The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Rudenko, Sergei Ignatevich
Marshal of Aviation
* 20th of October 1904
† 10th of July 1990
(Сергей Игнатьевич Руденко)
Promotions
| 1941-10-29 | Major-General of Aviation |
| 1943-01-27 | Lieutenant-General of Aviation |
| 1944-05-11 | Colonel-General of Aviation |
| 1955-03-11 | Marshal of Aviation |
Service
| 1937-04-XX | – | 1937-11-XX | Commanding Officer 31st Fast Bomber Aviation Squadron |
| 1937-11-XX | – | 1938-04-XX | Commanding Officer 118th Fast Bomber Aviation Brigade |
| 1938-04-XX | – | 1938-11-XX | Commanding Officer 60th Fast Bomber Aviation Brigade |
| 1938-11-XX | – | 1939-04-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment |
| 1939-04-XX | – | 1940-04-XX | Commanding Officer 26th Mixed Aviation Brigade |
| 1940-04-XX | – | 1941-01-10 | Deputy Commanding Officer 31st Mixed Aviation Division |
| 1941-01-10 | – | 1942-02-26 | Commanding Officer 31st Mixed Aviation Division |
| 1941-12-XX | – | 1942-01-XX | Commanding Officer Air Forces, 61st Army |
| 1942-01-XX | – | 1942-02-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer Air Forces, Kalinin Front |
| 1942-02-XX | Commanding Officer Air Forces, Kalinin Front | ||
| 1942-02-XX | – | 1942-03-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer Air Forces, Volkhov Front |
| 1942-04-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Aviation Group |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1942-06-XX | Commanding Officer 7th Shock Aviation Group |
| 1942-06-XX | – | 1942-09-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer Air Forces, Southwestern Front |
| 1942-09-28 | – | 1945-05-XX | Commanding Officer 16th Air Army |
| 1948-12-13 | – | 1949-03-27 | Commander in Chief Airborne Forces |
| 1949-09-XX | – | 1950-08-XX | Chief of Main Staff, Air Force |
| 1950-08-XX | – | 1953-06-XX | Commander in Chief of Long Range Aviation |
| 1950-08-XX | – | 1953-06-XX | Deputy Commander in Chief of the Air Force |
| 1953-06-XX | – | 1958-02-XX | Chief of Main Staff, Air Force |
| 1953-06-XX | – | 1968-05-XX | First Deputy Commander in Chief of the Air Force |
| 1968-05-XX | – | 1973-08-XX | Commandant of the Air Force Academy |
| 1973-08-XX | – | 1990-07-10 | Inspector-Counsellor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin