Vasily Zaitsev (pilot)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Zaitsev.
Vasily Aleksandrovich Zaitsev
Native name
Василий Александрович Зайцев
Born10 January [O.S. 28 December 1910] 1911
Semibratskoe, Kolomna district, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 May 1961 (aged 50)
Kolomna, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Service years1932–1946
RankColonel
Unit5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Vasily Aleksandrovich Zaitsev (Russian: Василий Александрович Зайцев; 10 January [O.S. 28 December 1910] 1911 – 19 May 1961) was a Soviet Air Forces World War II flying ace who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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