Back پاڤيل ريتشاجوڤ ARZ Pavel Rıçaqov Azerbaijani Pável Richagov Spanish Pavel Rychagov French Pavel Vasil'evič Ryčagov Italian パーヴェル・ルィチャゴフ Japanese Pawieł Ryczagow Polish Pavel Rychagov Portuguese Рычагов, Павел Васильевич Russian Pavel Vasiljevič Ričagov Slovenian
Pavel Vasilievich Rychagov | |
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| Native name | Павел Васильевич Рычагов |
| Born | 15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1911 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 October 1941 (aged 30) Samara, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1928–1941 |
| Rank | General-Lieutenant of Aviation |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Winter War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) | Mariya Nesterenko |
Pavel Vasilievich Rychagov (Russian: Павел Васильевич Рычагов; 2 January 1911 – 28 October 1941)[1] was the Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) for a brief time from 28 August 1940 to 14 April 1941.[2] He was removed from that position shortly before Operation Barbarossa and the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, and was executed in a purge of the Red Army several months later.[3][4]
- ^ "General Leytenant Pavel Vasilevich Rychagov HSU". Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Hooton, E.R. The Luftwaffe: A Study in Air Power, 1933–1945. London: Arms & Armour Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-906537-18-0
- ^ Parrish 1996, p. 71–76.
- ^ "1941: Twenty Red Army officers". 28 October 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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