warfront at a deputy squadron commander in the 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment; he was later promoted to the position of squadron commander. There, he fought on the Kalinin Front until March 1943, the Voronezh Front from July to October, and the 1st Ukrainian Front from October until July 1944. He participated in the battles for Kursk, the Dnepr, Kiev, Belgorod, Kharkov, Lutsk, and many other European cities. On 1 May 1945, Vorozheykin led a group of pilots from the 2nd Air Army in victory flight over the defeated Reichstag, during which they dropped red banners tied to parachutes. One of the banners had “Victory” written on one side, with “Glory to the Soviet soldiers who hoisted the Victory Banner over Berlin” on the back side, and another banner contained the text “Long live May 1”. Throughout his combat record he completed 250 sorties, gaining 46 solo and 13 shared shootdowns; one of the solo and twelve of the team aerial victories happened during the Battle of Khalkin Gol, and the rest were on the Eastern front of World War II. For his victories in the war he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 4 February 1944 and 19 August 1944. Postwar life Since October 1945 Vorozheykin commanded the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in the 128th Fighter Air Division. From December 1947 until November 1950 he was the Senior Inspector of the Directorate of Combat Training of Fighter Aircraft of the Soviet Air Force. He graduated from the Higher Military Academy named after K.E.Voroshilov in 1952. From March 1953 he commanded the 108th Fighter Aviation Division in the 76th Air Army of the Leningrad Military District. In August 1953, his division was transferred from the Soviet Army to the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy. He was promoted to the rank General-Major on 31 May 1954. In March 1955 he became the assistant commander of the air force of the 4th fleet. In March 1956 he became the senior deputy commander of the air defense in the Black Sea Fleet. He retired due to illness in 1957, after which he lived in Moscow. He died on 23 May 2001 and was buried in the Troekurovsky cemetery. Awards and honors Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (4 February 1944 and 19 August 1944) Order of Lenin (1944) Four Orders of the Red Banner (1939, 1943, 1947,