Yevgeny Savitsky

Yevgeny Yakovlevich Savitsky
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Savitsky
Born	24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1910; Novorossiysk, Black Sea Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	6 April 1990 (aged 79); Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Forces; Soviet Air Defense Forces;
Service years	1929–1990
Rank	Marshal of Aviation
Commands	3rd Fighter Aviation Corps; Fighter Aviation of the National Air Defense Forces; 19th (redesignated 78th and 64th) Fighter Aviation Army; Aviation of the Soviet Air Defense Forces; Deputy Commander of the Soviet Air Defense Forces;
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Twice Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (3); Complete list

Yevgeny Yakovlevich Savitsky (Russian: Евгений Яковлевич Савицкий; 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1910 — 6 April 1990) was a Soviet World War II fighter ace who later became a marshal of aviation.

Credited with 22 individual and 2 group victories by the end of World War II, he was twice made a Hero of the Soviet Union. Savitsky commanded the Aviation of the National Air Defense Forces during the Cold War, serving as deputy commander of the National Air Defense Forces from 1966 to 1980.