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Klubov, Aleksandr Fyodorovich

Date of birth:
January 18th, 1918 (Yarunovo/Vologda Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
November 1st, 1944 (Lvov, Poland)
Buried on:
Soviet war graves Vvedenskoe Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Guards Captain Aleksandr Klubov was an air force commander who crashed during a training sortie on 1 November 1944. He personally shot down 31 enemy aircrafts and 19 more by teamwork.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii starshy leitenant (Guards Senior Lieutenant)
Unit:
16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
Awarded on:
April 13th, 1944
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii starshy leitenant (Guards Senior Lieutenant)
Unit:
16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
Awarded on:
April 13th, 1944
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
Unit:
Air-Fighter Service, 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1945

Awarded posthumously.
Medal

Sources

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

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