Vorozheikin, Arseny Vasilyevich
- Date of birth:
- October 28th, 1912 (Prokofyevo/Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russia)
- Date of death:
- May 23rd, 2001 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Graves Russian War Veterans Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
Major general. Flying ace. Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Orden Krasnogo Znameni
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 728 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 256 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 256th Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- February 4th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 728 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 256 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 256th Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- February 4th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Unit:
- Komandir 32 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 256 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 32nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, 256th Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General-mayor aviatsii (Major-General of Aviation)
- Awarded on:
- 1985
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Sources
- - Geroï Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
- Warheroes.ru
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