Berezutsky Ivan Mikhailovich was a fighter pilot at the front. He took part in the Battles of Stalingrad and the Kursk Bulge. He took part in 80 air battles, personally shot down 6 bombers, 1 transport plane and 11 fighters. At one time Berezutsky I.M. commanded a group of pilots, among whom was Alexey Maresiev. Ivan Mikhailovich Berezutsky was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal on 23 February 1945.