Vladimir Fedorovich Streltsov ( 1909 - 1978 ) - Guard Colonel of the Soviet Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
| Vladimir Fedorovich Streltsov | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | June 24, 1909 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Samarkand | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 19, 1978 (aged 69) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rostov-on-Don | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | aviation | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1933 - 1954 | |||||||||||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Vladimir Streltsov was born on June 24, 1909 in Samarkand . He graduated from four courses at the faculty in Moscow . In 1933, Streltsov was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . in 1935 he graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Military Aviation Pilot School, in 1941 - advanced training courses for command personnel. Since December of the same year - on the fronts of World War II [1] .
By July 1944, Guard Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Streltsov was the navigator of the 75th Guards Assault Air Regiment ( 1st Guards Assault Air Division , 1st Air Army , 3rd Belorussian Front ). By that time, he had made 202 sorties to attack accumulations of military equipment and manpower of the enemy, inflicting heavy losses on him [1] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated February 23, 1945, the Guard , Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Streltsov was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal [1] .
After the war, Streltsov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1954, with the rank of colonel, he was transferred to the reserve. He lived in Rostov-on-Don . He died on July 19, 1978 [1] .
Rewards
He was also awarded five orders of the Red Banner , orders of Alexander Nevsky , World War 1 degree and the Red Star , a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Streltsov Vladimir Fedorovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment July 19, 2014.
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 .
Links
Leonid Sheinman. Streltsov, Vladimir Fedorovich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment January 4, 2015.