Merkulov, Vladimir Ivanovich

Vladimir Ivanovich Merkulov
Vladimir Ivanovich Merkulov
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	der. Pogorelovo, Bolkhovsky district , Oryol province , RSFSR
Date of death
Place of death	;
Affiliation	the USSR
Type of army	Air Force
Years of service	1940 - 1979
Rank
Battles / Wars	The Great Patriotic War

Vladimir Ivanovich Merkulov ( December 28, 1922 - November 26, 2003 ) - Lieutenant-General of the Soviet Army , participant of the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).

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Biography

Vladimir Merkulov was born on December 28, 1922 in the village of Pogorelovo ^[1] (now the Orlovsky District of the Oryol Region ). He graduated from eight classes of school. In 1940 he was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , in 1941 he graduated from the Armavir military aviation school of pilots. From April 1943 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War ^[2] .

From April 1943, Junior Lieutenant V.I. Merkulov in the army in the field. By August 1944 he served in the 43rd iap, flew the Yak-7, Yak-1 and Yak-9; until May 1945 - in the 15th iap, flew the Yak-9 and Yak-3. He fought on the North Caucasus, Southern, 4th Ukrainian, 1st and 3rd Belorussian fronts.

By April 1944, the deputy commander of the squadron of the 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 278th Fighter Division , 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps , 8th Air Army, 4th Ukrainian Front) senior lieutenant V.I. Merkulov completed 195 combat departures, in 82 air battles personally shot down 19 and in a group of 4 enemy aircraft.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1944, for "courage and heroism shown in air battles with German invaders," Lieutenant Vladimir Merkulov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union ^[2] .

He continued to fight at the front until Victory. By May 9, 1945, he carried out 321 combat sorties, conducted about 150 air battles, shot down 29 enemy aircraft in person and 4 in the group.

After the war, Merkulov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1945 he graduated from the courses of squadron commanders, in 1948 - the Higher Courses of the blind and night training, in 1957 - the Air Force Academy . He flew until the mid-1970s on several dozen types of airplanes and helicopters. In 1979, with the rank of Lieutenant General Merkulov was dismissed. Lived in Kiev .

Died November 26, 2003, buried in the Berkovets cemetery of Kiev ^[2] .

Awards and titles

Hero of the Soviet Union (October 26, 1944; with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal under number 4922);
four orders of the Red Banner ;
three orders of the Patriotic War , 1st degree;
three orders of the Red Star ;
Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd degree ;
medals
Honored Military Pilot of the USSR ^[2] .

Notes

↑ The villages of the Near and Far Pogorelova were located 0.5 and 1 km northwest of Zarechensky (see on the map ); now - the territory of the Mokhovitsky rural settlement , Oryol district, Oryol region .
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Merkulov, Vladimir Ivanovich (Rus.) . The site " Heroes of the country ."

Literature

Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
Heroes of the battles for the Crimea. - Simferopol: Tavriya, 1972.
For the native land. - Orel, 1963.
Frolov P. I., Pirogov V. A., Makushev A. F. The combat constellation of Orlovs. - Tula, 1985.

[адм-1] The villages of the Near and Far Pogorelova were located 0.5 and 1 km northwest of Zarechensky (see on the map ); now - the territory of the Mokhovitsky rural settlement , Oryol district, Oryol region .

[wh-2] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Merkulov, Vladimir Ivanovich (Rus.) . The site " Heroes of the country ."