Vladimir Aleksenko
Vladimir Avramovich Aleksenko | |
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Native name | Владимир Аврамович Алексенко |
Born | 27 January 1923 Kievskoye village, Krymsky District, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union |
Died | 16 June 1995 (aged 72) Odesa, Ukraine |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1941 – 1978 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | 15th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment 5th Air Army |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Vladimir Avramovich Aleksenko (Russian: Владимир Аврамович Алексенко; 27 January 1923 – 16 June 1995) was a ground-attack aviation squadron and regimental commander during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded his first Hero of the Soviet Union award for making 107 attack sorties, and his second award was for making another 143 sorties, but by the end of the war he reached a total of 292 attack sorties. After the war he remained in the military, becoming a became a Lieutenant general after graduation from the Military Academy of the General Staff. Between 1967 and 1974, he commanded the 5th Air Army.
Early life
Aleksenko was born on 27 January 1923 in the village of Kievskoye in Krasnodar Krai to a Russian peasant family. In 1940, he graduated from high school and participated in the Krasnodar flying club. In May 1941, he was drafted into the Red Army.[1][2]
World War II
In 1942, Aleksenko graduated from the Krasnodar Military Pilots' Flying School. He joined the
From January 1945, Aleksenko, the a squadron commander,
Postwar
In 1954, Aleksenko graduated from the Air Force Academy. In 1952, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. Between 1959 and 1963, he served as a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR at its 5th convocation. Between 1967 and 1974, he was commander of the 5th Air Army in Odesa. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1968. Between 1971 and 1975, Aleksenko again was a deputy of the Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet for its 8th convocation. He retired in 1978 and lived in Odesa. He died on 16 June 1995 and is buried at the city's Second Christian Cemetery.[6]
Awards
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (19 April 1945 and 29 June 1945)
- Order of Lenin (19 April 1945)
- Four Order of the Red Banner (25 July 1944, 5 November 1944, 22 February 1945, and 21 February 1974)
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2 November 1944)
- Two Order of the Patriotic War (1st class - 11 March 1985; 2nd class - 12 August 1943)
- Two Order of the Red Star (26 July 1943 and 30 December 1974)
- Order of 9 September 1944 (October 1977)
- campaign and jubilee medals
References
- ^ Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 30.
- ^ Yevstigneev, Vladimir; Sinitsyn, Andrey (1965). Люди бессмертного подвига: очерки о дважды героях Советского Союза (in Russian). Politizdat. p. 16.
- ^ Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 30-31.
- ^ Award list on the site «pamyat-naroda.ru» (archive materials of TsAMO, ф. 33, оп. 690155, д. 3741)
- ^ Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 31-32.
- ^ Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 33-34.
- ^ Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 34.
Bibliography
- OCLC 1005741956.