Dmitry Efimovich Oskalenko ( November 8, 1919 - September 26, 1942 ) - Hero of the Soviet Union , fighter pilot, guard captain .
| Dmitry Efimovich Oskalenko | |||||
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| Belor. Dzmіtry Yafіmavіch Askalenka | |||||
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| Date of Birth | November 8, 1919 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Sledyuki village, Bykhov district , Mogilev province (now Bykhov district , Mogilev region , Belarus ) | ||||
| Date of death | September 26, 1942 (22 years old) | ||||
| Place of death | in the village of Manushkino , Leningrad Region | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
| Type of army | Air force | ||||
| Years of service | 1937 - 1942 | ||||
| Rank | guard captain  | ||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Dmitry Efimovich Oskalenko was born on November 8, 1919 in the village of Sledyuki , now Bykhov district of the Mogilev region , in a peasant family. Belarus .
He graduated from the 3rd course of the Minsk Polytechnic College .
Since 1937 in the Red Army . In 1939 he graduated from the Leningrad Military Aviation Technical School . Member of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940 . In 1941 he graduated from the Kachin Military Aviation School of Pilots .
In the battles of World War II from June 1941 . Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1941. He distinguished himself in the defense of Leningrad . One of the first to master the technique of night flying.
By June 1942, the flight commander of the 26th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 7th Fighter Aviation Corps of the Air Defense , Leningrad Air Defense Army, Air Defense Forces of the country) of the Guard captain D. E. Oskalenko made 197 sorties, personally shot down 11 and 23 fights Group 1 enemy aircraft. On September 26, 1942 , performing a combat mission, he was attacked by enemy fighters in the area of the village of Manushkino in the Leningrad Region and shot down, jumped with a parachute, but at low altitude the parachute did not manage to open.
He was buried in a mass grave in the village of Dubrovka .
By the time of his death in combat, he completed 230 sorties, spent about 30 air battles, personally shot down 12 aircraft and 3 in the group [1] .
Rewards
- February 14, 1943 for courage and military valor shown in battles with enemies, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
- He was awarded the orders of Lenin , the Red Banner and the Red Star .
Memory
- Streets in the cities of St. Petersburg [2] and Bykhov , squares in the village of Dubrovka and the village of Sledyuki are named after him.
- A memorial plaque is installed on the building of the Dubrovskaya high school.
- In St. Petersburg, a monument to pilots Heroes of the Soviet Union Dmitry Oskalenko, Peter Pokryshev and Alexander Savushkin was erected on Savushkina Street .
See also
- Oskalenko street .A plaque in honor of D. Oskalenko, Hero of the Soviet Union, ul. Oskalenko 4
Notes
- ↑ Bykov M. Yu. All aces of Stalin. 1936-1953 . - M .: Yauza , 2014 .-- 1390 p. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
- ↑ Street Oskalenko .
Links
- Oskalenko, Dmitry Efimovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Oskalenko Dmitry Efimovich .
- Dmitry Oskalenko .