Polina Gelman | |
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Native name | Поліна Володимирівна Гельман |
Born | 24 October 1919 Berdychiv, Ukraine |
Died | 25 November 2005 Moscow, Russia | (aged 86)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero 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.