Sigizmund Levanevsky
Sigizmund Levanevsky | |
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| Native name | |
| Born | 15 May [O.S. 2 May] 1902 |
| Died | 13 August 1937 (aged 35) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Army before 1925 Soviet Air Force since 1925 |
| Service years | 1917–1930 |
| Conflicts | October Revolution Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky (Russian: Сигизмунд Александрович Леваневский, Polish: Zygmunt Lewoniewski; 15 May [O.S. 2 May] 1902 – 13 August 1937) was a Soviet pioneer of long-range flight who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for his role in the SS Chelyuskin rescue.