Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaya
Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaja ( Russian Ирина Вячеславовна Ракобольская ; * December 22, 1919 in Dankow ; † September 22, 2016 in Moscow ) was a Soviet major and chief of staff of the " Night Witches ".
Irina Rakobolskaja was studying physics at Lomonosov University when she signed up for military service during World War II . She became chief of staff at the night witches, which consisted of women only, who flew at night with simple Polikarpow Po-2 bombers in simple biplanes .
Rakobolskaya returned from military service as a major and finished her studies. Then she pursued an academic career. She received her doctorate in 1962, completed her habilitation in 1976 and became a professor of physics. The cosmologist Andrei Dmitrijewitsch Linde is her son and studied with her.
Irina Rakobolskaja was awarded the Order of the Red Banner , the Order of the Red Star , the Order of the Great Patriotic War I and II Class (twice) and the Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union .
literature
- I. W. Rakobolskaja, N. F. Kravzova: Нас называли ночными ведьмами . Moscow 2005.
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| SURNAME | Rakobolskaya, Irina Vyacheslavovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ракобольская, Ирина Вячеславовна (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian physicist and bomber pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dankow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd September 2016 |
| Place of death | Moscow |