June 8, 1920 - Obrazheyevska/Obrazhiivka, Ukraine - Ivan Kozhedub is born
January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Shostka, Ukraine - After 7 years in school, Ivan enrolls in the Technical College of Chemistry of Shotska. Starts learning to fly in the Shostkinsk air club
April 1(?), 1939 - Shostka, Ukraine - First flight in a U-2 airplane
January 31, 1940 - Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast - Without completing his technical course and without becoming a "gunpowder specialist", Ivan is sent to the pilot school in Chuhuiv, where he receives instruction in the UT-2, ICU-4 and I-16
October(?) 1(?), 1940 - Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast - Graduates from the Chuhuiv Military Air School. Retained as instructor =(START)
July 3, 1941 - Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast(?) - When the fighting approaches Duina, Minsk and Tarnopol, they make a demonstration in the squadron dedicated to Stalin's speech
October 1(?), 1941 - Shymkent | Mankent, South Kazakhstan - Just before the holidays, they arrive by train to Shymkent. They assemble the aircraft and fly to the squadron in Mankent
November 7, 1941 - Mankent, South Kazakhstan - Kozhedub is greatly impacted by Stalin's speech. They learn that the soldiers who paraded in Moscow in Red Square, went straight to the Front in the struggle for the capital
December 11, 1941 - Mankent, South Kazakhstan - The Squadron receives a message informing about the German failure to take Moscow
March 11, 1942 - Mankent, South Kazakhstan - At the Squadron's headquarters, the pilots read the newspapers in the windows (Stalin's Falcons) telling how some of the school's instructors distinguished themselves in combat
October(?) 1(?), 1942 - Moscow - After numerous requests and reports, Kozhedub, among other flight school instructors and trainees, is sent to Moscow for the sorting station of aircraft crews and maintenance technicians from where he is sent to the 240th Fighter Squadron
November 1(?), 1942 - Ivanovo, NE of Moscow - Assigned as a "Starshii Serzhant" instructor to 240th IAP
December 30(?), 1942 - Ivanovo - Begins flying with La-5 after a month of theoretical training
February 2, 1943 - Ivanovo - Receives the news of the soviet victory in Stalingrad
March 1(?), 1943 - Urazovo - Belgorod province (W of Kharkiv/S of Valuyki) - 240th IAP moves out to Voronezh Front (Kozhedub requested transfer to an operational unit) - orders to fly to Urazovo, in a cornfield (1st place where they flew while evacuating Borisoglebsk in the autumn of 1941)
March 16, 1943 - Urazovo - Belgorod province (W of Kharkiv/S of Valuyki) - Soviets leave Kharkiv - The rest of the regiment leaves Velikiy Burluk and joins Urazovo
March 26, 1943 - Urazovo - Belgorod province (W of Kharkiv/S of Valuyki) - First combat sortie - Kozhedub's La-5 is damaged in battle
July 2, 1943 - Taneevka / Chernyanka (between Kharkiv and Voronezh) - Regiment is based at Taneevka, and Chernyanka, in preparation for the Battle of Kursk. Alarm!
July 5, 1943 - Chernyanka (between Kharkiv and Voronezh) - Combat alert!
July 6, 1943 - Pokrovka - W of Zavidovka - 1 Stuka shot down over the Kursk battlefield (Alexander Gorovets shoots down 9 aircraft) (1 total)
July 7, 1943 - Gostishchevo - N of Belgorod - 1 Stuka shot down over Gostishchevo station (2 total)
July 9, 1943 - Krasnaya Polyana | E of Pokrovka - 3 Bf 109 shot down over Krasna Polyana, East of Pokrovka and Prelestny (5 total)
August 5, 1943 - Bolche-Troitskoye (in the direction of Kharkiv) - The Regiment moves out
August 14, 1943 - Istrovka | Kolomna - 2 Bf 109 shot down over Iskrivka and Kolomna (7 total)August 16, 1943 - Rogan - 1 Stuka shot down over Rohan (8 total)
August 17, 1943 - Kharkiv - Moves out
August 22, 1943 - Lyubotin - 1 Fw 190 shot down over Liubotyn (9 total)
