beda - leonid ignatyevich. twice hero of the soviet union, attack pilot.1940 he was drafted into the red army. he made his first combat sorties near stalingrad in 1942. during the battles for the liberation of belarus struck enemy concentrations in the minsk pocket, stormed the crossings over the berezina and nemar, and liberated baltic. poland. by april 1944, the shturmovik pilot had completed 109 combat sorties. by decree of the presidium of the supreme soviet of the ussr, guards senior lieutenant leonid bide was awarded the title hero of the soviet union. for the next 105 combat sorties, on june 29 , 1945, guards major leonid beda was awarded. a second gold star medal. their people choose the one who chooses them, for each his own, a stroke to the portrait, and you have long already here, already the thirtieth day, the thirtieth, or better yet, yes, he will soon be discharged, that is, soon you will go home, yes, today, oh, so you will already be home for the new year, yes, well yes, he asked to come sooner. many had one wish, that this difficult year w