Aleksandr Gridnev

Aleksandr Gridnev
Native name
Александр Васильевич Гриднев
Born4 April 1909
Maksimovka village, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire
(located within present-day Bogatovsky District, Russia)
Died1995
Volgograd, Russian Federation
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
RankLieutenant colonel
AwardsTwo Order of the Red Banner

Aleksandr Vasilevich Gridnev (Russian: Александр Васильевич Гриднев; 4 April 1909 – 1995) was a Soviet military officer and flying ace who commanded the Women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment after the departure of its previous commander, Tamara Kazarinova.