Sergey Gritsevets

Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets
Born19 July [O.S. 6 July] 1909
Baranavichy Raion, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died16 September 1939(1939-09-16) (aged 30)
Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Service years1931 – 1939
RankMajor
ConflictsSpanish Civil War
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets (Belarusian: Сяргей Іванавіч Грыцавец, Russian: Сергей Иванович Грицевец; 19 July [O.S. 6 July] 1909 – 16 September 1939) was a Soviet major and pilot who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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