Andrei Ivanovich Kolodin ( 1923 - 1994 ) - lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
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| Date of Birth | August 18, 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Belomestnoye village Kriusha , Tambov district , Tambov province , RSFSR , USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 17, 1994 (70 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sevastopol , Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | aviation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1940 - 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Andrei Kolodin was born on August 18, 1923 in the village of Belomestnoy Kriusha (now - the Tambov district of the Tambov region ). He graduated from two courses of the Tambov Carriage Engineering College. In 1940, Kolodin was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . In 1943, he graduated from the Tambov Military Aviation Pilot School. Since March 1944 - on the fronts of World War II [1] .
Towards the end of the war, Lieutenant Andrey Kolodin was a senior pilot of the 565th assault air regiment of the 224th assault air division of the 8th air army of the 4th Ukrainian front . During his participation in the battles, he made 157 sorties to attack the accumulations of military equipment and manpower of the enemy, inflicting heavy losses [1] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 18, 1945, Lieutenant Andrei Kolodin was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal [1] .
After the war, Kolodin continued to serve in the Soviet Army . In 1960, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he was transferred to the reserve. He lived in Sevastopol . He died in 1995 [1] .
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union;
- Order of Lenin ;
- two orders of the Red Banner ;
- two orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree;
- two orders of the Red Star ;
- medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Kolodin Andrey Ivanovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment July 12, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.
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.
- Dyachkov L.G. Our pride and glory. - Voronezh, 1968 .-- S. 121.
Links
Kolodin, Andrei Ivanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".