Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Commander of the "Night Witches"
Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1913
Place of Birth: Ipatovsky District, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia
Date of Death: 16-Sep-1982
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Yevdokiya Bershanskaya
- Yevdokia Bershanskaya (Russian: ??????´? ?????´?????; Dobrovolnoye, Stavropol, 6 February 1913 – 16 September 1982 in Moscow) was the regimental commander of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during World War II and became the only woman ever awarded the Order of Suvorov.
- Under her command twenty-three aviators in the regiment became Heroes of the Soviet Union for their successful bombing missions against the Axis.
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