Pilot Vasiliy Andrianov

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In Moscow thieves robbed the apartment of the Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot Vasiliy Andrianov. Pilferers stole all awards of the pilot. Criminals climbed up into the apartment of the dead hero of the Second World War, where his son now lives. Criminals took away the rewards, among which there was the Order of Lenin, three Orders of Red Banner, Order of Alexander Nevsky, two Orders of the Patriotic War 1st Class, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of Glory, two stars of Hero of the Soviet Union, the Gold medal of the Academy of General Staff and the Gold medal of Academy VVS.

[Art]

I wish we could get a hold of serial number information. Any way we might be able to do this?

[SpaceCadet1983]

UNBELIEVABLE!!! I thought things were getting better economically in Russia, but apparently the market for such awards is such that criminals will still resort to robbing national heroes!

[Lapa]

Guys,

Be real, it also happens in the West!
Not too long ago, the NZ War Museum was robbed; thieves took off with, among other things, a few Victoria Crosses!

Marc

[ANZAC]

Originally Posted by Lapa

Guys,

Be real, it also happens in the West!
Not too long ago, the NZ War Museum was robbed; thieves took off with, among other things, a few Victoria Crosses!

Marc

Sad but true. The 'new currency' of the times is rare militaria. Enterprising criminals realise the growing worth in such items.

To quote Vin Diesel, "The Creed is Greed"

Brendan

[Art]

From warheroes.ru, the translation is through babelfish, so it is somewhat sketchy in parts. I've tried to clean up the more obvious grammatical mistakes. I've added the two Gold Star medals to the database as stolen:


[Andrianov] Vasiliy Ivanovich - ground attack pilot.

He was born on August 13, 1920 in the village Ivanisovo of the now Bezhetskogo region of Tver region to the family of peasants. Russian. Term [VKP]([b])/[KPSS] since 1944. Smolensk cooperative technical school finished in 1939.

Andrianov was in the Red Army since 1940. In 1943 he graduated from the Permian military aviation school of pilots.

Andrianov was at the fronts of World War II from June 1943. The first baptism of fire was obtained on the Kursk salient. On July 24, 1943 in the group Il-2, he participated in the low-flying attack of a railway station in Belgorod.

The Title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and medal “gold star” (№ 1976) to the flight commander 667- GO of assault air regiment (292- I assault air division, the 5th air force, the 2nd Ukrainian front) to Junior Lieutenant [Andrianov] Vasiliy Ivanovich is awarded on July 1, 1944 for 87 departures in low-flying attack of enemy troops in combat for Belgorod, Kharkov, in the Poltava and Kirovograd directions.

The second medal “gold star” (№ 6036) to the squadron commander 141- GO of the guard assault air regiment (9th guard assault air division, the 2nd air force, the 1st Ukrainian front), Captain [Andrianov] Vasiliy Ivanovich [nagrazhden] by the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 27, 1945 for 90 departures in combat under L'vov, on the Sandomir bridgehead (Poland) and on other boundaries.

Andrianov finished the war in Berlin. Andrianov during the time of war, completed 177 combat missions. He personally destroyed 50 tanks, 200 motor vehicles, 25 antiaircraft-artillery batteries, 13 storage facilities, and in 37 air battles he brought down 6 enemy aircraft.

In 1950 the courageous ground attack pilot finished air force academy, in 1961 - the military academy Of [gensheralnogo] [taba]. Major General of aviation (1971). Until 1981 when he went on to a teaching career in the military academy of General Staff. He passed away on May 4, 1999. He is buried in Moscow hero-city on The [troekurovskom] cemetery.

[Nagrazhden] by the Order of Lenin, by three, by Alexander [Nevskiy]'s order, 2 by Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, by the Order of the Red Star, “for the service to the native land in The [vooruzhennykh] forces of the USSR” the 3rd degree, the glories of the 3rd degree and by medals.

The bronze bust of the twice Hero of the Soviet Union [V].[I]. Of [andrianova] is established in the settlement [Sonkovo] of Tver region.

On July 30, 2008 from the apartment of the Hero, where lives his son, were stolen all awards: two [madeli] “gold star” and all orders.

Sources
[Verbinskiy] [M]. [Dvazhdy] is the Hero of the Soviet Union [V].[I]. Of [andrianov]. [M].1955
Heroes of the Soviet Union: Brief biographical dictionary. [T].1. M.: [Voeniz].1987.
Twice Heroes of the Soviet Union. - M.: Voenizdat, 1973.
People of the immortal exploit. Book 1. M., 1975

[Lapa]

Art,

Interesting to note that he received 2 "simple" HSU stars, and not a simple one and a second award.

Marc

[Art]

Yes, is that very unusual?