Leonid Beda

**Leonid Beda**
Leonid Beda
Born	16 August 1920; Novopokrovka, Ryasskoy Volost, Petropavlovsky Uyezd, Omsk Governorate, RSFSR
Died	26 December 1976 (aged 56); Brest Oblast, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Air Force Red Army / Soviet Armed Forces
Years of service	1940—1976
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division; 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division; 26th Air Army
Awards	;

Leonid Ignatyevich Beda (Russian: Леонид Игнатьевич Беда) (16 August 1920 – 26 December 1976) was an aviation commander of the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War, twice Hero of the Soviet Union and recipient of several other awards.^[1]

Postwar

In February 1972, he became commander of the 26th Air Army at Minsk. On 23 February, he was promoted to Lieutenant general. Beda lived in Minsk. In February 1976, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. He died in a car crash on 26 December 1976 in Brest Oblast. Beda was buried in the Vostochnoye Cemetery in Minsk.^[1]

Orders and decorations

Among numerous orders and decorations colonel general of the aviation Odintsov was awarded with:

Golden star of a «Hero of the Soviet Union», two-times
Order of Lenin, two-times
Honoured Military Pilot of the USSR, 1st Class military pilot

References

^ ^a ^b "Leonid Beda". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).

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