(1913-02-06)6 February 1913 Dobrovolnoye, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
16 September 1982 (aged 69) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit
588th Night Bomber Regiment (later renamed the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment)
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Order of Suvorov 3rd Class
Yevdokiya Davidovna Bershanskaya (Russian: Евдокия Давыдовна Бершанская; 6 February 1913, in Dobrovolnoye, Stavropol – 16 September 1982, in Moscow) was the regimental commander of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during World War II and became the only woman ever awarded the Order of Suvorov.[1] Under her command twenty-three aviators in the regiment became Heroes of the Soviet Union for their successful bombing missions against the Axis.[2]
^"Бершанская Евдокия Давыдовна - Орден Суворова III степени". podvignaroda.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
^Маслов, Михаил (2017-09-05). Прославленный По-2. "Небесный тихоход", "кофемолка", "чокнутый будильник" (in Russian). Litres. pp. 98–104. ISBN 9785040214082.
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