Zaytsev, Dmitriy Aleksandrovich
- Date of birth:
- October 18th, 1918 (Kutma, Shchyokinsky district, Tula region, Russia)
- Date of death:
- October 1st, 1944 (Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Soviet War Graves Vsehsvyatskoe Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
Major and Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitriy Zaytsev downed 13 enemy aircraft. He died in a plane crash on 1 October 1944.
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Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 2nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Division, Kiev Air Defense Area
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1941
No. 356
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 2nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Division, Kiev Air Defense Area
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1941
Goes with the Gold Star
Sources
- Photo: Wikimedia Commons
- - Heroes.ru
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