Kirill Evstigneev

Infobox Military Person
name=Kirill A. Evstigneyev,
lived=birth date|1917|02|17 – death date and age|1996|08|29|1917|02|17
placeofbirth= Khokhly, Shumikhinsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
placeofdeath= Moscow, Russia


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allegiance=flagicon|Soviet Union Soviet Union
branch= Soviet Air Force
serviceyears=1938-1972
rank= Major General
commands=178 GIAP (Guard Fighter Air Regiment) 1945
unit=240 IAP (Fighter Air Regiment), 178 GIAP
battles=World War II
awards=Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (2) Orders of the Red Banner(4) Order of the Patriotic War First Class medals (16)
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Kirill Alexeyevich Evstigneyev ( _ru. Кирлилл Алексеевич Евстигнеев; 17 February 1923 - 29 August 1996) was a Russian fighter pilot in the Second World War who received two Hero of the Soviet Union titles. He shot down 53 enemy aircraft & 3 shared.

Evstigneyev's WWII record is::149 combat missions:120 aerial engagements :53 enemy aircraft shot down + 3 shared

Evstigneyev was awarded the Order of Lenin twice, four Orders of the Red Banner, Order of the Patriotic War First Class and two Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).

References

* [http://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=761 Biography] Retrieved May 8, 2008.