Timofey Khryukin
Timofey Khryukin | |
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| Born | 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1910 Yeysk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 July 1953 (aged 43) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1932 – 1953 |
| Rank | Colonel-General of Aviation |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Timofey Timofeyevich Khryukin (Russian: Тимофе́й Тимофе́евич Хрю́кин; 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1910, in Yeysk – 19 July 1953, in Moscow) was a Soviet aviator, Spanish Civil War volunteer, and colonel-general of the Soviet Air Force. Emerging from an impoverished working-class background, he rose to command the 8th Air Army and 1st Air Army during the Second World War, being twice decorated as a Hero of the Soviet Union before his death following a period of illness caused by a road accident.