344:
Germany, where he held a variety of postings until 1955. In
December 1950 he was promoted to commander of the 145th Fighter Aviation Division, which he remained in command of until transferring to the post of deputy commander of the 71st Fighter Aviation Corps; later he became its commander in December 1953, and in 1954 he was promoted to the rank of general-major. Two years later he left the unit to attend the Higher Military Academy, which he graduated from in 1957. From then until October 1959 he served as deputy commander of combat training in the 30th Air Army, after which he became the 1st Deputy Commander. From August 1961 to July 1967 he commanded the 48th Air Army, and from then to March 1969 he served as the 1st Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force. In that post he was tasked with overseeing the development process of new flight technology. In February 1969 he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Aviation, and the next month he became the commander of the Soviet Air Force. In that position, which he remained for the rest of his life, much of his time modernizing and re-equipping the Soviet Air Force with newer aircraft, and he strongly supported the creation of long-range radar systems. In 1982 he visited Syria with his colleague
311:, forcing him to escape by parachute and be evacuated by a rescue plan, although the incident is not mentioned in German or Western sources. In May 1944 Kutakhov was promoted to commander of the 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, after which he flew in combat much less due to his seniority, but nevertheless he gained one last aerial victory in December that year (a Bf 109). By the end of the war he accumulated 327 sorties, participated in 63 dogfights, and was credited with at least 12 solo aerial victories, seeing combat in the battles for
278:
in 1933 he developed an interest aviation, so until 1934 he worked as a mechanic at an aircraft factory. Shortly before entering the military in mid 1935 he graduated from the
Taganrog Industrial Institute. One year after graduating from the Stalingrad Military Aviation School in November 1938 he entered combat in the Winter War, having earlier been assigned to the 7th Fighter Aviation Regiment as a flight commander. On 24 December 1939 he was shot down by friendly fire from
282:, who mistook his Polikarpov fighter for a Finnish plane. However, he managed to bring his crippled I-15b over Soviet territory to make a forced landing. While the plane was damaged beyond repair, Kutakhov was soon able to return to flying with his unit, tallying 131 sorties by the end of the war and rising to the position of deputy squadron commander. He then trained to fly the I-153 fighter and later the MiG-3 until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.
238:
133:
303:, which he gathered the remainder of his shootdowns on. By the time he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 17 February 1943 he had been promoted to the position of squadron commander and totaled 262 combat sorties. Later that year he saw several very intense aerial combats; as a result he was shot down on 27 March, but he survived due to his parachute, and then on 21 June he allegedly shot down the
42:
277:
3 August] 1914 to a
Russian family in Malokirsanovka village. His father died in 1918, but with the support of his older brothers he began to attend school. After completing his seventh grade of school in Taganrog in 1930 he trained to become a tram driver, but soon after completing training
888:
883:
878:
873:
290:
Upon the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Kutakhov was deployed to the warfront with his unit as a deputy squadron commander, but by July he was reassigned to the 145th
Fighter Aviation Regiment (later renamed as the 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in April 1942). Later that
343:
After remaining in command of his regiment until
November 1948, he went on to attend the Lipetsk Higher Officer Tactical Flight Courses of the Air Force, which he graduated from in 1949 before being assigned as deputy commander of the 175th Fighter Aviation Division; the unit was based in East
963:
264:
3 August] 1914 – 3 December 1984) was a flying ace during World War II who went on to become
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces between 1969 and 1984. During his career he held a variety of commands and visited several countries receiving Soviet military aid.
356:. For his role in revamping the air force he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union a second time on 15 August 1984, on his 70th birthday. However, he died of a severe stroke on 3 December 1984 before he received his second gold star medal and was buried in the
279:
442:
908:
958:
893:
903:
898:
537:
There are several variations of
Kutakhov's final tally of victories; reliable sources indicate possible tallies as 13 solo plus 24 shared, 12 solo plus 16 shared, and 13 solo plus 15 shared
973:
948:
953:
923:
352:, in addition to visiting Egypt on several occasions, including to evaluate the damage inflicted on Egyptian Aviation by the Israeli Air Force during the later phase of the
943:
863:
918:
978:
360:. The medal was presented to his widow Valentina in January 1985. Throughout his career he totaled 2300 flight hours, flying various jets including the
938:
983:
928:
968:
668:
703:
604:
868:
933:
448:
913:
328:
789:
296:
404:
332:
641:
274:
261:
63:
206:
68:
468:
475:
429:
423:
349:
196:
515:
485:
391:
299:, although all aerial victories he gained while flying that plane were shared. In mid 1942 he began flying the
221:
411:
369:
365:
361:
292:
436:
858:
853:
817:
357:
304:
115:
695:
The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The USSR's
Military Intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli Conflict
492:
300:
720:
345:
312:
889:
Members of the
Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
884:
Members of the
Central Committee of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
879:
Members of the Central Committee of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
874:
Members of the Central Committee of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
835:
795:
785:
699:
693:
610:
600:
508:
237:
964:
Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
825:
417:
353:
253:
178:
150:
348:
to assess the damage caused by the Israeli attack that took out many Soviet-made aircraft,
308:
72:
295:. He did not gain any further aerial victories until 1942, having switched to flying the
17:
773:
398:
76:
721:"Больше 20 отечественных наград и 11 иностранных: 3 декабря умер летчик Павел Кутахов"
558:
847:
784:]. Moscow: Russian Knights Foundation and Vadim Zadorozhny Museum of Technology.
646:
168:
414:(1 May 1942, 13 July 1942, 22 February 1955, 31 December 1956, and 22 February 1968)
481:
Bulgaria - Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria 1st class (14 September 1974)
191:
138:
104:
100:
454:
373:
226:
41:
799:
201:
614:
320:
316:
324:
119:
96:
669:"К 100-летию со дня рождения главного маршала авиации П.С. Кутахова"
401:(1 May 1943, 15 August 1974, 21 February 1978, and 15 August 1984)
443:
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR
782:
Combat pilots – twice and three times Heroes of the Soviet Union
291:
month he gained his first aerial victory, having shot down an
249:
909:
Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
778:Боевые лётчики — дважды и трижды Герои Советского Союза
504:
Czechoslovakia - Order of the Red Star (6 October 1982)
959:
Honorary commanders of the Order of the British Empire
894:
Eighth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
904:
Tenth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
899:
Ninth convocation members of the Soviet of the Union
232:
217:
184:
174:
164:
156:
144:
126:
110:
82:
58:
48:
32:
376:; he did not give up flying until the age of 60.
756:
744:
627:
582:
599:(in Russian). Moscow: Yauza. pp. 660–661.
501:Hungary - Order of the Red Banner (16 May 1978)
974:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
949:Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
698:. Oxford University Press. pp. 227–228.
498:Romania - Order of 23 August (1 October 1974)
8:
954:Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
924:Soviet military personnel of the Winter War
806:
40:
29:
944:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
673:Министерство обороны Российской Федерации
273:Kutakhov was born on 16 August [
864:People from Matveyevo-Kurgansky District
919:People of the Soviet invasion of Poland
692:Ginor, Isabella; Remez, Gideon (2017).
550:
530:
561:[Kutakhov Pavel Stepanovich].
979:Grand Crosses of the Virtuti Militari
640:Mlechin, Leonid (17 September 2015).
7:
449:Honoured Military Pilot of the USSR
25:
719:Roslaya, Anna (3 December 2019).
939:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
297:Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
236:
131:
984:Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
929:Soviet World War II flying aces
597:Все асы Сталина. 1936 - 1953 гг
405:Order of the October Revolution
394:(1 May 1943 and 15 August 1984)
27:Flying ace during World War II
1:
969:Recipients of the Lenin Prize
776:; Bodrikhin, Nikolai (2017).
432:1st class (22 September 1943)
757:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
745:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
628:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
583:Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017
445:3rd class (17 February 1976)
869:People from Don Host Oblast
469:Order of the British Empire
420:1st class (4 November 1981)
1000:
934:Heroes of the Soviet Union
824:Commander-in-Chief of the
642:""Погиб, защищая Сирию" —"
559:"Кутахов Павел Степанович"
476:Order of Polonia Restituta
430:Order of the Patriotic War
247:Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov
34:Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov
914:Soviet Air Force marshals
832:
822:
814:
809:
424:Order of Alexander Nevsky
350:Operation Mole Cricket 19
257:
169:Chief Marshal of Aviation
39:
486:Patriotic Order of Merit
392:Hero of the Soviet Union
258:Павел Степанович Кутахов
222:Hero of the Soviet Union
53:Павел Степанович Кутахов
18:Pavel Kutakhov (marshal)
595:Bykov, Mikhail (2014).
412:Order of the Red Banner
370:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
366:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
362:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
66:3 August] 1914
488:1st class (March 1977)
467:UK - Commander of the
293:Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
260:; 16 August [
437:Order of the Red Star
157:Years of service
818:Konstantin Vershinin
358:Novodevichy cemetery
305:Messerschmitt Bf 109
116:Novodevichy Cemetery
62:16 August [
493:Order of Sukhbaatar
301:Bell P-39 Airacobra
280:Aleksey Storozhakov
759:, p. 180-181.
747:, p. 178-181.
630:, p. 176-178.
439:(15 November 1950)
197:Invasion of Poland
842:
841:
836:Alexander Yefimov
833:Succeeded by
810:Military offices
705:978-0-19-091175-1
606:978-5-9955-0712-3
509:Order of the Nile
426:(5 November 1944)
380:Awards and honors
329:Svir-Petrozavodsk
244:
243:
16:(Redirected from
991:
826:Soviet Air Force
815:Preceded by
807:
803:
760:
754:
748:
742:
736:
735:
733:
732:
716:
710:
709:
689:
683:
682:
680:
679:
665:
659:
658:
656:
655:
637:
631:
625:
619:
618:
592:
586:
580:
574:
573:
571:
570:
563:www.warheroes.ru
555:
538:
535:
516:Order of the Sun
478:(6 October 1973)
457:(16 August 1983)
451:(16 August 1966)
418:Order of Kutuzov
354:War of Attrition
333:Petsamo-Kirkenes
259:
240:
179:Soviet Air Force
151:Soviet Air Force
146:
137:
135:
134:
93:
91:
44:
30:
21:
999:
998:
994:
993:
992:
990:
989:
988:
844:
843:
838:
829:
820:
792:
774:Simonov, Andrey
772:
769:
764:
763:
755:
751:
743:
739:
730:
728:
718:
717:
713:
706:
691:
690:
686:
677:
675:
667:
666:
662:
653:
651:
639:
638:
634:
626:
622:
607:
594:
593:
589:
581:
577:
568:
566:
557:
556:
552:
547:
542:
541:
536:
532:
527:
518:(November 1972)
511:(December 1972)
484:East Germany -
382:
341:
309:Heinrich Ehrler
288:
271:
225:
213:
132:
130:
122:
95:
89:
87:
86:3 December 1984
73:Don Host Oblast
67:
54:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
997:
995:
987:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
846:
845:
840:
839:
834:
831:
821:
816:
812:
811:
805:
804:
790:
768:
765:
762:
761:
749:
737:
711:
704:
684:
660:
632:
620:
605:
587:
585:, p. 176.
575:
549:
548:
546:
543:
540:
539:
529:
528:
526:
523:
520:
519:
512:
505:
502:
499:
496:
495:(11 June 1981)
489:
482:
479:
472:
464:
463:
459:
458:
452:
446:
440:
433:
427:
421:
415:
408:
402:
399:Order of Lenin
395:
387:
386:
381:
378:
340:
337:
287:
284:
270:
267:
242:
241:
234:
230:
229:
219:
215:
214:
212:
211:
210:
209:
204:
199:
188:
186:
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
148:
142:
141:
128:
124:
123:
114:
112:
108:
107:
94:(aged 70)
84:
80:
79:
77:Russian Empire
69:Malokirsanovka
60:
56:
55:
52:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
996:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
851:
849:
837:
828:
827:
819:
813:
808:
801:
797:
793:
791:9785990960510
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
770:
766:
758:
753:
750:
746:
741:
738:
726:
722:
715:
712:
707:
701:
697:
696:
688:
685:
674:
670:
664:
661:
649:
648:
647:Novaya Gazeta
643:
636:
633:
629:
624:
621:
616:
612:
608:
602:
598:
591:
588:
584:
579:
576:
564:
560:
554:
551:
544:
534:
531:
524:
522:
517:
513:
510:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
490:
487:
483:
480:
477:
473:
470:
466:
465:
461:
460:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
409:
406:
403:
400:
396:
393:
389:
388:
384:
383:
379:
377:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
338:
336:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
285:
283:
281:
276:
268:
266:
263:
255:
251:
248:
239:
235:
231:
228:
223:
220:
216:
208:
207:Eastern Front
205:
203:
200:
198:
195:
194:
193:
190:
189:
187:
183:
180:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
159:
155:
152:
149:
143:
140:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
106:
102:
98:
85:
81:
78:
74:
70:
65:
61:
57:
51:
47:
43:
38:
31:
19:
823:
781:
777:
767:Bibliography
752:
740:
729:. Retrieved
727:(in Russian)
724:
714:
694:
687:
676:. Retrieved
672:
663:
652:. Retrieved
650:(in Russian)
645:
635:
623:
596:
590:
578:
567:. Retrieved
565:(in Russian)
562:
553:
533:
521:
407:(4 May 1972)
342:
289:
286:World War II
272:
246:
245:
192:World War II
185:Battles/wars
139:Soviet Union
105:Soviet Union
101:Russian SFSR
859:1984 deaths
854:1914 births
491:Mongolia -
455:Lenin prize
374:Sukhoi Su-7
307:piloted by
227:Lenin Prize
49:Native name
848:Categories
830:1969–1984
800:1005741956
731:2020-09-02
678:2020-09-02
654:2020-09-02
569:2015-12-28
545:References
269:Early life
202:Winter War
127:Allegiance
90:1984-12-04
615:879321002
525:Footnotes
474:Poland -
313:Leningrad
233:Signature
160:1935–1984
725:don24.ru
507:Egypt -
346:Koldunov
321:Murmansk
175:Commands
145:Service/
514:Peru -
462:Foreign
339:Postwar
317:Karelia
254:Russian
224:(twice)
88: (
798:
788:
702:
613:
603:
471:(1943)
390:Twice
385:Soviet
372:, and
331:, and
325:Arctic
323:, the
218:Awards
147:branch
136:
120:Moscow
111:Buried
97:Moscow
780:[
410:Five
397:Four
796:OCLC
786:ISBN
700:ISBN
611:OCLC
601:ISBN
435:Two
275:O.S.
262:O.S.
165:Rank
83:Died
64:O.S.
59:Born
250:CBE
850::
794:.
723:.
671:.
644:.
609:.
368:,
364:,
335:.
327:,
319:,
315:,
256::
118:,
103:,
99:,
75:,
71:,
802:.
734:.
708:.
681:.
657:.
617:.
572:.
252:(
92:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
