Alexander Molodchy

Alexander Ignatyevich Molodchy
Russian: Алекса́ндр Игна́тьевич Моло́дчий
Ukrainian: Олександр Гнатович Молодчий
Born 27 June 1920
Luhansk,
Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Died 9 June 2002(2002-06-09) (aged 81)
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Allegiance  Soviet Union
Service/branch Red Army
Soviet Long Range Aviation
Years of service 1937—1965
Rank Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars World War II
Awards

Alexander Ignatyevich Molodchy (Russian: Алекса́ндр Игна́тьевич Моло́дчий; Ukrainian: Олександр Гнатович Молодчий, Oleksandr Gnatovych Molodchyi; born on 27 June 1920 – died on 9 June 2002), was a famous pilot of the Soviet Long Range Aviation.

He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on two separate occasions (22 October 1941 and 31 December 1942).[1] Molodchy was the most effective pilot of Long Range Aviation in the Soviet Union during the World War II. He conducted 311 combat flights (including 287 night flights).[2] Molodchy participated in many bombardments of strategic military facilities of Nazi Germany. His combat mileage reached 600 thousand kilometers. He dropped more than 200 tons of bombs on different military and industrial facilities of the enemy.

The Russian heavy strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-160 (hull No 07) was named «Alexander Molodchy» in honour of pilot.[3]

Awards and Decorations

Soviet Awards
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Three Orders of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner, two times
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Medal "For Military Merit"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "For MIlitary Valour in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
Foreign Awards
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd and 3rd class (Ukraine)
Order of the Red Banner (Mongolian People's Republic)

References

  1. ↑ Heroes of the Soviet Union. Small dictionary of military biographies, Moscow, 1987.
  2. ↑ Объединенный сайт авиаторов (United Aviators). Great Aviators at www.hilvvs.com, 16.06.2010, 08:50.
  3. ↑ Allaces.ru.
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