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Sigizmund Levanevsky | |
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| Born | 15 May [O.S. 2 May] 1902 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 August 1937 (aged 35) Arctic Ocean |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Soviet Army before 1925 Soviet Air Force since 1925 |
| Years of service | 1917–1930 |
| Battles / wars | October Revolution Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky (Russian: Сигизмунд Александрович Леваневский, Polish: Zygmunt Lewoniewski; 15 May [O.S. 2 May] 1902 – 13 August 1937) was a Soviet pioneer of long-range flight who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for his role in the SS Chelyuskin rescue.