Vladimir Baskov Biography

Vladimir Sergeyevich Baskov Vladimir Sergeyevich Baskov [1] Petrozavodchanin, a graduate of a military flight school, in the Great Patriotic War was a fighter pilot, and then commanded various flight squadrons. After the war, the Hero of the Soviet Union returned to Petrozavodsk. Date of birth: September 8. Date of death: April 3 of the year. Place of birth: the village of Pechenga Murmansk region.

Awards and titles: the Order of Lenin, 3 Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, the Order of the "Sign of Honor", the title of Honored Worker of the National Economy of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The content 1. After three courses of the Petrozavodsk pedagogical school, he worked as a draftsman of Kareldortrans1.

Then he moved to Leningrad, where he graduated from the school of pilots. During the service in the ranks of the Red Army, where Vladimir Baskov was called up in the year, the future Hero of the Soviet Union continued to increase his education in the field of piloting aircraft in the south of the country, in Lugansk and Odessa, before the war he managed to work as a test pilot2.

Over the years of World War II, Basque spent a total of almost 3 thousand hours in the air. On his account of military departure, of which with an intelligence mission3. The pilot participated in 88 battles3, shot down 12 enemy aircraft1, he himself was shot down four times and seriously wounded five times, the last time losing his right eye1. Vladimir Sergeevich equally well managed with a variety of aircraft, the command trusted him with the reflection of attacks by fascist fighters, and the assault on enemy airfields, and air intelligence3.

Baskov repeatedly assumed the command of various air squadrons, participated in battles in the western, southern, 1st and 3rd Belarusian fronts1. In March, Vladimir Sergeyevich received the task of aerial photography of the Alt-Kustinsky bridgehead, located in the vicinity of Berlin3. Despite the poor weather conditions and a flurry of enemy fire, Major Basque got the necessary intelligence.

They gave the Soviet command a chance to eliminate defensive structures located in this area and open the way to Berlin3. For this feat, the pilot was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war, Baskov went into the reserve and worked as the head of the Petrozavodsky airport, and later as deputy commander of the Petrozavodsk air squad for ground services1.

One of the streets of the capital of Karelia is named after the famous hero, his portrait is located in the gallery of the heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of the republic. Do you want to receive news and fresh publications? By clicking “Subscribe”, I agree with the policy of the site to add an article to the Favorites, do you really want to add an article to favorites and receive notification of changes?

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