Aleksey Prokhorov
Aleksey Nikolayevich Prokhorov (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Про́хоров; 19 January 1922 – 27 May 2002) was a ground attack pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]
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| Native name | Алексей Николаевич Прохоров |
| Born | 19 January 1922 Rozhdestvenskoe village, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 27 May 2002 (aged 79) Moscow, Russia |
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| Years of service | 1940 – 1988 |
| Rank | General-major of Aviation |
| Unit | 277th Attack Aviation Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Awards and honors
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (19 April 1945 and 29 June 1945)
- Order of Lenin (19 April 1945)
- Three Order of the Red Banner (27 January 1944, 17 June 1944, and 29 November 1944))
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (29 March 1945)
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (12 September 1944 and 11 March 1985)
- Order of the Red Star (23 July 1943 and 30 December 1956)
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd class (30 April 1975)
- campaign and jubilee medals
References
- "Прохоров Алексей Николаевич". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 265.
Bibliography
- Simonov, Andrey; Bodrikhin, Nikolai (2017). Боевые лётчики — дважды и трижды Герои Советского Союза [Combat pilots - twice and three times Heroes of the Soviet Union]. Moscow: Russian Knights Foundation and Vadim Zadorozhny Museum of Technology. ISBN 9785990960510. OCLC 1005741956.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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