Timur Frunze

Timur Mikhailovich Frunze
Native name
Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе
Born(1923-04-05)5 April 1923
Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died19 January 1942(1942-01-19) (aged 18)
Starorussky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Air Force
Years of service1940–1942
RankLieutenant
Unit161st Fighter Aviation Regiment
57th Mixed Aviation Division
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (posthumous)

Timur Mikhailovich Frunze (Russian: Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе; 5 April 1923 – 19 January 1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and posthumous recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was the son of Red Army commander and People's Commissar for Military Affairs Mikhail Frunze.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Timur Frunze Mikhailovich (Hero of the Soviet Union)". persona.rin.ru. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Egorov, Boris (2021-07-19). "How Soviet leaders' sons fought in World War II". Russia Beyond. Retrieved January 3, 2021.