The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Aviation Aleksandr Georgievich Melnikov

Melnikov, Aleksandr Georgievich

Major-General of Aviation

* 19th of November 1903

† 19th of April 1971

(Александр Георгиевич Мельников)

Promotions

1944-11-05 Major-General of Aviation

Service

1940-07-XX 1941-08-XX Commanding Officer 96th Bomber Aviation Regiment
1941-08-XX 1942-07-XX Commanding Officer 7th Reserve Long Range Aviation Regiment
1942-07-XX 1942-08-XX Commanding Officer 27th Reserve Aviation Brigade
1942-08-XX 1943-02-XX Senior Pilot, 2nd Ferry Aviation Regiment, Krasnoiarsk Air Route
1943-02-XX 1943-10-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Ferry Aviation Regiment, Krasnoiarsk Air Route
1943-10-XX 1944-07-11 Deputy Commanding Officer 1st Long Range Ferry Aviation Division
1944-07-11 1945-XX-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 1st Long Range Ferry Aviation Division
1945-XX-XX 1947-02-XX Commanding Officer 55th Bomber Aviation Division
1947-02-XX 1949-01-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1949-01-XX 1951-04-XX Deputy Commanding Officer III Guards Long Range Bomber Aviation Corps
1951-04-XX 1954-07-28 Commandant of the 60th Military Aviation Long Range Flight School
1954-07-28 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko