Eugene Arkhipovich Evseev ( 1919 - 1997 ) - major of the Soviet Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1943 ).
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army |  USSR Air Force | |||||
| Years of service | 1939 - 1946 | |||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
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Biography
Evgeny Evseev was born on February 19, 1919 in the city of Borisoglebsk (now the Voronezh region ). In 1935 he graduated from the College of Agricultural Mechanization, after which he worked in a mechanical workshop. In 1939, Evseev was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . In 1941, he graduated from the Borisoglebsk Military Aviation Pilot School . Since June 1942 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. Participated in the Battle of Stalingrad [1] .
By December 1942, Lieutenant Evgeny Evseev was a pilot in the 629th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 102nd Fighter Air Division of the Air Defense Forces. By that time, he had made 152 sorties, took part in 37 air battles, shooting down 6 enemy planes in person and another 1 as part of the group [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 8, 1943, for "exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the battle against the German invaders and shown courage and heroism", Lieutenant Evgeny Evseev was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal " Under the number 835 [1] .
During the war years, E. A. Evseev shot down 8 German planes in person and 1 in the group of Bulls M. Yu. All aces of Stalin. 1936-1953 . - M .: Yauza , 2014 .-- S. 374. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 . .
In 1946, with the rank of Major, Evseev was transferred to the reserve. He lived in Moscow , worked as a pilot of Aeroflot . He died on August 25, 1997, was buried in the Rakitki cemetery in Moscow [1] .
Honorary Citizen of Borisoglebsk. He was awarded two orders of Lenin, orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree and the Badge of Honor , along with a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Evseev, Evgeny Arkhipovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
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.
- Year 1941. Southwestern Front. - Lviv: Kamenyar, 1975.
- I'm going to ram. - Volgograd: Lower Volzh. Prince ed., 1978.
- On the verge of possible. - 2nd ed., Rev. and add. - M .: Limb, 1993.