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Boris Turzhanski

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Soviet test pilot (1900-1948), Hero of the Soviet Union

Lived 1900 to 1948 · aged 48
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Boris Aleksandrovich Turzhansky was a Soviet pilot and the first person awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for actions in combat. His brother, Aleksandr Turzhansky, was one of founders of Soviet attack aviation.

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Awards 10

Order of the Red Banner
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Star
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

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deceased
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Lived 1900 to 1948 · aged 48
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6 languages

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