Global InformationVladimir Strzhizhevsky information
Vladimir Ivanovich Strzhizhevsky (alternate spellings: Strizhevsky, Strishzhevskii) | |
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| Born | 26 December 1894 Mogilev, Russian Empire (located in present day Belarus) |
| Died | 22 August 1940 Medak |
| Buried | Belgrade's new cemetery |
| Allegiance | Russia; Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Air Service; Red Air Force; White Air Force; Royal Yugoslav Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914-1917 (IRAS); 1918 (Red Air Force); 1919-1920 (White Air Force); 1920 onwards (RYAF) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 16th Corps Air Detachment, 9th Corps Fighter Detachment, 10th Corps Fighter Detachment |
| Awards | Cross of Saint George All four classes; Order of Saint Anna Fourth Class "For Bravery"; Order of Saint George Fourth Class; Order of Saint Vladimir Fourth Class with Swords and Ribbon; Kingdom of Romania's Order of the Crown with Swords |
| Other work | Joined Yugoslavian air force and became Yugoslav citizen |
Captain Vladimir Ivanovich Strzhizhevsky (26 December 1894 – 22 August 1940) was a World War I flying ace. He volunteered for military service on 14 October 1914, after graduation from Petrograd Technical Institute. Incomplete and confusing records credit him with eight confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories during his 1916-1917 combat on the Romanian Front. His second wound ended his tally of aerial victories. The advent of the October Revolution saw him co-opted into the Red Air Force for the end of the war. On 4 November 1918, he defected to the White Russian Army, and served with them for two years. When they were expelled from Russia, Strzhizhevsky accompanied them. He became a Yugoslav citizen and joined their air force.