Yevdokia Bershanskaya (Russian: Евдоки́я Берша́нская; 6 February 1913, in Dobrovolnoye, Stavropol – 16 September 1982, in Moscow) was the regimental commander of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during World War II and became the only woman ever awarded the Order of Suvorov. Under her command twenty-three aviators in the regiment became Heroes of the Soviet Union for their successful bombing missions against the Axis.
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6 February 1913 Voluntary, Stavropol, Russia
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Died |
16 September 1982 (aged 69) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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