Pavel Kutakhov
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| Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov Кутахов, Павел Степанович | |
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| Born | 3 August 1914 Malokirsanovka, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1984 (aged 70) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1935–1984 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | Red Army |
| Commands held | Soviet Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Soviet-Finnish War World War II |
| Awards |
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Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov (Russian: Кутахов, Павел Степанович; 3 August 1914 – 3 December 1984) was Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces between 1969 and 1984, Chief Marshal of Aviation since 1972, twice Hero of Soviet Union (1943, 1984), Honored Pilot of USSR (1966).[1]
After the Israeli Operation Mole Cricket 19 in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon in 1982, when large numbers of Soviet-built Syrian fighters and surface-to-air missiles were destroyed, Kutakhov travelled to Syria to evaluate the outcome.
Honours and awards[edit]
- Hero of the Soviet Union, twice
- Order of Lenin, four times
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner, five times
- Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Order of the Red Star, twice
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class
- Honoured Military Pilot of the USSR
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military)
References[edit]
- ^ "Кутахов Павел Степанович" [Kutakhov Pavel Stepanovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-12-28.
External links[edit]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Konstantin Vershinin |
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force 1969–1984 |
Succeeded by Alexander Yefimov |
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- 1914 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Matveyevo-Kurgansky District
- People from Don Host Oblast
- Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Eighth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
- Ninth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
- Tenth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
- Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
- Soviet Air Force marshals
- People of the Soviet invasion of Poland
- Soviet military personnel of the Winter War
- Soviet World War II flying aces
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
- Lenin Prize winners
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- Grand Crosses of the Virtuti Militari
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- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
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