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Ryazanov, Vasiliy Georgiyevich

Date of birth:
January 12th, 1901 (Bolshoye Kozino, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
July 8th, 1951 (Kiev, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Lukyanovskaya Military Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
76th Composite Air Division, Southern Front
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1941
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 1943
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Major (Major General)
Unit:
1st Guards Ground Attack Air Corps, Soviet Air Force
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1943
Orden Suvorova 2
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Leytenant (Lieutenant General)
Unit:
1st Guards Ground Attack Air Corps, Soviet Air Force
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1944
For personal heroism and outstanding skills in the management of units in the battle for the Dnieper river. He also organized the communication with the ground forces during that operation.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1944
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1944
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1944
Orden Bogdana Khmelnitskogo 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Leytenant (Lieutenant General)
Unit:
1st Guards Ground Attack Air Corps, 2nd Air Army, Soviet Air Force
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1945
For distinction in battles for the Vistula river and the capture of Czestochowa and Radom.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1945
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Leytenant (Lieutenant General)
Unit:
1st Guards Ground Attack Air Corps, 2nd Air Army, Soviet Air Force
For exemplary performance of tasks of command building
Orden Kutuzova 2
Awarded on:
November 15th, 1950
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)

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