Aleksey Maresyev

Aleksey Maresyev
Birth nameAleksey Petrovich Maresyev
Born(1916-05-20)May 20, 1916
Kamyshin, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMay 18, 2001(2001-05-18) (aged 84)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1937–1946
RankColonel
Unit63rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Aleksey Petrovich Maresyev (Russian: Алексей Петрович Маресьев; 20 May 1916 – 18 May 2001) was a Soviet and Russian military pilot who became a Soviet fighter ace during World War II despite becoming a double amputee.

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