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fighter jet back in 1949, was strictly forbidden from participating in combat sorties by order of his commanding officers. His division consisted of only two regiments (the 176th Guards and 196th
Fighter Aviation Regiments) rather than the usual three. Nevertheless, pilots of his division claimed 216
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Preferring short, intense attacks to stun and bring down enemy aircraft, one favorite technique he developed and used in the war involved darting at a target from below and subsequently opening fire only when extremely close. Kozhedub used this tactic very successfully against the Ju 87 dive bomber,
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Fighter Regiment was honored with the Guards designation and renamed the 178th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and Kozhedub was nominated for a second gold star for 46 aerial victories across 256 sorties. He did not stay with his regiment much longer, though, having been reassigned
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under attack by
Luftwaffe aircraft. His aircraft was apparently mistaken by American escort fighters for the enemy and attacked. Kozhedub, having no other option, defended himself by shooting down two of the P-51s. The story is highly suspect. Film footage exists that had been touted as Kozhedub's
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as an air defense unit. The following year he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and in
February 1955 attended the High Command Academy, graduating in 1956. He then served as deputy head of the air force's combat-training and frontline aviation-training directorates. Having become the 1st
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Kozhedub steadily gained more aerial victories and a promotion to squadron commander, but in the first half of October he rapidly increased his tally with 14 shootdowns. On 10 October 1943 he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union for flying 146 sorties,
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By the end of the war, Kozhedub tallied 330 sorties, had engaged in 120 dogfights, and had shot down 64 enemy aircraft. Having gained all his aerial victories on the La-5F, La-5FN, and La-7, he expressed his strong preference for
Lavochkin fighters, and met with
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to comment on various aspects of the fighters' designs. Having been nominated for a third gold star in May 1945, he became thrice a Hero of the Soviet Union on 18 August 1945, and remained deputy commander of the 176th Guards
Fighter Aviation Regiment based in
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on three occasions (4 February 1944, 19 August 1944, and 18 August 1945). After World War II, he remained in the military and went on to command the 324th
Fighter Aviation Division during Soviet operations in the Korean War.
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Federation of Aviation Sports from 1967 to 1987. He resided in Moscow for the rest of his life, where he died of a heart attack on 8 August 1991 and was buried in the
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alongside the unit's commander Viktor
Davidkov from 1962 to 1963. From 1964 to February 1971 he served as 1st deputy commander of the air force of the
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helicopters. From 1971 to 1978 he served as deputy chief of combat training of the air force, and subsequently became a military advisor in the
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made by Oleg Prokopchuk. A sculpture of him made by Aleksandr Shlapak, Yevgeny Karpov Sr, and Yevgeny Karpov Jr was installed in Kiev in 2013.
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Dymich, Valery & Kulikov, Victor (July 2001). "Ivan Kozhedub, l'as des as alliés" [Ivan Kozhedub, the Allied Ace of Aces].
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as the deputy commander of the 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, a special "free-hunting" regiment equipped with the new
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aerial victories in Korea from April 1951 to February 1952, while sustaining only 27 MiG-15 losses and nine pilots killed.
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engaging in 27 aerial battles, and totaling 20 aerial victories; he was awarded the title on 4 February 1944.
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Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
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Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd degree (30 April 1975)
2408:"Горького – на Героїв Крут, Комарова – на Захисників Азовсталі: нові назви вулиць у Жмеринці"
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Less, Aleksandr (26 May 1945). "Иван Кожедуб в Москве" (in Russian). p. 4.
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Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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actual gun camera film from the event; however, the footage was shot using
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Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Kudrevatykh, Leonid (2 August 1947). "Черты советского летчика".
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gaining him an unsurpassed 18 shootdowns of the type (equal with
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Members of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union
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Palychuk, Boris (15 March 1945). "Советские ассы над Берлином".
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jet, and the first Soviet pilot to have done so. He was made a
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218:: Іван Микитович Кожедуб; 8 June 1920 – 8 August 1991) was a
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Sozhin, G. (23 October 1943). "Герой днепра Иван Кожедуб".
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Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
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Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Army" (Mongolia)
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Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev"
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fighter, per the initiative of Chief Marshal of Aviation
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Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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Soviet aces 1941–1945. The victories of Stalin's Falcons
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Kudrevatykh, Leonid (19 August 1945). "Иван Кожедуб".
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equipment, which was used primarily by the Luftwaffe.
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Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
2446:Bobrov, Nikolai (19 August 1945). "Иван Кожедуб".
502:Советские асы 1941—1945. Победы сталинских соколов
370:Upon returning to the USSR, Kozhedub attended the
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2455:Bobrov, Mikola (19 August 1945). "Іван Кожедуб".
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1956:[Air Marshal Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub].
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1643:Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
2502:Kotysh, N. (7 June 1970). "Небо на всю жизнь".
1637:Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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1890:was installed in his native village in 1949.
1852:There is Ivan Kozhedub Lane in the cities of
2570:Simonov, Andrey; Bodrikhin, Nikolai (2017).
2545:Less, Aleksandr (1945). "Герой едет домой".
2487:Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire
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1779:Bust of Ivan Kozhedub in his native village
1494:Alleged shootdown of two USAAF P-51 fighters
2718:Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
2698:Soviet military personnel of the Korean War
2658:Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
2536:(7 April 1945). "60 побед Ивана Кожедуба".
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2606:Tolchek, D. (9 May 1946). "Иван Кожедуб".
2301:(in Russian). 10 December 1948. p. 2.
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2738:Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
2713:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
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1768:Monument to Ivan Kozhedub in the city of
1481:Until August 1944 Kozhedub was flying on
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2088:The Concise Encyclopedia of World War II
2058:Chapis, Stephen; Thomas, Andrew (2017).
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1995:Крылатая гвардия. - М.: Воениздат, 1982
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2297:"Скульптурные бюсты героев-летчиков".
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2355:"Кожедубу Івану Микитовичу пам'ятник"
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2091:. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 7.
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1797:Kozhedub University of the Air Force
1595:Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
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287:German invasion of the Soviet Union
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2343:: Sovetskaya entsiklopediya. 1949.
2131:"American artist meets Soviet ace"
1530:Kozhedub on a 2020 stamp of Russia
488:Lavochkin La-5FN, operated in 1944
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2373:"Памятник Ивану Кожедубу в Киеве"
2061:Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
1748:Order of Freedom and Independence
1601:Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
1577:(4 June 1955 and 20 October 1955)
285:in the autumn of 1941 due to the
2708:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
2693:Ukrainian people of World War II
1234:south-west of Rāmnieki — Daksti
309:Pilot Ivan Kozhedub during WW II
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2278:(in Ukrainian). 15 August 2022
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1648:Medal "For Impeccable Service"
1279:north-west of Mohrin airfield
56:Батя ("Dad"), Борода ("Beard")
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2470:(in Russian). Moscow: Yauza.
2361:(in Ukrainian). 11 June 2011.
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1871:the capital's toponymy", the
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2467:Все асы Сталина 1936–1953 гг
2257:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
2245:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
2213:Верность Отчизне. Ищущий боя
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2186:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
2174:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
2162:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
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2017:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
2005:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
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2619:(in Russian) (15): 2. 1944.
2339:(in Russian). Vol. 6.
2129:Lipovetsky, Alexei (1990).
1886:A bust of Kozhedub made by
1795:is named in his honor, the
354:until September that year.
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2703:Heroes of the Soviet Union
2489:(in French) (100): 21–28.
2459:(in Ukrainian). p. 2.
2391:"Памятник - Кожедубу И.Н."
1867:renamed, "with the aim of
1738:Order of the National Flag
1568:Order of the Patriotic War
788:north-west of Borodayivka
690:south-west of Borodayivka
461:Supreme Soviet of the USSR
403:in April 1958, he visited
214:: Иван Hикитович Кожедуб;
2673:Soviet Air Force marshals
2337:Great Soviet Encyclopedia
2112:Sunderman, James (1962).
2064:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
1791:A military university in
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1750:, 1st class (North Korea)
1570:1st class (11 March 1985)
1562:Order of Alexander Nevsky
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2528:(in Russian). p. 2.
2517:(in Russian). p. 3.
2506:(in Russian). p. 4.
2450:(in Russian). p. 2.
2441:(in Russian). p. 2.
2118:. F. Watts. p. 178.
