Vladimir Sudets
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Vladimir Alexandrovich Sudets (
Marshal of the aviation
after the war.
Early life and military career
Vladimir was born into a working-class family in the village of Nizhnedneprovsk, formerly part of
Ekaterinoslav Governorate, but is now part of the city Dnipro in Ukraine.[1] In 1924, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,[1] and the following year in September joined the Red Army.[2] In 1927 he graduated from an air force technical school, and from a pilot school in 1929. He served in Kiev Military District afterwards.[2] From 1933 to 1937, he served in Mongolia and took part in the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts.[2] He participated in the Winter War from February to March 1940 as the deputy commander of the 27th Heavy Bomber Air Brigade.[2] In November he took command of the 4th Long Range Air Corps, and was commanding it when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941.[2]
In October 1941, he became the commander of the
Marshal of Aviation.[2]
From 1955 to 1962 he was Commanding General of Long-Range Aviation, and from 1962 to 1966, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense of the Country and a Deputy Minister of Defense.
He died in Moscow on 6 May 1981 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.[2]
Awards
Throughout his military career, he was awarded four Orders of Lenin, an
Partisan Star First Class, and the Order of Sukhbaatar.[2]
References
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Sources cited
- "Sudets, Vladimir Alexandrovich" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "Vladimir Sudets" (in Russian). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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