1. Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov was a colonel in the Soviet airborne forces.
10 Facts About Pyotr Dolgov
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Pyotr Dolgov was born into a family of farmers in the village of Bogoyavlenskoye in Zemetchinsky District, Penza Oblast.
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Pyotr Dolgov served with the Soviet airborne in World War II.
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In January 1945, Pyotr Dolgov became a company commander in the 350th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 114th Guards Rifle Division.
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Pyotr Dolgov participated in the Budapest Offensive and the Vienna Offensive.
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Pyotr Dolgov was wounded but allegedly refused to leave the battlefield.
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Pyotr Dolgov graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School in 1947.
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Pyotr Dolgov made 1409 jumps, setting 8 world and Soviet records.
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Pyotr Dolgov reportedly designed the ejection seats for the Vostok spacecraft.
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On 12 December 1962, Pyotr Dolgov was posthumously named a Hero of the Soviet Union.