Georgy Antonovich Yablonsky ( 1887 - 1916 ) - Russian officer , military pilot. Hero of the First World War .
| Georgy Antonovich Yablonsky | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | August 2 ( 14 ), 1887 | ||||||
| Date of death | December 22, 1916 ( January 4, 1917 ) | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | aviation | ||||||
| Rank | lieutenant | ||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | ||||||
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Biography
Born on August 2, 1887 in Zhytomyr . In 1905 he graduated from the Siberian Cadet Corps , and in 1908 the Nikolaev Engineering School was released as second lieutenant to the 2nd East Siberian Field Aeronautical Battalion.
In 1910 he graduated from the Training Balloon Training Course, after which he was promoted to assignment and assigned to the 4th ballooning company. Since October 18, 1910, a junior officer of the 2nd company of the Brest-Lithuanian aeronautical battalion . In 1912, after graduating from the Officer Aeronautical School , he was appointed a pilot in the 3rd Detachment of the 7th Aeronautical Company.
Member of the First World War . October 2, 1914 he was appointed military pilot of the 9th corps aviation detachment. November 20, 1814 he was promoted to headquarters captain and appointed acting chief, since 1915 the chief of the 9th corps aviation detachment. December 5, 1915 transferred to the 2nd aviation company. Since February 1, 1916, the head of the air squad of the Kiev Military School of observer pilots . May 25, 1916 for courage was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree :
| For courage in deeds against the German enemy army |
December 22, 1916 died in an accident at the airport of the Kiev Military School of observer pilots. On January 24, 1917, he was awarded the St. George's Arms for courage:
| Because, being a lieutenant in secondment to the 9th airborne squadron and operating a aeronautical device during air reconnaissance, in the second half of November 1914, the Krakow fortress and its southwestern region, in an atmosphere of exceptional difficulty and danger , in cold and bad weather, under enemy artillery and rifle fire, delivered timely accurate information about the strength, location and movement of enemy forces, which brought substantial benefit to our operations |
Sources
- Neshkin M.S., Shabanov V.M. Aviators - Knights of the Order of St. George and the St. George Arms of the First World War of 1914-1918: Biographical Handbook. - M. , 2006
- Shabanov V.M. Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George. Nominal lists 1769-1920. Bibliographic reference. - M. , 2004
- Yablonsky Georgy Antonovich St. George cavaliers PMV
- Yablonsky Georgy Antonovich on the site RIA officers