Alexey Dmitrievich Zaitsev ( 1914 - 1995 ) - captain of the Soviet Army , participant of the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).
Alexey Dmitrievich Zaitsev | |||||||||
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Date of Birth | May 15, 1914 | ||||||||
Place of Birth | Bui city, Kostroma region | ||||||||
Date of death | April 10, 1995 (80 years) | ||||||||
Place of death | Novorossiysk , Russia | ||||||||
Affiliation | the USSR | ||||||||
Type of army | aviation | ||||||||
Years of service | 1936 - 1946 (with a break) | ||||||||
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Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||
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Biography
Alexey Zaitsev was born on May 15, 1914 in the city of Buy (now the Kostroma region ). He graduated from high school, after which he worked as an electrician, working on the construction of power plants. Later he moved to Zagorsk (now Sergiev Posad ), he worked at a local poultry processing plant. In 1936 - 1938 he served in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . After demobilization he returned to Zagorsk. In 1941 he graduated from the Moscow Machine-Tool College. In May of the same year, he was again called up to the army. He graduated from the course observer pilots. From November 1941 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. Took part in battles on the North-West , Volkhov , Bryansk , 2nd Baltic , 4th Ukrainian fronts. He flew the plane " Po-2 " [1] .
By September 1943, Senior Lieutenant Alexei Zaitsev was the assistant commander of the 707th night bomber air regiment of the 313rd night bomber air division of the 15th Air Army of the Bryansk Front. By that time, he had made 650 sorties for reconnaissance, adjustment of artillery fire, and bombardment of enemy troop concentrations and its objects. Took part in a number of air battles, shot down 2 enemy aircraft [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 4, 1944, for "exemplary execution of command tasks and courage and heroism in battles with the German invaders" senior lieutenant Alexei Zaitsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal number 3580 [1] .
In 1944, he flew an Il-2 attack aircraft . In 1946, in the rank of captain Zaitsev was transferred to the reserve. He lived in Novorossiysk , worked in the fire protection of the Novorossiysk Shipping Company. Died April 10, 1995 , buried in a cemetery on Mount Kabahakh ( Novorossiysk ) [1] .
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner , Alexander Nevsky , two orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Red Star , and a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Zaitsev, Alexey Dmitrievich (Hero of the Soviet Union) . The site " Heroes of the country ."
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - Moscow : Military Publishing , 1987. - T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN SEC., Reg. Number in the PSC 87-95382.
- Golubev, Ye.P. Battle Stars. - Yaroslavl: Verkhn.-Volzh.kn.izd., 1972.