Anatoly Karelin
Native name	Анатолий Михайлович Карелин
Born	(1922-07-16)16 July 1922 Dalmatovo, Kurgan Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 January 1974(1974-01-03) (aged 51) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1941–1970
Rank	Major general
Battles / wars	World War II Eastern Front Korean War
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Anatoly Mikhailovich Karelin (Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Карелин; 16 July 1922 – 3 January 1974) was a Soviet MiG-15 flying ace during the Korean War, credited with six^[1] to eight^[2] victories for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.^[3]

• Hero of the Soviet Union (14 July 1953)
• Two Order of Lenin (21 June 1952 and 14 July 1953)
• Two Order of the Red Banner (25 September 1952 and 22 February 1968)
• Order of the Red Star (30 December 1956)
• Medal "For Battle Merit" (13 June 1952)

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• List of Korean War flying aces

• Krylov, Leonid; Tepsurkaev, Yuriy (2008), Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84603-299-8
• Seidov, Igor (2016). Советские асы корейской войны. Moscow: Фонд содействия авиации «Русские витязи». ISBN 9785903389353. OCLC 970400945.
• Werrell, Kenneth P. (2005), Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1-59114-933-0

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