Alexander Kuzmich Algazin ( March 1 [14], 1914 - April 23, 1985 ) - Soviet pilot , Air Force officer , participant in the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars, during the Great Patriotic War - Guard Captain [3] , navigator of the 9th Guards Aviation Regiment of the 7th Guards Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Aviation Corps of Long-Range Aviation (ADD), Hero of the Soviet Union ( September 18 , 1943 ), lieutenant colonel .
| Alexander Kuzmich Algazin | ||||||||
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| Ukrainian Oleksandr Kuzmovich Algazin | ||||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 1 (14), 1914 | |||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Golubovka, Yekaterinoslav Province , Russian Empire [1] | |||||||
| Date of death | April 23, 1985 (71 years old) | |||||||
| Place of death | Priluki , Chernihiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , USSR [2] | |||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||
| Type of army | Air force | |||||||
| Years of service | 1936 - 1954 | |||||||
| Rank | lieutenant colonel | |||||||
| Part | 9th Guards Aviation Regiment 7th Guards Aviation Division 3rd Guards Aviation Corps long range aviation | |||||||
| Position | flight navigator | |||||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War The Great Patriotic War | |||||||
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Biography
Born March 1 (14), 1914 at the Debaltseve station in a working class family. In 1916, the family moved to the village of Golubovka, Yekaterinoslav province (now an urban-type settlement Komissarovka in the Perevalsky district of the Luhansk region of Ukraine ). Having received an incomplete secondary education, he worked as a mechanic, assistant locomotive driver at Debaltseve station. In 1934, after completing the pedagogical courses, he worked as a teacher in the Lugansk boarding school. Drafted into the Red Army in 1936 .
In 1937 he graduated from the Yeisk Naval School.
He participated in the Soviet-Finnish War (1939-1940) . During which shooter-bomber Algazin made 47 sorties, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star. Since July 1941, a participant in the Great Patriotic War . He made the first Soviet bomber raids on Berlin (August 1941) and other important targets behind enemy lines. By September 1943, Algazin made 195 sorties.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 18, 1943, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, guards Captain Alexander Kuzmich Algazin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Medal The Star ” (No. 1727).
After the war, he continued to serve in the Air Force. In 1947 he graduated from advanced training courses for officers. Since 1954, Lt. Col. A.K. Algazin is in stock.
He lived in the city of Priluki in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine . He died on April 23, 1985 [4] . In his honor, one of the city streets was named in Priluki. In the military town a bust of the hero is set.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
- The order of Lenin
- Two Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree
- Two Orders of the Red Star
- Medals
Notes
- ↑ Nowadays, the village is Komissarovka , Perevalsky district , Lugansk region , Ukraine .
- ↑ Nowadays Ukraine .
- ↑ At the time of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- ↑ Photo of a tombstone (Retrieved March 21, 2010)
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
- Bulkin S.P. Heroes of the Fatherland. - 2nd ed .. - Donetsk: Donbas, 1977.
- Feats that have become a legend. - Donetsk: Donbas, 1985.
- Yurchenko P.A. Wings over the flame. - "Prapor", Kharkov, 1978.
Links
- Algazin, Alexander Kuzmich . Site " Heroes of the country ". (Retrieved March 21, 2010)