The role and contribution of the Armenian people to the victory in the Great Patriotic War were presented at the National Academy of Sciences ahead of the 70th anniversary of victory. The participants of the conference mainly spoke about the twice hero of the Soviet Union pilot Nelson Stepanyan.
During the war Nelson Stepanyan fought in the Black Sea Navy attack aircraft and Leningrad defence attack aircraft regiments. During the Crimea and Kuban defence he was appointed as the commander of the 47th aircraft regiment.
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