The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Marshal of Aviation Georgii Vasilevich Zimin

Zimin, Georgii Vasilevich

Marshal of Aviation

* 6th of May 1912

† 29th of March 1997

(Георгий Васильевич Зимин)

Promotions

1945-04-20 Major-General of Aviation
1953-08-03 Lieutenant-General of Aviation
1960-05-07 Colonel-General of Aviation
1973-11-03 Marshal of Aviation

Service

1941-11-XX 1942-02-XX Commanding Officer 127th Fighter Aviation Regiment
1942-02-XX 1942-03-18 Commanding Officer 485th Fighter Aviation Regiment
1942-03-18 1943-04-16 Commanding Officer 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
1943-04-16 1945-10-XX Commanding Officer 240th Fighter Aviation Division
1945-10-XX 1947-02-XX Commanding Officer VIII Fighter Aviation Corps
1947-02-XX 1948-08-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-08-XX 1949-06-XX Commanding Officer XXXII Fighter Aviation Corps
1949-06-XX 1951-12-XX Commanding Officer 42nd Air Army
1951-12-XX 1953-06-XX Chief Director for Organizing Air Defence in the Border States of People's Democracies
1953-06-XX 1954-05-XX Commanding Officer 59th Air Army
1954-05-XX 1956-04-XX Inspector-General of Territorial Air Defence, Main Inspection, Ministry of Defence
1956-04-XX 1960-12-XX Commanding Officer 24th Air Army
1960-12-XX 1966-07-XX First Deputy Commander in Chief of Territorial Air Defence Forces
1966-07-XX 1981-01-XX Commandant of the Military Academy of Air Defence Forces
1981-01-XX 1992-05-12 Inspector-Counsellor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence
1992-05-12 Retired