The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Aviation Leontii Naftulevich Purnik

Purnik, Leontii Naftulevich

Major-General of Aviation

* 8th of November 1901

† 1st of February 1970

(Леонтий Нафтульевич Пурник)

Promotions

1939-08-02 Brigade-Commissar
1942-12-13 Major-General of Aviation

Service

1939-03-XX 1939-11-XX Military Commissar, 29th Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade
1939-11-XX 1940-08-XX Military Commissar, Air Forces, Red Banner Baltic Fleet
1940-08-XX 1942-02-XX Deputy Chief of the Political Section, Red Banner Baltic Fleet
1942-02-XX 1942-10-XX Military Commissar, Air Forces, Pacific Fleet
1942-10-XX 1943-08-XX Chief of the Political Section, Air Forces, Pacific Fleet
1943-08-XX 1943-10-XX At disposal of the Main Political Directorate, Navy
1943-10-XX 1946-03-XX Chief of the Political Section, Air Forces, Black Sea Fleet
1946-03-XX 1947-01-XX Chief of the Political Section, Air Forces, Northern Baltic Fleet
1947-01-XX 1947-06-XX Chief of the Political Section, Air Forces, 8th Fleet
1947-06-XX 1947-11-XX At disposal of the Main Political Directorate
1947-11-XX 1950-10-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs, 69th Air Army
1950-10-XX 1953-11-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs, 45th Air Army
1953-11-XX 1955-09-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs, Air Forces, Northern Fleet
1955-09-17 Retired
Picture source: From: "Evrei - Generaly: Vooruzhennykh sil SSR" by F.D. Sverdlov, 1993