Zelentsov, Victor Vladimirovich

Born August 13 (26), 1910 in the village of Asha, now the city of the Chelyabinsk region . Russian In 1925 he graduated from 6 classes of the school. He worked as a locksmith in the village of Simsky Zavod ( Ashinsky district ). In 1928 he graduated from the school of FZU, worked as a mechanic at a metallurgical plant in the city of Asha .

In the Red Army since January 1929. In December 1929 he graduated from the Volsk Military Theoretical School of Pilots, in July 1931 - the 3rd Orenburg Military School of Pilots and Letnabs named after K.E. Voroshilov . He served in the 9th fighter aviation squadron in the Belarusian military district as a junior pilot, from October 1933 - senior pilot of the 33rd fighter aviation squadron in the same place, from October 1935 - commander of the 30th fighter aviation squadron. Since June 1938, he served as commander of the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky (in the village of Ulla, Vitebsk region).

In July 1938, on the basis of unfounded accusations (two aunts of his wife lived in Hungary , knew IP Uborevich ) he was dismissed from the army. He worked as the commander of the Air Navigation Command of the Civil Air Fleet in Ufa . Since April 1939, again in the army.

Since April 1939, he served as commander of an air squadron of the 34th Fighter Aviation Regiment in the Moscow Military District ; since June, he served as commander of a squadron in the 41st high-speed bomber regiment AON-1 . Since September 1939 - commander of the 68th Fighter Aviation Regiment (in the city ​​of Pushkin (now within the boundaries of St. Petersburg )).

Member of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 as commander of the 68th Fighter Aviation Regiment. The regiment fought as part of the 13th Army Air Force, completed 1,220 sorties, and destroyed 47 enemy aircraft in air battles and assault operations at airfields. The regiment commander personally made 30 sorties on the I-153 and I-16 fighters. For skillful leadership of the aviation regiment’s military operations, personal courage and heroism, Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 7, 1940, Major Viktor Zelentsov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal (No. 81).

After the end of the Soviet-Finnish war, he continued to command the regiment relocated to the city of Tbilisi . From August to December 1940, he was the commander of the 44th Fighter Aviation Division (in Uman, now Cherkasy Region , Ukraine). In March 1941, he graduated from advanced training courses for commanding officers at the MV Frunze Military Academy . Since May 1941 - commander of the 36th Fighter Aviation Division of the Air Force of the Kiev Special Military District (division headquarters in Kiev ).

Member of the Great Patriotic War : in June-November 1941 - commander of the 36th fighter aviation division of the Air Defense Forces of the South-Western Front. He participated in the defense of Kiev , defensive battles for the cities of Kharkov and Valuyki . In November 1941 - January 1942, he served as the commander of the 20th Reserve Army (which did not participate in the hostilities).

In January-September 1942 he again commanded the 36th Air Defense Fighter Division, by then transferred to the Ryazh-Tambov Air Defense Division . In September 1942-June 1943 - deputy commander of the 6th Air Defense Fighter Corps ( Moscow Air Defense Front ). In August 1943-June 1944 - again the commander of the 36th Air Defense Fighter Division (transferred to the Oryol Division Air Defense Division ). Being in the near rear, the division under the command of V.V. Zelentsov conducted intense combat work, protecting the rear and communications of the army from attacks by German aircraft . Her pilots during this time completed more than 20,000 sorties, 173 German aircraft were shot down.

Since July 1944 - commander of the 125th Air Defense Fighter Division on the Northern and Western Air Defense Fronts. July 26, 1944 during the bombing of the city of Vilnius (Lithuania) was wounded in the head and shell-shocked. He participated in the Battle of Kursk and the liberation of the Baltic states . Parts under his command covered from the air the cities of Yelets , Tambov , Michurinsk , Lipetsk , Oryol , Bryansk , Unecha , Gomel and Mozyr , the cities of the Baltic states.

During the war, he made 19 sorties on Yak-9 and La-5 fighters for patrolling and reconnaissance of enemy troops.

After the war, he continued to command the 125th Air Defense Fighter Division (in the city of Kaunas , Lithuania). In 1947 he graduated from the Advanced Training Courses for commanders and chiefs of staff of air divisions at the Air Force Academy ( Monino ). Since November 1949 he studied at the Higher Military Academy named after K.E. Voroshilov , but in February 1950 he was forced to stop training due to health reasons and leave his flight work.

Since August 1950, he was the head of the command post of the 37th Air Defense Fighter Corps (in the city of Morshansk, Tambov Region), and since September 1951, he was deputy chief of staff for the Main Point of the Directorate of Fighter Aviation of the Border Line Air Defense Forces. Since May 1953 - assistant chief of the Air Force Air Defense Directorate, since July 1954 - deputy chief of staff for the Central command post of the Headquarters of the Air Defense Forces of the country , since May 1955 - deputy chief of staff for combat control of the Headquarters of the Air Defense Forces of the country .

Since November 1955, Major General Aviation V.V. Zelentsov - in stock. He lived in Moscow. He died on July 20, 1978. He was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow.

• captain (05/14/1936)
• major (02/12/1938)
• Colonel (2.09.1940)
• Major General of Aviation (05/11/1949)

• The Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union (04/07/1940);
• 2 Orders of Lenin (1940, 1954);
• 2 orders of the Red Banner (1942, 1949);
• Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (1943);
• 2 orders of the Red Star (1940, 1944);
• medals.

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