August 23, 1943 - Danylovka, Kharkov Region - The regiment moves out, as Kharkov is liberated
September 3, 1943 - Danylovka, Kharkov Region - Kozhedub receives news of the liberation of Shostka
September 9, 1943 - N of Istrovka - 1 Bf 109 shot down north of Iskrivka (10 total)
September 30, 1943 - SW of Bodorayevka - 1 stuka shot down SW of Borodayivka (11 total)
October 1, 1943 - W of Borodayevka - 2 victories 2 stukas shot down west of Borodayivka (13 total)
October 2, 1943 - Ploskoye | Petrovka | SW Andreyevka - 1 Bf 109 + 3 Stukas shot down over Ploskoye, Petrovka and SW of Andreyevka (17 total)
October 4, 1943 - NW of Borodayevka - 1 Bf 109 shot down NW of Borodayivka (18 total)
October 5, 1943 - SW Krasny Kut | W of Butsevalovka - 2 Bf 109 shot down SW of Krasny Kut and West of Kutsevalivka (20 total)
October 6, 1943 - Borodayevka - 1 BF 109 shot down over Borodayivka (21 total)
October 10, 1943 - Dneprovo-Kamenka - 1 Bf 109 shot down over Dnsprovo-Kamyanka (22 total)
October 12, 1943 - N of Ploskoye | S of Petrovka | S of Domotkan - 1 Bf 109 + 2 Stukas shot down N of Ploske, S of Petrivka and S of Domotkan (25 total)
October 19, 1943 - Zelyonaya - The Regiment moves out
October 29, 1943 - Krivoi-Rog | W Budovka - 1 He 111 + 1 Stuka shot down over Kryvyi Rih and W of Budivka (27 total)
December(?) 1(?), 1943 - Erestovka (W of Dniepr) - The Regiment moves out
December(?) 26(?), 1943 - Dnepropetrovsk - Kozhedub is shot down and arrested at the prisoner camp of Dnepropetrovsk
December(?) 29(?), 1943 - Proskurov - Kozhedub manages to escape in a freight wagon in Proskurov
January 16, 1944 - Novo-Zlynka - 1 Bf 109 shot down over Novo-Zlynka (28 total)
January 29, 1944 - Krasnoselie (N of Kirovograd) - Regiment moves out
January 30, 1944 - E of Nechayevka | W of Lipovka - 1 Bf 109 + 1 Stuka shot down E of Nechayivka and W of Lipivka (30 total)
February 4, 1944 - Shpola, SW of Cherkasy (?) - Kozhedub is made a "Hero of the Soviet Union" by Decree of the Supreme Soviet for 146 sorties and 30 victories. He is awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal
February 17, 1944 - Shpola, SW of Cherkasy - Snow storm
March 14, 1944 - Osiyevka - 1 Stuka shot down over Osiyivka (31 total)
March 21, 1944 - Lebedin - Shpola - 1 Stuka shot down over Lebedyn-Shpola (32 total)
March 22, 1944 - NE of Uman - Orders to fly to the Northeast of Uman
March 26, 1944 - Balti (Beltsi - Soviet Moldavia) - Liberation of Balti (Commemorations for the expulsion of the Germans from Soviet territory)
April 3, 1944 - Balti (Beltsi - Soviet Moldavia) - The regiment moves out
April 11, 1944 - Syrka - 1 PZL P24 shot down over Syrka (33 total)
April 19, 1944 - Vulturul | N of Lasi - 1 He 111 shot down North of Iasi (34 total)
April 28, 1944 - SE of Vuturu - 1 Stuka shot down SE of Vulturu (35 total)
April 29, 1944 - Horlesti - 2 HS 129 shot down over Horlesti (37 total)
May 1, 1944 - Bivolari (N of Iasi) - The regiment moves out - Kozhedub meets Pokryshkin
May 2, 1944 - Bivolari (N of Iasi) - New La-5FN received
May 31, 1944 - E of Vulturu - 1 Fw 190 shot down East of Vulturu (39 total)
June 1, 1944 - Cuza Voda - 1 Stuka shot down over Cuza Voda (40 total)
June 2, 1944 - W of Stanca - 1 Hs 129 shot down West of Stanca (41 total)
June 3, 1944 - Rediu Ului - Tatar | NW of Iasi - 3 Fw 190 shot down over Rediu Ului - Tatar and NW of Iasi (44 total)
June 7, 1944 - Pârlita - 1 Bf 109 shot down over Pârlita (45 total)
June 8, 1944 - Cârpiti - 1 Bf 109 shot down over Cârpiti (46 total)
June 23, 1944 - Balti | Moscow - Kozhedub flies to Balti, then to Moscow, to be assigned a new fighter squadron
July 1, 1944 - Byala Podlyaska, E of Brest (POL) - Kozhedub is assigned 176th GFR - New La-7 "No27" received
August 19, 1944 - Kozhedub is made "Hero of the Soviet Union" again for 256 combat sorties and 46 victories
September 22, 1944 - NW of Strenci | SW of Ramnieki - Daksty - 2 Fw 190 shot down NW of Strenci and SW of Ramnieki-Daksti (48 total)
September 25, 1944 - NW of Valmiera - 1 Fw 190 shot down NW of Valmiera (49 total)
January 16, 1945 - S of Studziana - 1 Fw 190 shot down S of Studziana (50 total)
February 10, 1945 - NW of Mohrin airfield / Moryn - 1 Fw 190 shot down NW of Mohrin airfield (51 total)
February 12, 1945 - W of Kinitz - 3 Fw 190 shot down W of Kinitz and over Kietzer See Lake (54 total)
February 17, 1945 - E of Alt Friedland - 1 Me 262 shot down (K. Lange) E of Alt Friedland (55 total)
February 19, 1945 - N of Fürstenfelde - 1 Bf 109 shot down N of Fürstenfelde (56 total)
March 11, 1945 - N of Brünchen - 1 Fw 190 shot down N of Brünchen (57 total)
March(?) 15(?), 1945 - N of Kostrzyn - The regiment moves out
March 18, 1945 - N of Küstrin / NW of Küstrin - 2 Fw 190 shot down N and NW of Küstrin (59 total)
March 22, 1945 - N of Zeelow | E of Gusow - 2 Fw 190 shot down N of Seelow and E of Gusow (61 total)
March 23, 1945 - Werbig Station - 1 Fw 190 shot down over Werbig Station (62 total)
April 17, 1945 - Wriezen | Kinitz - Kozhedub is attacked by a pair of metal-colored P-51 mustangs (*) and unable to escape the engagement, is forced to shoot both down over Wriezen and Kinitz (64 total)
(*) Some sources claim that both aircraft shot down by Kozhedub on April 17 were german FW190s. This information was widely believed for decades. However, in his autobiography, shortly before his death, Kozhedub explained the incident with great detail: When the camera films were revealed, the main moments of combat with the mustangs were shown very clearly. The films were seen by the command of the Regiment, the Division and the Air Corps. Savitskiy, the division commander, told Kozhedub: "These victories are already in your account for the next war." Pavel Fedorovich Chupikov, the Regiment's commander, gave the films to Kozhedub, saying: "Take them Ivan, and do not show them to anyone"
May 1(?), 1945 - Schönwalde, Germany - 176th GFR moves outAugust 18, 1945 - Schönwalde, Germany(?) - KKozhedub is made "Hero of the Soviet Union" for a third time for 330 sorties and 64 "official" victories
November 1(?), 1945 - Monino, E of Moscow - Kozhedub is sent to the Air Force Academy in Monino. Meets Veronika Nikolaevna
December 1(?), 1945 - Teplyy Stan, Moscow Oblast - 176th GFR moves out
January 2, 1946 - Teplyy Stan - Kozhedub marries Veronika Nikolaevna at the Teplyy Stan airfield
January(?) 1(?), 1949 - Zhukovskiy, SE of Moscow - Kozhedub graduates from Zhukovsky the Military Aviation Academy
November 1(?), 1950 - Dongfeng, China - Kozhedub commands the 324th aviation Division, without engaging in fighting
April 1(?), 1951 - Andun, China - 324th aviation Division moves out
February 1(?), 1952 - Inyutino/Oreshkovo, Kaluga Oblast - 324th aviation Division moves out (215 victories in Korea, 52 Shot down, 10 pilots KIA)
January(?) 1(?), 1956 - Zhukovskiy, SE of Moscow - Kozhedub becomes part of the Joint Staff of the military Academy - appointed First Vice-chief of the training command of the Soviet Air Force
May 1(?), 1958 - Leningrad - Deputy commander of the Soviet Air Force - Leningrad Military District
January(?) 1(?), 1964 - Moscow - Deputy commander of the Soviet Air Force - Moscow Military District
January(?) 1(?), 1970 - Zhukovskiy, SE Moscow(?) - Kozhedub finishes his flight operations in the Mig-21
January(?) 1(?), 1971 - Moscow(?) - Kozhedub starts serving in the Central Office of the Air Forces
January(?) 1(?), 1978 - Moscow(?) - Kozhedub starts serving in the Group of general inspection of the Ministry of DefenceJanuary(?) 1(?), 1985 - Moscow(?) - Kozhedub is promoted to Aviation Marshal
August 8, 1991 - Monino, E of Moscow - Ivan Kozhedub dies in his dacha, aged 71 =(END)
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