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Alexander Pokryshkin

1913 - 1985

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Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Покры́шкин; 6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1913 – 13 November 1985) was a Soviet fighter pilot in World War II, and later a marshal of aviation. He was one of the highest-scoring Soviet aces, and the highest-scoring pilot ever to fly an American aircraft, having achieved the great majority of his kills in the Lend-Lease Bell P-39 Airacobra. During the war Pokryshkin earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union three times: 24 May 1943, 24 August 1943, and 19 August 1944. After the war, he served in the Soviet Air Defense Forces, reaching the rank of Marshal of Aviation; he retired in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Pokryshkin is the 655th most popular military personnel (up from 693rd in 2019), the 535th most popular biography from Russia (up from 574th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alexander Pokryshkin ranks 655 out of 2,058. Before him are Hans Speidel, Chris Kyle, Pang De, Pavel Batitsky, Stanisław Sosabowski, and Saitō Hajime. After him are Heinz Lammerding, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, Peucestas, Elyesa Bazna, Kurt von Tippelskirch, and Raymond A. Spruance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Alexander Pokryshkin ranks 88. Before him are 'Abd al-Ilah, Méret Oppenheim, Paul Grice, Barrington Moore Jr., Mary Leakey, and Osvaldo Moles. After him are Bill Shankly, Victor Mature, Mark Felt, Loretta Young, Pinetop Perkins, and Alexander Marinesko. Among people deceased in 1985, Alexander Pokryshkin ranks 49. Before him are Ian Stewart, Abe Lenstra, John G. Trump, Kiki Camarena, Donald O. Hebb, and Méret Oppenheim. After him are Ruth Gordon, Lina Heydrich, Taizo Kawamoto, Ricky Nelson, Zarifa Aliyeva, and Alfredo Foni.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Pokryshkin ranks 535 out of 3,761. Before him are Valeri Polyakov (1942), Elem Klimov (1933), Ales Bialiatski (1962), Korney Chukovsky (1882), Vladimir Arsenyev (1872), and Mikhail Fradkov (1950). After him are Nicholas of Japan (1836), Marina Raskova (1912), Vladimir Bukovsky (1942), Leonid Gaidai (1923), Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819), and Joseph M. Schenck (1876).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Alexander Pokryshkin ranks 44. Before him are Dmitry Pavlov (1897), Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737), Roza Shanina (1924), Mikhail Alekseyev (1857), Filipp Golikov (1900), and Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787). After him are Lauri Törni (1919), Werner Kempf (1886), Markian Popov (1902), Mikhail Skobelev (1843), Sergey Akhromeyev (1923), and Werner Ostendorff (1903).

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