PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Pokryshkin, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Date of birth: March 6th, 1913 (Novonikolayevsk, Russia)
Date of death:  November 13th, 1985 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Nationality:  Soviet
     
ORDEN LENINA
Rank: Starshy leitenant (Senior Lieutenant)
Unit: Komandir eskadrilyi 55 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 20 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 55th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 20th Mixed Aviation Division)
Awarded on: December 22nd, 1941
 
     
ORDEN KRASNOGO ZNAMENI
Rank: Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
Unit: Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
Awarded on: April 22nd, 1943
 
     
MEDAL "ZOLOTAYA ZVEZDA" (GEROI SOVETSKOGO SOYUZA)
Rank: Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
Unit: Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
Awarded on: May 24th, 1943
Details: Serial number 993.
 
     
ORDEN LENINA
Rank: Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
Unit: Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
Awarded on: May 24th, 1943
Details: Awarded together with Gold Star nr. 993.
 
     
MEDAL "ZOLOTAYA ZVEZDA" (GEROI SOVETSKOGO SOYUZA)
Rank: gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
Unit: Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: August 24th, 1943
Details: Serial number 10.
 
     
ORDEN KRASNOGO ZNAMENI
Rank: gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
Unit: Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: July 18th, 1943
 
     
ORDEN KRASNOGO ZNAMENI
Rank: gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
Unit: Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: December 24th, 1943
 
     
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL - ARMY (DSM)
Rank: gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
Unit: Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: 1943
 
     
MEDAL "ZA OBORONU KAVKAZA"
Rank: gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
Unit: Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: May 1st, 1944
 
     
MEDAL "ZOLOTAYA ZVEZDA" (GEROI SOVETSKOGO SOYUZA)
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit: Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: August 19th, 1944
Details: Serial number 1. 1st awarding of a third Gold Star.
 
     
MEDAL "ZA BOYEVIYE ZASLUGI"
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit: Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: November 3rd, 1944
 
     
ORDEN SUVOROVA 2
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit: Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: April 6th, 1945
 
     
MEDAL "ZA POBEDU NAD GERMANIEI V VELIKOI OTECHESTEVENNOI VOINE 1941-1945"
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit: Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on: May 9th, 1945
 
     
ORDEN SUVOROVA 2
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Awarded on: May 29th, 1945
 
     
MEDAL "ZA DOBLESTNY TRUD V VELIKOI OTECHESTVENNOI VOINE 1941-1945"
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Awarded on: June 6th, 1945
 
     
MEDAL "ZA OSVOBOZHDENIYE PRAGI"
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Awarded on: June 9th, 1945
 
     
MEDAL "ZA VZYATIYE BERLINA"
Rank: Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Awarded on: June 9th, 1945
 
     
YUBILEINAYA MEDAL "20 LET POBEDY V VELIKOI OTECHESTVENNOI VOINE 1941-1945"
Awarded on: May 7th, 1965
 
     
YUBILEINAYA MEDAL "30 LET POBEDY V VELIKOI OTECHESTVENNOI VOINE 1941-1945"
Rank: Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
Awarded on: April 25th, 1975
 
     
ORDEN OTECHESTVENNOI VOINY 1
Rank: Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
Awarded on: March 11th, 1985
 
     
YUBILEINAYA MEDAL "40 LET POBEDY V VELIKOI OTECHESTVENNOI VOINE 1941-1945"
Rank: Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
Awarded on: April 12th, 1985
 
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