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February 16, 2026

Unsung Heroes of the Eastern Front – Soviet Fighter Aces – WW2 Gallery 08

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, Russia, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

World War Two
Published 15 Feb 2026

We’re back with another helping of fighter ace tales, this time taking us to the USSR. From the personal brilliance of Ivan Kozhedub, to the cerebral genius of Alexander Pokryshkin, come with us as we explore five more individual stories of skill, determination, self-sacrifice, and tragedy, who defined a generation of Soviet aviation in a theatre of WW2 where the aerial campaign is so often overlooked in favor of the ground war.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: James Newman
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Tom Aldis, Indy Neidell
Research by: Tom Aldis
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Artwork by: Iryna Dulka
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by: Olga Shirnina, a.k.a. Klimbim – https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/ & Mikołaj Uchman

Image sources:
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Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
“A Swallow’s Escape” – Fabien Tell
“To Boldly Go” – Howard Harper-Barnes
“The Messenger” – Fabien Tell
“Let Go of Fear” – Howard Harper-Barnes
“The Farewell Serenade” – Howard Harper-Barnes
“Break Free” – Fabien Tell
“With Tenacity” – Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
“Forever to Run” – Howard Harper-Barnes

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