The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Marshal of Aviation Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sudets

Sudets, Vladimir Aleksandrovich

Marshal of Aviation

* 23rd of October 1904

† 6th of May 1981

(Владимир Александрович Судец)

Promotions

1942-06-03 Major-General of Aviation
1943-03-17 Lieutenant-General of Aviation
1944-03-25 Colonel-General of Aviation
1955-03-11 Marshal of Aviation

Service

1941-06-XX 1941-08-XX Commanding Officer IV Long Range Bomber Aviation Corps
1941-08-XX 1941-10-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces 51st Army
1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces Volga Military District
1942-09-10 1943-03-31 Commanding Officer I Bomber Aviation Corps
1943-03-26 1945-05-09 Commanding Officer 17th Air Army
1946-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Air Force
1946-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Deputy Commander in Chief of the Air Force
1949-XX-XX 1950-XX-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1951-10-XX 1953-06-XX Commanding of Lipetsk Higher Officer Courses of the Air Force
1953-06-XX 1955-03-XX Commanding Officer 26th Army
1955-03-XX 1962-04-XX Commander in Chief Long Range Aviation
1955-XX-XX 1958-XX-XX Deputy Commander in Chief of the Air Force
1962-04-24 1966-07-01 Commander in Chief of Air Defence Forces
1962-XX-XX 1966-XX-XX Deputy Minister of Defence
1966-07-XX 1981-05-06 Inspector-Counsellor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin