Ukraine Military Records

World War II / The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)

 * Память Народа, text in Russian. Database of soldiers.
 * Memorial OBD, text in Russian. Database of soldiers.

Online Records

 * 1914-1918 Austria-Hungary, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1918 at MyHeritage - index
 * 1915-1950 Soviet Union, Soldier Memorials, 1915-1950 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * Ukraine, Second World War Casualties at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Memory Books of Soldiers from Ukraine During WWII
Kнигa памяти украины is a Russian-language site that identifies more than 700,000 soldiers, guerrillas, partisans and underground members from Ukraine who fought and died in World War II. A typical entry shows the person’s name, year of birth, town of residence (sometimes street address), rank and branch of service, and circumstances of death.

The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of published books from which this information is extracted. Click here for the listing.

Conscription Lists
Conscription lists names of those men called up for military service. Drafting of selected groups began earlier but as of January 1, 1874, all 21-year-old males were subject to military service. Conscription occurred each year in October. Initially, the term of service was 6 years active and 9 years reserve. The length of active duty was reduced to 5 years in 1876 and then varied between 3-5 years thereafter. Deferments were granted for only sons, sole breadwinners, etc. More than 50 percent of the draftees were not inducted.

Generally these records contain the name of the draftee, birth date, religion, marital status, literacy; later lists include names of father and brothers, and the brother’s ages. They are challenging to use as lists are arranged chronologically by district. However, they serve as a census substitute for males. Records are held in the various state archives. They cover 15-40% of the total population between the years 1874-1920.