The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General of Aviation Mikhail Ivanovich Samokhin

Samokhin, Mikhail Ivanovich

Colonel-General of Aviation

* 6th of January 1902

† 19th of August 1998

(Михаил Иванович Самохин)

Promotions

1940-04-26 Kombrig
1940-06-04 Major-General of Aviation
1943-04-18 Lieutenant-General of Aviation
1944-11-05 Colonel-General of Aviation

Service

1938-04-XX 1939-03-XX Assistant Commanding Officer 40th Aviation Regiment
1939-03-XX 1939-10-XX Commanding Officer 40th Aviation Regiment
1939-10-XX 1941-07-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Air Forces, Red Banner Baltic Fleet
1941-07-14 1946-02-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Red Banner Baltic Fleet
1946-02-XX 1946-11-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Southern Baltic Fleet
1947-05-XX 1947-08-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, 4th Fleet
1947-08-XX 1950-06-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Northern Fleet
1950-06-XX 1951-08-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1951-08-XX 1951-12-XX At disposal of the Ministry of the Navy
1951-12-XX 1957-03-XX Commanding Officer Air Defence Forces, Navy
1954-10-XX 1957-03-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Air Forces Navy
1957-03-XX 1961-XX-XX Deputy Commander in Chief of Air Defence Forces
1961-XX-XX 1963-XX-XX Deputy Commander in Chief of Air Defence Forces
1963-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin