The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General of Aviation Vasilii Andreevich Kartakov

Kartakov, Vasilii Andreevich

Lieutenant-General of Aviation

* 27th of December 1910

† 7th of November 1971

(Василий Андреевич Картаков)

Promotions

1944-08-19 Major-General of Aviation
1958-02-18 Lieutenant-General of Aviation

Service

1938-06-XX 1939-02-XX Commanding Officer 48th Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment
1939-02-XX 1939-07-XX Commanding Officer 33rd Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment
1939-07-XX 1940-11-XX On mission to China
1940-11-XX 1941-06-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 52nd Long Range Bomber Aviation Division
1941-06-XX 1941-08-XX Commanding Officer 98th Long Range Bomber Aviation Regiment
1941-08-XX 1942-03-XX Commanding Officer 433rd Long Range Bomber Aviation Regiment
1942-03-XX 1943-04-XX Commanding Officer 27th Reserve Long Range Aviation Brigade
1943-04-XX 1943-09-18 Deputy Commanding Officer 62nd Long Range Aviation Division
1943-09-18 1943-09-21 Deputy Commanding Officer 9th Guards Long Range Division
1943-09-21 1944-12-26 Commanding Officer 1st Long Range Aviation Division
1944-12-26 1945-05-02 Commanding Officer 1st Bomber Aviation Division
1945-05-02 1946-06-XX Commanding Officer 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division
1946-06-XX 1950-12-XX Commanding Officer 12th Transport Aviation Division
1950-12-XX 1952-09-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1952-09-XX 1953-08-XX Commanding Officer LXXXIV Long Range Bomber Aviation Corps
1953-08-XX 1955-05-XX Deputy Commanding Officer LXXXIV Long Range Bomber Aviation Corps
1955-05-XX 1957-07-XX Commanding Officer LXXXIV Separate Long Range Bomber Aviation Corps
1957-07-XX 1961-06-XX Commanding Officer 5th Long Range Air Army
1961-06-XX 1968-04-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Ural Military District
1961-06-XX 1968-04-XX Member of the Military Council, Ural Military District
1968-04-XX 1971-01-18 Head of Search & Rescue Service, Air Force
1971-01-18 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko