Mikhail Ivanovich Kuchinsky (Russian: Михаил Иванович Кучинский; 23 December 1911 – 1 January 1995) was a Belarusian Soviet Air Force Lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kuchinsky was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his actions during World War II as deputy commander of a squadron in the 218th Attack Aviation Regiment from 1943. He continued his Air Force service postwar and worked in a factory following his retirement from the military.
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23 December 1911 Prysna village, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
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1 January 1995 (aged 83) Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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