Fyodor Polynin

Fyodor Petrovich Polynin (Russian: Фёдор Петрович Полынин; 20 October 1906 – 21 November 1981) was a Colonel general in the Soviet Air Forces, who served in the Air Force of the Polish Army during World War II and received the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Polynin.
Fyodor Polynin
Native name
Фёдор Петрович Полынин
Born20 October [O.S. October 7] 1906
Sukhoy Otrog village, Nikolayevsky Uyezd, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire
Died21 November 1981(1981-11-21) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union
Polish People's Republic
Service/branchSoviet Air Forces
Polish Air Force
Years of service1928–1971
RankColonel general (USSR)
Lieutenant general (Poland)
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Winter War
Great Patriotic War
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
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