Polina Gelman

Polina Gelman
Native name
Поліна Володимирівна Гельман
Born24 October 1919
Berdychiv, Ukraine
Died25 November 2005(2005-11-25) (aged 86)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1941–1957
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Polina Vladimirovna Gelman (Russian: Поли́на Влади́мировна Ге́льман, Ukrainian: Полі́на Володи́мирівна Ге́льман; 24 October 1919 – 25 November 2005) was a flight navigator in the all-female 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1946 for having totaled 857 sorties during World War II.