Biography
Ivan Nikitovic Kozhevyub - three times the hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal Aviation, the Soviet military leader and the participant in the Great Patriotic War. In the account of the pilot dozens of shot down enemy aircraft.Childhood and youth
On June 8, 1920, the future pilot Ivan Nikitovich Kozhevub was born. The boy grew in the peasant family, where the father served as church old-age. The childhood and youth of Ivana took place in the Glukhovsky district of the Chernihiv province, which was later renamed the Shostkinsky district of the Sumy region of Ukraine.
At the age of 14, Kozdadub received a maturity certificate, after which he went to the city of Shostka. The young man submitted documents to the chemical and technological technique, passed the necessary tests, after which he was enrolled as a student in an educational institution.
Ivan has stretched from youthful years to aviation, so while studying at the technical school began to study in the aerocluba. In 1940, a new line appeared in the biography of Kozjadbab - the Red Army. The young man reincarnated in a serviceman.
At the same time, Ivan completed training at the Chuguev military aviation school of pilots. The aircraft fascinated by Kozhevab, so the guy decided to stay here in the position of the instructor.
Military service
In 1941, Ivan Kozhevab was divided into two epochs: before and after the war. With the pedagogical composition of the Aviation School, the young man was in Chimkent (now Shymkent). This city is located in Kazakhstan. Soon Ivan was assigned the title of senior sergeant, and after a few months they delivered the levisheb in 240 fighter regiment 302 of the fighter aviation division, which was posted in Ivanovo. A year later, the pilot was on the Voronezh Front.
Here is the Ivana plane takes off into the air, but the first pancake turned out to be a com. La-5, on which Kozdadub moved, was damaged. Only the back of the impenetrable material allowed the pilot to save life. The plane turned out to be completely broken, but the skill of the pilot allowed us to land on the runway. Restore the single-engine fighter failed.
Due to the lack of aircraft, Kozjadbab tried to translate to the post alert, but the direct commander stood up for the defense of the soldier. Already in the summer of 1943, Ivan received another asterisk and began to wear the title of younger Lieutenant. Thanks to these changes, the pilot rose across the career ladder to the deputy commander of the squadron.
The loyalty to Ivan's depth argued every day, rising into the sky and protecting Russian land. July 6, 1943 began a battle on a Kursk arc. This time, Tedded in Heavenly Blue Levadub is already 40 times. Anniversary noted the pilot with a shot down German bomber aircraft. A day later, the pilot said another aircraft who shot down. On July 9, 2 enemy fighters hit the fire.
For such achievements, Ivan received the title of lieutenant and the hero of the Soviet Union. In 1944, Kozhedub moved to the unique aircraft La-5FN. The aircraft created a donation of the beekeeper from the Stalingrad region V.V. Konev. At the same time, the pilot is awarded the rank of captain and transfer to the position of deputy commander of 176 Guards regiment. In the sky, from now on, the serviceman raised a new fighter La-7. There are 330 combat departures and 62 shot down aircraft.
For Ivan, the Great Patriotic War ended on April 17, 1945. The victory of the pilot met already in Berlin. Here, a man was handed over the next medal "Golden Star". This award was awarded to those people who showed courage, courage and high military skills. From the main features of Kozjadbab you can allocate a desire to risk. Open Fire Pilot preferred at close range.
Later, Ivan Nikitovic will write the autobiography in which he will tell that in 1945, shortly before the completion of hostilities, two "Americans" were on the tail of the aircraft. US troops perceived Kozhevab as an enemy, so the Soviet aircraft began to fill. They themselves and suffered: Ivan did not plan to die, but, on the contrary, he dreamed of step back to Earth. As a result, the Americans died.
It is impossible to underestimate the exploits that Ivan Nikitovich committed in the war years. Not once, the skin came in unpleasant situations, of which any other pilot could not get out. But the pilot each time went out of the battle winner. The man sled actually destroyed fighters and remained alive.
Leave the service after the end of the Great Patriotic War, Kozadub did not want, so he remained in the service of the Air Force. For further promotion, Ivan Nikitovich was required to receive a higher education, so the pilot entered the Red Banner Air Academy. Gradually, aircraft manufacturers began to create unique designs. Kozadub rose into the air and experienced aircraft.
So in 1948, Ivan Nikitovich tested reactive MiG-15. After 8 years, fate led the pilot to the Military Academy of the General Staff. It is time for a new war that took place in Korea. To leave 324, the fighter aviation division of the commander could not, so I went with the soldiers to another country. Thanks to the skills of Kozhevab, in the war, 9 pilots died in the war, 216 victories in the air were observed.
After returning from Korea, he took the post of deputy commander of the Moscow Military District Air Force. This position left in 1971 in connection with the translation into the central office of the Air Force. After 7 years, Ivan Nikitovich was in the group of general inspectors of the USSR Ministry of Defense. In 1985, Kozdadub received the title of Marshal Aviation.
In addition to the love of military service, Ivan Nikitovich had a different activity. This is a policy. One day, Kozhevab was elected by the People's Deputy to the Supreme Council of the USSR II-V convocations.
Personal life
In 1928, the future spouse of Ivan Kozhevab Veronika Nikolaevna was born. About how young people met, romantic relationships began between them, the soldier preferred not to tell.
In the post-war years, the daughter called Natalia was born in the family of the Hero of the Soviet Union. Later, the girl presented the parents of Vasily Vitalyevich's grandchildren. Now a man works in a medical facility in Moscow.
In 1952, leddenubov had a replenishment again. This time the son was born. The boy received the name Nikita. The young man went in the footsteps of the Father, but not only in the flight, but in a nautical school. During the service, Nikita married a girl named Olga Fedorovna. In 1982, Anna girl was born in the newly-old family. In 2002, they announced the death of the captain of 3 rank of the USSR Navy.
Death
On August 8, 1991, the relatives of Ivan Kozhevab announced that the hero of the Soviet Union passed away. The official cause of death was called a heart attack. For the burial of the pilot, Novodevichi cemetery, located in Moscow, was chosen.
For the anniversary of the pilot, the documentary film "Secrets of the Century. Two Wars Ivan Kozhevab, "who presented the viewer in 2010. Pictures, diaries and even family pilot archives, including photos, were used on the set of paintings. The main role was played by the Russian actor Sergey Larin. Interestingly, the granddaughter of Ivan Nikitovich Anna reincarnated in the spouse of the famous hero.
Awards
- 1943, 1945, 1951, 1968, 1970 - Cavalier of the Red Banner Order
- 1944, 1945 - Hero of the Soviet Union
- 1944, 1978 - Cavalier of the Order of Lenin
- 1945 - Cavalier Order of Alexander Nevsky
- 1955 - Kavaler of the Red Star Order
- 1975 - Kavaler of the Order "For the service of the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree
- 1985 - Kavaler of the Order of the Patriotic War I degree
- 1990 - Kavaler of the Order "For the service of the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" II degree