The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Aviation Ernst Genrikhovich Shakht

Shakht, Ernst Genrikhovich

Major-General of Aviation

* 14th of April 1904

† 23rd of February 1942

(Эрнст Генрихович Шахт)

Promotions

1937-07-04 Kombrig
1940-06-04 Major-General of Aviation

Service

1931-12-XX 1937-06-XX Commanding Officer Special Purpose Squadron
1936-09-XX 1936-10-XX Chief of Pilot Training, Alcalá de Henares Airport [Spain]
1936-10-XX 1937-02-XX Commanding Officer 1st Bomber Aviation Squadron [Spain]
1937-07-XX 1938-XX-XX Commandant of Lipetsk Higher Tactical Flight-School
1938-XX-XX 1939-XX-XX Head of Lipetsk Advanced Aviation Training Course
1939-08-XX 1940-04-XX Head of Ryazan Advanced Aviation Training Course
1940-04-XX 1940-08-XX Commanding Officer 167th Reserve Aviation Regiment
1940-11-XX 1941-05-31 Commanding Officer Air Forces, Orel Military District
1941-05-31 1942-02-23 Arrested
1942-02-23 Condemned to death and executed
1955-XX-XX Rehabilitated
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin