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Aleksandr Avdeyev (pilot)
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Avdeyev (russian: Александр Фёдорович Авдеев; 5 August 1916 – 12 August 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939–1940 (Winter War). He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 10 February 1943. Early life He was born in the village of Bolshaya Talinka in Tambov Governorate. In the 1930s his family had to move to Lyublino (now a district of Moscow). There he has graduated from factory-and-workshop school and worked as a metalworker in a foundry. After work he attended an Air club in Podolsk. In 1938 he joined the army and attended the Borisoglebsk Military Air College. World War II From the beginning of the German-Soviet War he served on the Leningrad Front with 153 IAP as a Leytenant and was later promoted to Starshiy Leytenant and Flight commander. In 1941 he claimed 7 victories in 189 missions. Piloting a Polikarpov I-153 biplane, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambovsky District, Tambov Oblast
Tambovsky District (russian: Тамбо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #72-Z and municipalLaw #232-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The district borders with Sosnovsky District in the north, Rasskazovsky District in the east, Znamensky District in the south, and with Nikiforovsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 102,786 ( 2010 Census); Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tambovsky District is one of the twenty-three in the oblast. The city of Tambov serves as its administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |