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Russia has decided to honor the late Biju Patnaik, former CM of Odisha, who flew to supply the Soviet army in Stalingard at Second World War. On this occasion, his son Naveen Patnaik …Read more
Russia will honor Odisha CM Biju Patnaik this time on the occasion of Victory Day. (Image: PTI)
Highlights
- Russia will honor Biju Patnaik on Victory Day.
- Naveen Patnaik was invited to the special reception.
- Biju Patnaik is remembered as a courageous pilot in WWII.
New Delhi. Russia Nazi will honor former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on the occasion of Victory Day over Germany. The Russian Embassy in New Delhi has invited Naveen Patnaik, son of the late Odia leader and president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), to attend a special reception organized in honor of his father’s bravery on the Eastern Front during World War II. The event will be held on Vijay Day, which is celebrated every year on 9 May. This year, in World War II, Germany will be the 80th anniversary of Soviet victory, which is known as a great patriotic war in the Soviet Union.
The Russian Embassy is organizing a reception to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in New Delhi on Friday (May 9). Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has also been sent an invitation to attend the event. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be the chief guest. Russian Ambassador Dennis Alipov wrote in the invitation that ‘In this serious moment of pride, sorrow and unwavering memory, we respect those who stood together against Nazism in the anti -Hitler alliance and recall the heroic works of the former Soviet Union and the people of the former Soviet Union and his colleagues, who raised the brunt of the most brutal struggle of human history.
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He said that ‘the heroes we pay tribute to your late father Biju Patnaik. Who was a huge personality and a brave pilot of the Indian National Airways. Those who participated in the stalinagrad operation and provided weapons to the surrounded red army. Alipov mentioned in his letter that ‘In 1995, Russia honored Biju Patnaik with his bravery and courage.’
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Biju Patnaik’s valor in World War II
Biju Patnaik is remembered as a ‘courageous pilot’. He started training at the Delhi Flying Club in 1930 and joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1936. Patnaik was a pilot at the Indian National Airways in the early 1940s. During World War II, he flown flights to the Soviet soldiers without being afraid of Nazi forces. His efforts helped Soviet to remain firm during the siege of Stalingrad.