA, with the help of his granddaughter, in which he provides a startling look at his time as a conscript in the Soviet Red Army.
Posting under the name OldSoldierOpa, Michael Mirson shared the incredible story of his experiences during the deadliest war in history. Mirson was an ethnic Azeri born in Armenia and was drafted into the Red Army, where he suffered under terrible conditions along the Eastern Front during WWII. Mirson was eventually captured by the Germans and was ultimately liberated by the Americans. Over 3 1/2 million Soviet soldiers died in Nazi captivity.
