Andrey Mikhaylovich Kulagin
Soviet flying ace, Hero of the Soviet Union
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| Intro | Soviet flying ace, Hero of the Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Places | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| was | Pilot Aviator Flying ace | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Work field | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth | 4 September 1921, Staroje Zakružža, Niehliubski Sieĺsaviet, Vietka District, Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | 20 August 1980Minsk, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuanian–Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Belarus (aged 59 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Politics: | Communist Party Of The Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrey Mikhailovich Kulagin (Russian: Андрей Михайлович Кулагин; 4 September 1921 — 20 August 1980) was a Soviet fighter pilot who became a flying ace during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 1 July 1944 for his initial victories, by the end of the war he totaled 30 solo and five shared shootdowns. After the end of the war he remained in the military, reaching the rank of colonel.