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Alexander Pokryshkin was a Soviet aviator. Born on 6 March 1913 in Novosibirsk, Pokryshkin died on 13 November 1985 in Moscow at the age of 72.
Positions held include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946–1984). Pokryshkin studied at M.V. Frunze Military Academy and Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Honours include Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner and Hero of the Soviet Union, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 46 languages, Alexander Pokryshkin is No. 34,771 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 6 March 1913, Novosibirsk
- Died
- 13 November 1985, Moscow (aged 72)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Aircraft pilot, fighter pilot, politician
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Education
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy, Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
- Languages
- Russian
- Wikipedia editions
- 46
Did you know
Was 33 when first deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946).
Lived to 72.
Shares a birthday with Michelangelo and Gabriel García Márquez.
One of 25 people in the Index born in Novosibirsk, with Alexander Karelin.
Has a Wikipedia article in 46 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1946–1984Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Honours and works
Awards
- Order of Lenin1941
- Order of the Red Banner1943
- Hero of the Soviet Union1943
- Order of Lenin1943
- Order of the Red Banner1943
- Order of the Red Banner1943
- Hero of the Soviet Union1943
- Gold Star medal1943
- Gold Star medal1943
- Distinguished Service Medal1943
- Hero of the Soviet Union1944
- Gold Star medal1944
- Medal "For Battle Merit"1944
- Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"1944
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"1945
- Order of Suvorov, 2nd class1945
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