Tatyana Sumarokova
Tatyana Sumarokova | |
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Native name | Татьяна Николаевна Сумарокова |
Born | 16 September 1922 Moscow, Soviet Russia |
Died | 28 May 1997 (aged 74) Moscow, Russian Federation |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Guard Lieutenant |
Unit | 46th Tamans Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Tatyana Nikolaevna Sumarokova (
Early life
Sumarokova was born on 16 September 1922 to a Russian family. After graduating from secondary school in 1939 she entered the 1st Moscow State Medical Institute where she studied until the start of the war. Initially she remained a civilian and worked in the construction of defensive fortifications around Moscow. She eventually got word that women were being recruited for aviation units, and non-pilot staff were needed, so she and her friend Khiuaz Dospanova made an appointment to meet with Marina Raskova, who at their meeting asked if she was willing to become a navigator.[1][2]
Military career
Upon being accepted into the women's aviation program in October 1941, Sumarokova underwent navigator's training at the
Throughout the war Sumarokova took part in offensives over
Nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 10 May 1945, she never received the title – despite opinions in favor of awarding her it from several high-ranking military officers reviewing the nomination including Konstantin Vershinin and Konstantin Rokossovsky; she was subsequently awarded an Order of the Patriotic War 1st class instead.[8]
Later life
Upon entering the reserve in October 1945 due to the end of the war and went on to study editorializing and publishing at the Moscow State University of Printing Arts. She and a fellow veteran from her unit, Raisa Aronova were admitted to the Union of Journalists of the USSR. For 15 years she worked as an editor for the Physical Culture and Sport publishing house before writing for the newspaper Soviet Patriot and later the Znanie publishing house. In 1976 she published a book about the lives of two of her veteran friends – Hero of the Soviet Union Yekaterina Ryabova and her husband, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Grigory Sivkov. Sumarokova often engaged in public speaking after the war, especially to youth groups. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and her nomination for the gold star came up again, she was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1995. She died on 28 May 1997 in Moscow and was buried in the Kuntsevo Cemetery.[9]
Awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (11 October 1995)
- Two Order of the Red Banner (19 October 1942 and 22 May 1945)
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (2 December 1945)
- Two Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class (30 October 1943 and 11 March 1985)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (28 September 1981)
- Order of the Red Star (26 April 1944)
- campaign and jubilee medals
See also
References
- ^ Chechneva 1984, p. 76.
- ^ a b Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 308.
- ^ Rakobolskaya & Kravtsova 2005, p. 320-321.
- ^ Award list on the site «pamyat-naroda.ru» (archive materials of TsAMO, ф. 33, оп. 682524, д. 618)
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 308-309.
- ^ Chechneva 1984, pp. 80–81, 105–106.
- ^ Однополчанки // Мужество, отвага и... любовь. Сборник. — М. : Палея, 1997
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 309.
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 310-311.
- ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 311.
Bibliography
- OCLC 1086194921.
- OCLC 68044852.
- OCLC 1019634607.