Nikolay Illarionovich Serbinenko ( November 7, 1922 - March 9, 1981 ) - commander of the aviation link of the 707th assault aviation regiment of the 189th assault aviation division of the 10th assault aviation corps of the 17th air army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front , lieutenant colonel . Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | November 7, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Savchenkovskoe, Bliznyukovsky district , Kharkiv region | ||||||||||
| Date of death | March 9, 1981 (aged 58) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Minsk | ||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||
| Type of army | air force assault aircraft | ||||||||||
| Years of service | 1940-1960 | ||||||||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||||
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Biography
He was born on November 7, 1922 in the village of Savchinskoye now Bliznyukovsky district of the Kharkov region of Ukraine .
In the Red Army since 1940. In 1941 he graduated from the school of pilots. He participated in the Great Patriotic War in May 1942. He flew two hundred and sixty-two successful sorties on an Il-2 attack plane.
On August 18, 1945, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown to them, Lieutenant Serbinenko Nikolai Illarionovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
After the war, he continued to serve in the Air Force. Since 1960, Lt. Col. Serbinenko - retired. He died on March 9, 1981.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal No. 6894 (08/18/1945);
- Order of Lenin (08/18/1945);
- three orders of the Red Banner ;
- Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree ;
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree ;
- Order of the Red Star ;
- medals.
Sources
Serbinenko, Nikolai Illarionovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Feats in the name of the Fatherland. 2nd ed., Kharkov: Prapor, 1985.