Mariya Dolina
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Mariya Ivanovna Dolina (Ukrainian: Марія Іванівна Доліна, Russian: Мария Ивановна Долина; 18 December 1922 – 3 March 2010) was a Pe-2 pilot and deputy squadron commander in the women's 125th “Marina M. Raskova” Borisov Guards Bomber Regiment. She was active primarily on the 1st Baltic Front during World War II. On 18 August 1945 she was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Early life
Born in the village of Sharovka (present-day Poltavsky District, Omsk Oblast in Siberia[1]), Dolina was the eldest daughter of Ukrainian peasants. She had nine siblings.[2][3]
In 1934, after Mariya's father lost his leg in the
World War II
In July 1941, she started her military service.[4] She initially flew the Polikarpov Po-2, liaising with infantry units.[1] Later she became a crew member of a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engine, medium-range bomber, in the 587th Dive Bomber Regiment.[2]
Dolina, who admitted to being restless,[5] nevertheless became a deputy squadron commander in her unit, which was later re-designated as the 125th “M.M. Raskova” Borisov Guards Dive Bomber Regiment.[6]
On 2 June 1943, Dolina's aircraft was hit by enemy
Postwar life
After the war, Dolina continued to serve in the
On the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II, Dolina was promoted to the rank of major by
Dolina lived in
Awards and honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union (18 August 1945)
- Order of Lenin (18 August 1945)
- Two Orders of the Red Banner (1 July 1943 and 1 July 1944)
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (11 March 1985)
- campaign and service medals
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (14 October 1999)
- Honorary Citizen of Kiev (2003)
See also
- List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union
- 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment
- Petlyakov Pe-2
References
- ^ a b c Cottam 1998, p. 128.
- ^ a b Sakaida 2003, p. 9.
- ^ a b Noggle 1994, p. 118.
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 51.
- ^ Kazarinova & Polyantseva 1962, p. 77.
- ^ Cottam 1998, p. 128-130.
- ^ Cottam 1998, p. 129.
- ^ Noggle 1994, p. 122.
- ^ a b "Don of heaven. Winged fate of Mariya Dolina". Istorychna Pravda (in Ukrainian). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b c GUARDS MAJOR MARIYA DOLINA by Henry Sakaida, soviet-awards.com (2002)
- ISBN 1442610212(page 563/564 & 722/723)
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 54.
Bibliography
- Kazarinova, Militsa; Polyantseva, Agniya (1962). В небе фронтовом. Сборник воспоминаний советских летчиц-участниц Великой Отечественной войны [In the sky of the frontline. Collection of memoirs of Soviet pilots participating in the Great Patriotic War] (in Russian). Moscow: Molodaya gvardiya. OCLC 749039156.
- Cottam, Kazimiera (1998). Women in War and Resistance: Selected Biographies of Soviet Women Soldiers. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. OCLC 228063546.
- Noggle, Anne (1994). A Dance With Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. OCLC 474018127.
- ISBN 978-1-84176-598-3.
- OCLC 1019634607.
External links
- GUARDS MAJOR MARIYA DOLINA by Henry Sakaida, soviet-awards.com (2002)
- Mariya Ivanovna Dolina in the "Country Heroes" portal.
- Dolina's award certificates (in Russian)