Dmitry Alexandrovich Medvedev

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Medvedev (; 21 September 1918 – 26 November 1992) was a Soviet Air Forces Lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Medvedev was credited with 14 victories. He also fought in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol and the Winter War.

Early life Medvedev was born on 21 September 1918 in Uzlovaya of Tula Oblast in a working-class family. He graduated from 9th grade. In August 1935, Medvedev was in the Red Army. In 1937, he graduated from the 8th Odessa Pilots Military Aviation School and served in a fighter regiment in the Belorussian Military District. As a squadron commander in the 22nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, Medvedev fought in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol during summer 1939. During the battles, he reportedly made 75 sorties and shot down two Japanese fighters and a bomber while flying an I-16. For his achievements, Medvedev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 17 November and promoted to Senior lieutenant. At the end of 1939, he became the chief of a chemical service squadron. In the fall, the 486th was sent to the rear in the area of Gorky. In 1962, he was promoted to Lieutenant general (technically General Lieutenant, a two-star equivalent position). Medvedev became the deputy chief of the Leningrad Red Banner Military Engineering Academy named for A.F. Mozhaysky in September 1965. Medvedev died on 26 November 1992 and is buried in the Serafimovskoe Cemetery.