Grigory Tkhor (Russian: Григорий Илларионович Тхор; 28 September 1903 [O.S. 8 June], in Podlipnoe – January 1943, in Nuremberg) was a Soviet aviator, Spanish Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War volunteer, and major general of the Soviet Air Force. He was captured during the course of the Battle of Kiev (1941). He got imprisoned in a number of concentration camps, and also was repeatedly tortured, until his execution by firing squad in January 1943. He was posthumously decorated with the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
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28 September 1903 Podlipnoe, Russian Empire
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Died |
January 1943 (aged 39) Nuremberg, Nazi Germany
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Zodiac | Libra |
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