Vyacheslav Fedorovich Sirotin ( 1913 - 1948 ) - major of the Soviet Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
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| Date of Birth | September 22, 1913 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | St. Petersburg | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 7, 1948 ( 34) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Primorsky Krai | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | aviation | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1934 - 1948 | |||||||||||||
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| Battles / wars | World War II Soviet-Japanese war | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Vyacheslav Sirotin was born on September 22, 1913 in St. Petersburg . After graduating from seven classes of the school, he worked as a turner. In 1934, Sirotin was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . In 1937, he graduated from the Kharkov Military Aviation School of Pilots and Flight Officers. Since the beginning of World War II - on its fronts. In battles he was repeatedly hit and wounded [1] .
By October 1944, Captain Vyacheslav Sirotin was an assistant in the air-rifle service to the commander of the 17th fighter air regiment of the 190th fighter air division of the 11th fighter air corps of the 3rd Air Army of the 1st Baltic Front . By that time, he had made 233 sorties, personally having shot down 15 enemy aircraft [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 23, 1945, for "exemplary performance of command missions, courage, courage and heroism shown in the struggle against the German invaders," Major Vyacheslav Sirotin was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal " Under the number 4183 [1] .
After presenting to the title of Hero, he continued to battle the enemy equally successfully. By May 9, 1945, it completed 326 sorties, conducted 65 air battles, in which 21 aircraft were shot down (all victories are personal) [2] .
He also participated in the Soviet-Japanese war . After graduation, he continued to serve in the Soviet Army in the Far East. Tragically died in a plane crash on August 7, 1948, was buried in the village of Khorol, Primorsky Territory [1] .
He was awarded two orders of Lenin, two orders of the Red Banner , orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree and the Red Star , a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Sirotin, Vyacheslav Fedorovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- ↑ M. Yu. Bykov. All Asa of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - Popular science publication. - M .: LLC Yauza-Press, 2014. - S. 1098-1099. - 1392 p. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
Literature
- 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 .
- Bodrikhin N.G. Soviet aces. M., 1998.
- Bykov M. Yu. Asa of the Great Patriotic War. - M .: Eksmo; Yauza, 2007.