(20. 11. 1914 - 26. 1. 1957)
A Sarow Yevgeny Squadron 19 Fighter Regiment (6-th Air Army, 1 st Belorussian Front), Major. Born November 20, 1914 in the village now Volfino Glushkovsky Kursk region in a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1942. Graduated high school 7. Worked as an apprentice, then as a fitter at a sugar factory. Graduated College Tractor. In the Red Army in 1935. He graduated from the 9 th Kharkov Military Aviation School for Pilots and pilot-observer in 1938. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 years, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.
In Private World War II on the first day. Was flight commander, deputy commander and commander of the squadron.
21 July 1944 in an air battle near the village of Sedlische-Plock (Poland) Captain Azarov, EA. La-5 fighter rammed an enemy. Landed by parachute.
. By August 1944, Major Azarov carried out 339 sorties, 101 in aerial combat personally shot down 15 Nazi planes.
. W tion of the Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star" Eugene A. Azarov awarded on Aug. 19, 1944.
. Since April 1946, Major Azarov - in reserve for sickness
. He lived in the town of Pushkino, Moscow Region. He worked as a jeweler the gang war invalids "Moscow watchmaker". Awarded the Order of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov grade 3, Red Star and medals.
. In measures 26 January 1957.
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Biography provided by AE Melnikov
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1) Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary. V.1. M.: Voeniz.1987.
2) Golden Star smoking. - Voronezh: Central Chernozemnoe ed., 1966
3) On the brink of possible. - 2 ed., Corr. and additional. - M.: "Limb", 1993.
