Timur Frunze
Soviet fighter pilot during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Frunze.
Timur Mikhailovich Frunze (Russian: Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе; 5 April 1923 – 19 January 1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and posthumous recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was the son of Red Army commander and People's Commissar for Military Affairs Mikhail Frunze.[1][2]
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Timur Mikhailovich Frunze | |
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Native name | Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе |
Born | (1923-04-05)5 April 1923 Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
Died | 19 January 1942(1942-01-19) (aged 18) Starorussky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Air Force |
Years of service | 1940—1942 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 161st Fighter Aviation Regiment 57th Mixed Aviation Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumous) |
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