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1715:Patriotic Order of Merit
1590:Medal "For Battle Merit"
1542:Hero of the Soviet Union
774:south-west of Andriivka
760:south-west of Andriivka
472:List of aerial victories
409:Moscow Military District
399:deputy commander of the
234:Hero of the Soviet Union
208:Ivan Mykytovych Kozhedub
204:Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub
192:Hero of the Soviet Union
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2653:People from Sumy Oblast
2624:"Поздравляем юбиляра".
2551:(in Russian) (42): 3–4.
2464:Bykov, Mikhail (2014).
2210:Kozhedub, Ivan (2006).
1725:Order of the Red Banner
1556:Order of the Red Banner
2085:Nolan, Cathal (2010).
1883:Ivan Kozhedub Street.
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1351:north of Fürstenfelde
1337:east of Alt Friedland
1041:south-east of Vulturu
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1863:In December 2022 the
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1717:, Bronze, 3rd class (
1575:Order of the Red Star
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255:Chernihiv Governorate
142:Years of service
71:Chernigov Governorate
2394:maps.interesniy.kiev
2321:. 1984. p. 219.
1881:Desnianskyi District
718:west of Borodayivka
704:west of Borodayivka
553:Gostishchevo station
504:) by Mikhail Bykov.
466:Novodevichy cemetery
293:was deployed to the
230:Messerschmitt Me 262
2457:Radianskaya Ukraina
2439:Severmorsky letchik
1992:Yevstigneev, Kirill
1265:south of Studziana
1158:Rediu Ului — Tătăr
1144:Rediu Ului — Tătăr
946:east of Nechayivka
457:Marshal of Aviation
453:Ministry of Defense
201:Marshal of Aviation
154:Marshal of Aviation
2538:Vechernyaya Moskva
2525:Vechernyaya Moskva
2036:, p. 550-551.
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1365:north of Brünchen
1242:25 September 1944
1228:22 September 1944
1211:22 September 1944
886:south of Domotkan
872:south of Petrivka
844:Dnsprovo-Kamyanka
684:30 September 1943
676:north of Iskrivka
490:
482:
443:airplanes and the
360:Arseny Vorozheykin
319:Kirill Yevstigneev
311:
2477:978-5-9955-0712-3
2275:Kyiv City Council
2216:. Moscow: Yauza.
2098:978-0-313-36527-0
2071:978-1-4728-2350-2
1865:Kyiv City Council
1522:Awards and honors
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1345:19 February 1945
1329:17 February 1945
1321:Kietzer See Lake
1315:12 February 1945
1301:12 February 1945
1287:12 February 1945
1273:10 February 1945
670:9 September 1943
584:east of Pokrovka
372:Air Force Academy
339:Aleksandr Novikov
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2171:
2165:
2164:, p. 10-12.
2159:
2153:
2147:
2141:
2140:
2126:
2120:
2119:
2109:
2103:
2102:
2082:
2076:
2075:
2055:
2049:
2043:
2037:
2031:
2020:
2014:
2008:
2002:
1996:
1988:
1982:
1976:
1970:
1969:
1967:
1965:
1950:Nazarian, E. A.
1947:
1930:
1927:
1921:
1918:
1259:16 January 1945
1102:east of Vulturu
960:west of Lipivka
954:30 January 1944
940:30 January 1944
926:16 January 1944
918:west of Budivka
910:29 October 1943
894:29 October 1943
880:12 October 1943
866:12 October 1943
858:north of Ploske
852:12 October 1943
838:10 October 1943
507:
506:
347:Semyon Lavochkin
136:Soviet Air Force
134:
133:
132:
124:
115:
113:
112:
87:
37:Kozhedub in 1949
35:
21:
20:
2763:
2762:
2758:
2757:
2756:
2754:
2753:
2752:
2633:
2632:
2623:
2614:
2599:Stalinsky Sokol
2582:
2534:Less, Aleksandr
2504:Krasnaya zvezda
2478:
2433:
2428:
2427:
2417:
2415:
2406:
2405:
2401:
2389:
2388:
2384:
2371:
2370:
2366:
2353:
2352:
2348:
2331:
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2299:Stalinsky sokol
2296:
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2268:
2267:
2263:
2255:
2251:
2243:
2239:
2224:
2208:
2204:
2196:
2192:
2184:
2180:
2176:, p. 9-12.
