Timur Frunze

Timur Mikhailovich Frunze (Russian: Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе; 5 April 1923 – 19 January 1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and posthumous recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was the son of Red Army commander and People's Commissar for Military Affairs Mikhail Frunze.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Frunze.
Timur Mikhailovich Frunze
Native name
Тимур Михайлович Фрунзе
Born(1923-04-05)5 April 1923
Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died19 January 1942(1942-01-19) (aged 18)
Starorussky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Air Force
Years of service1940—1942
RankLieutenant
Unit161st Fighter Aviation Regiment
57th Mixed Aviation Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (posthumous)
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