Pavel Kutakhov (marshal)
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Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov
Кутахов, Павел Степанович |
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| Born | August 3, 1914 Malokirsanovka, Don Voisko Oblast (now Rostov Oblast), Russian Empire |
| Died | December 3, 1984 (aged 70) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1935–1984) |
| Service/ |
Red Army |
| Years of service | 1935–1984 |
| Rank | Chief Marshal of Aviation |
| Unit | Red Army |
| Commands held | Soviet Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Soviet-Finnish War, World War II |
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Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov (Russian: Кутахов, Павел Степанович) 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
- Hero of the Soviet Union, twice
- Order of Lenin, four times
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Order of the Red Banner, five times
- 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
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| Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force 1969–1984 |
Succeeded by Alexander Yefimov |
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