2172:
2168:
2160:
2156:
2148:
2144:
2127:
2123:
2110:
2106:
2099:
2083:
2079:
2072:
2056:
2052:
2048:, p. 9-10.
2044:
2040:
2032:
2023:
2015:
2011:
2003:
1999:
1989:
1985:
1977:
1973:
1963:
1961:
1954:
1948:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1933:
1928:
1924:
1919:
1915:
1910:
1873:Mikhail Kutuzov
1789:
1524:
1496:
1307:west of Kinitz
1293:west of Kinitz
1130:west of Stânca
824:6 October 1943
810:5 October 1943
796:5 October 1943
782:4 October 1943
768:2 October 1943
754:2 October 1943
740:2 October 1943
726:2 October 1943
712:1 October 1943
698:1 October 1943
652:22 August 1943
636:16 August 1943
620:14 August 1943
606:14 August 1943
570:Krasna Polyana
474:
368:
303:
243:
183:
172:Battle of Kursk
130:
128:
110:
108:
89:
85:
65:
48:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2761:
2751:
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2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2631:
2630:
2621:
2612:
2608:Sovetsky sport
2603:
2594:
2580:
2567:
2563:Pravda Ukrainy
2558:
2553:
2542:
2530:
2519:
2508:
2499:
2482:
2476:
2461:
2452:
2443:
2432:
2429:
2426:
2425:
2414:(in Ukrainian)
2399:
2382:
2364:
2346:
2324:
2317:(in Russian).
2304:
2289:
2261:
2249:
2237:
2222:
2202:
2190:
2178:
2166:
2154:
2152:, p. 551.
2142:
2121:
2104:
2097:
2077:
2070:
2050:
2038:
2021:
2009:
2007:, p. 8-9.
1997:
1983:
1971:
1941:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1932:
1931:
1922:
1912:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1888:Nikolai Tomsky
1788:
1785:
1762:
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1604:
1598:
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1578:
1571:
1565:
1564:(31 July 1945)
1559:
1552:
1549:Order of Lenin
1545:
1537:
1536:
1523:
1520:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1487:Lavochkin La-7
1483:Lavochkin La-5
1476:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1468:17 April 1945
1466:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1455:
1454:17 April 1945
1452:
1448:
1447:
1445:Werbig station
1442:
1439:
1438:23 March 1945
1436:
1432:
1431:
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1422:
1421:22 March 1945
1419:
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1404:22 March 1945
1402:
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1397:
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1390:18 March 1945
1388:
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1377:
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1373:18 March 1945
1371:
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1360:
1359:11 March 1945
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1252:
1248:north-west of
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1232:
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1222:
1221:
1217:north-west of
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1204:
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1198:
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1187:
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1176:
1172:north-west of
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1100:
1097:
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1090:
1089:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1065:29 April 1944
1063:
1059:
1058:
1055:
1050:
1049:29 April 1944
1047:
1043:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1035:28 April 1944
1033:
1029:
1028:
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1019:
1018:19 April 1944
1016:
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1002:11 April 1944
1000:
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986:
983:
982:21 March 1944
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968:14 March 1944
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2412:Жмеринка.City
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1974:
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1869:decolonizing
1862:
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1827:Zaporizhzhia
1811:Bila Tserkva
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1719:East Germany
1535:Soviet Union
1503:P-51 Mustang
1497:
1197:8 June 1944
1183:7 June 1944
1166:3 June 1944
1152:3 June 1944
1138:3 June 1944
1124:2 June 1944
1110:1 June 1944
1096:31 May 1944
1086:Târgu Frumos
932:Novo-Zlynka
830:Borodayivka
578:9 July 1943
562:9 July 1943
546:7 July 1943
527:6 July 1943
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167:World War II
160:Battles/wars
117:Soviet Union
99:Soviet Union
95:Russian SFSR
86:(1991-08-08)
18:
2648:1991 deaths
2643:1920 births
2615:"Подарок".
2448:Krasny voin
2418:21 February
2282:8 September
2136:Soviet Life
1781:Obrazhiivka
1742:North Korea
1650:, 1st class
1079:3 May 1944
267:Sumy Oblast
251:Obrazhiivka
226:fighter ace
67:Obrazhiivka
64:8 June 1920
53:Nickname(s)
43:Native name
2637:Categories
2590:1005741956
2319:Politizdat
2150:Bykov 2014
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