Levchenko, Irina, 1924-1973
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Name (Latin)
Levchenko, Irina, 1924-1973
Name (Cyrilic)
Левченко, Ирина, 1924-1973
Date of birth
1924-03-15
Date of death
1973-01-18
Place of birth
Kadiįvka (Ukraine)
Place of death
Moscow (Russia)
Associated country
Soviet Union
Occupation
Tank commanders
Authors
Associated Language
rus
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Irina Nikolaevna
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Kogda tebi︠a︡ Rossii︠a︡ pozovet ... 1970:t.p. (Irina Levchenko) colophon (Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko)
- OCLC database, Oct. 15, 2004(hlg.: Levchenko, Irina Nikolaevna, 1924-, Levchenko, Irina Nikolaevna, 1924-1973; usage: Irina Levchenko)
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Wikipedia description:
Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko (Russian: Ири́на Никола́евна Ле́вченко; 15 March 1924 – 8 January 1973) was a medic turned tank officer in the Red Army during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1965; she was also the first Soviet woman awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal.
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