- 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
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
relations=
laterwork=Kirill Alexeyevich Evstigneyev ( _ru. Кирлилл Алексеевич Евстигнеев;
17 February 1923 -29 August 1996 ) was aRussia nfighter pilot in the Second World War who received twoHero 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 twoHero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).References
* [http://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=761 Biography] Retrieved May 8, 2008.
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