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Pavel Plotnikov

Soviet aviator (1920-2000) · Russia · On the map · Died at 80

Pavel Artemyevich Plotnikov was a prolific Soviet bomber pilot and double Hero of the Soviet Union. After the second World War II, Plotnikov continued his Air Force career and rose to the rank of Major General and retired in 1975.

Pavel Plotnikov is read about 6 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2000Died14 December 20001985Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAward1966Merited Military Pilot of the USSRAward1956Order of the Red StarAward1955Order of the Red BannerAward1945Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of Alexander NevskyAward1944Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1943Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAwardOrder of the Red BannerAward1942Order of the Red BannerAward1920Born4 March 1920

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Awards

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1985
Merited Military Pilot of the USSR1966
Order of the Red Star1956
Order of the Red Banner1955
Order of Alexander Nevsky1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1945
Gold Star medal1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1944
Gold Star medal1944
Order of Lenin1944
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1943
Order of the Red Banner1943
Order of the Red Banner1942
Zhukov Medal
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of the Patriotic War
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
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 "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 "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Impeccable Service"

About this person

Country
Russia
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2000 · aged 80

The same award as Pavel

Ivan PstygoBoth received Merited Military Pilot of the USSRIvan Nikiforovich StepanenkoBoth received Merited Military Pilot of the USSRDmitry OskinBoth received Merited Military Pilot of the USSRSemyon KharlamovBoth received Merited Military Pilot of the USSRAleksey Konstantinovich RyazanovBoth received Merited Military Pilot of the USSRAleksandr Ivanovich Babaev (pilot)Both received Merited Military Pilot of the USSR