Anatoly Morozov

Anatoly Afanasyevich Morozov (; 4 June 1916 18 June 1944) was a Soviet flying ace who commanded the prestigious 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment during World War II.

Early life Morozov was born on 4 July 1916 to a working-class Russian family in Bezhitsa. After completing his seventh grade of school he went on to attend a trade school, and then worked at a steam locomotive plant until entering the Red Army in 1934. Having graduated from flight school in 1937, he went on to first experience combat in the Winter War as part of the 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying the I-153 fighter but gaining no shootdowns.

Awards Hero of the Soviet Union (27 March 1942) Order of Lenin (27 March 1942) Three Order of the Red Banner (19 May 1940, 12 December 1942, and 7 April 1944) Order of Alexander Nevsky (22 May 1944)