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Yevstigneyev, Kirill Alekseyevich

Date of birth:
February 17th, 1917 (Khokhly/Tobolsk Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
August 29th, 1996 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Kuntsevo Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Air force major general. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Starshy leitenant (Senior Lieutenant)
Unit:
Komandir eskadrilyi 240 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 302 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 240th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 302nd Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1944
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Starshy leitenant (Senior Lieutenant)
Unit:
Komandir eskadrilyi 240 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 302 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 240th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 302nd Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1944
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
Unit:
Komandir eskadrilyi 178 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 14 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 178th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on:
February 23rd, 1945
Medal

Sources

  • - Geroļ Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
    - Warheroes.ru

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