Kravchenko, Grigorii Panteleevich

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Kravchenko, Grigorii Panteleevich

Name: Kravchenko, Grigorii Panteleevich (Кравченко, Григорий Пантелеевич) Years: 1912-1943 Rank: Lt. Gen. Nationality: Soviet Remarks: Soviet fighter ace and one of the first to become a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union

[edit] Biography

Kravchenko joined the Red Army in 1931 and completed the Kachinsk Military Aviation School in 1932^[1].

Kravchenko was promoted to the rank of Lt. Gen. on June 4, 1940^[2].

[edit] Sources

• Russian Wikipedia entry for Kravchenko, Grigorii Panteleevich

• Kravchenko, Grigorii Panteleevich  at National Heroes (Герои Страны) (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=989
2. ↑ Order of the SNK on Awarding Military Ranks to Senior Command Personnel of the Red Army