Leonid Alexandrovich Bykovets | |
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Born | 14 December 1921 Kolomna, Soviet Union |
Died | 7 July 1997 Kolomna, Russian Federation | (aged 75)
Buried | Old Cemetery, Kolomna |
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Years of service | 1940–1960 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | Operation Bagration |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of the Great Patriotic War (2) Order of the Red Star (2) |
Guards Colonel Leonid Alexandrovich Bykovets (Russian: Леонид Александрович Быковец, 14 December 1921 – 7 July 1997) was a Soviet airman who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945 for valour during the German-Soviet War.