Sergey Gritsevets

Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets
Born19 July [O.S. 6 July] 1909
Baranavichy Raion, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died16 September 1939(1939-09-16) (aged 30)
Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1931 – 1939
RankMajor
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets (Belarusian: Сяргей Іванавіч Грыцавец, Russian: Сергей Иванович Грицевец; 19 July [O.S. 6 July] 1909 – 16 September 1939) was a Soviet major and pilot who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.