Leonid Ivanov | |
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| Born | 8 August 1909 Kashira, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 June 1941 (aged 31) Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1932–1941 |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant |
| Unit | 147th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
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Leonid Illarionovich Ivanov (Russian: Леонид Илларионович Иванов; 8 August 1909 – 27 June 1941) was a Soviet Air Force senior lieutenant and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Ivanov was posthumously awarded the title for reportedly shooting down two German aircraft in the first days after Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, and being killed in a ramming attack (taran) while defending his airfield from a raid.