Alexei Wassiljewitsch Alelyukhin
Alexei Wassiljewitsch Aleljuchin ( Russian Алексей Васильевич Алелюхин ; born March 30, 1920 in Kessowa Gora , Tver Governorate ; † October 29, 1990 in Moscow ) was a Soviet fighter pilot .
Life
Alelyuchin was born into a Russian working class family. He worked in an office supply factory. In 1939 he graduated from the " WP Tschkalow " military aviation school . In the German-Soviet War he destroyed 40 aircraft alone and 17 more in the group in 601 combat flights.
He was two-time Hero of the Soviet Union (August 24, 1943 and November 1, 1943) and two-time holder of the Order of Lenin . In 1942 he became a member of the CPSU . In 1948 he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy and in 1953 the General Staff Academy .
Alelyukhin retired as major general in 1985 . His grave is in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow .
literature
- Wilfried Copenhagen : Lexicon Soviet Aviation. Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00005-5 , p. 11 f.
Web links
- Алелюхин Алексей Васильевич , warheroes.ru (Russian)
- Photos Alexei Alelyukhin with aircraft in 9 giap
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alelyuchin, Alexei Wassiljewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Алелюхин, Алексей Васильевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet fighter pilot and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kessowa Gora , Tver Governorate |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1990 |
| Place of death | Moscow |