Air Marshal. Lost military rank
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Air Marshal. Lost military rank

Air Marshal. Lost military rank

 

At present, such as the title of Marshal of Aviation in the Russian Federation does not apply due to the fact that it was abolished in the year 1993. Despite all this, the history of the Soviet Union has 32 Marshal, each of which was indeed worthy of wearing this high rank.

What constitutes such a high rank as "Air Marshal"? The high rank of "Air Marshal" indicates that the person wearing it, is the commander of an entire group of air units, providing training to various special operations.

The very first high rank of Air Marshal was awarded the Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov March 17 1943 years for the differences in the preparation of the assault of Koenigsberg, the Battle of Stalingrad and Kursk. Some time later, Novikov AA He was awarded the title "Air Chief Marshal."

 

 

Beyond that, in the same year 1943, 3-August, the title of Marshal Golovanov was awarded the Alexander E., for the successful long-range aviation command and carrying out special operations during the Great Patriotic War.

In 1944 year, "Air Marshal" title was conferred immediately 6 people, among them:

  • Fedor Alekseevich Astakhov;
  • Grigory Vorozheikin;
  • Nikolai Semenovich Skripko;
  • Fedor Yakovlevich Falaleev;
  • Sergey Khudyakov;
  • Simon F. Lark.

 

In 1946 year, the title of Marshal was awarded Konstantin Vershinin, subsequently (1959 year), he was also awarded the title of marshal and higher "Air Chief Marshal."

 

 

Between 1953 1959 on year, in the Soviet Union was awarded more 4 title "Air Marshal":

  • Pavel Fedorovich Zhigarёv (1953);
  • Sergei Rudenko (1955);
  • Vladimir Sudets (1955);
  • Stepan Krasovsky Akimovich (1959).

 

60-th of the last century were marked by the advent of Soviet aviation four more air marshals, among them:

  • Evgeni Savitsky (1961);
  • Philip A. Agaltsov (1962);
  • Eugene F. Loginov (1967);
  • Paul S. Kutakhov (1969);

 

 

In 70-ies of the last century, in the USSR title of "Air Marshal" was awarded just eight people:

  • Ivan Borzov (1972);
  • Alexander Pokryshkin (1972);
  • Boris Pavlovich Bugaev (1973);
  • Georgy Vasilyevich Zimin (1973);
  • Alexander Yefimov (1975);
  • Ivan Pstygo (1975);
  • Alexander P. Silant'ev (1976);
  • Alexander Warlocks (1977).

 

 

Since 1980 1989 for years in the Soviet Union appeared more 6 people who were awarded the title "Air Marshal":

  • Gregory P. Skorikov (1980);
  • Nikolai Mikhailovich Skomorokhov (1981);
  • Petr Semenovich Kirsanov (1982);
  • The professor Anatoly Konstantinov (1985);
  • Ivan Kozhedub (1985);
  • Alexander Volkov Nikitivich (1989).

 

The last person, "Air Marshal" awarded the title became Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, who was awarded the title in 1991 year, just before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In 1943 for taking Koenigsberg? Well, that is not Kaliningrad.

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