Zaitsev, Vasily Aleksandrovich
- Date of birth:
- January 10th, 1911 (Semibratskoye/Moscow Oblast, Russia)
- Date of death:
- May 19th, 1961 (Kolomna/Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
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Orden Krasnogo Znameni
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Shturman 5 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 30 armia (Navigator 5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 30e Leger)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Shturman 5 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 30 armia (Navigator 5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 30e Leger)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 5 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 207 istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 207th Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- August 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Sources
- - Geroï Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
- Warheroes.ru
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