Kadomtsev, Anatoly Leonidovich

Anatoly Leonidovich Kadomtsev
Anatoly Leonidovich Kadomtsev
Date of Birth	February 25, 1920
Place of Birth	Penza
Date of death	April 26, 1969 (49 years old)
Place of death	Akhtubinsk
Affiliation	the USSR
Type of army	, Air defense
Years of service	1941 - 1955
Rank	lieutenant general
Commanded	USSR Air Defense Forces
Battles / wars	World War II , Vietnam War

Anatoly Leonidovich Kadomtsev ( February 22, 1920 , Penza - April 26, 1969 , Akhtubinsk ) - Soviet military commander, lieutenant general of aviation (April 13, 1964), Honored Military Pilot of the USSR (08/19/1965), commander of the USSR Air Defense (1966— 1969).

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Biography

Born in the city of Penza on February 25, 1920 .
He graduated from the Air Force Academy. Professor N.E. Zhukovsky in 1941 .
During the Great Patriotic War, he participated in hostilities as part of the troops of the South-Western, Stalingrad, Southern and other fronts, mainly in the engineering and technical posts of aviation units and formations. Member of the CPSU since 1942. Having an engineering and flight education, he achieved transfer to an aviation school, which he graduated as an external student.
In 1954 he was appointed commander of the Pacific Air Force Pacific Fleet division .
In 1955 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the downing of an American intelligence officer.
From 1956 to 1961 - Deputy Commander of the Air Force Pacific Fleet.
Major General of Aviation (02/18/1958). Lieutenant General of Aviation (04/13/1964).
In 1961 he was appointed deputy commander of the country's air defense aviation.
In August 1965, he was one of the first in the country to be awarded the title of Honored Military Pilot of the USSR .
From June 1966 he was appointed commander of the USSR Air Defense Air Force. He flew on many types of aircraft.
He spent a lot of work on organizing Vietnam's air defense during his war with the United States , as well as in several Arab countries during the fighting in the 1960s.

On April 26, 1969, Anatoly Leonidovich Kadomtsev died while flying on an experimental prototype of a MIG-25P aircraft in the city of Akhtubinsk (Vladimirovka), Astrakhan Region (fire due to separation of a turbine blade) ^[1] .
He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery .

Family

Sons, officers of the Soviet Army:

Kadomtsev Anatoly Anatolyevich (born 1949),
Kadomtsev Vladimir Anatolyevich (born 1957).

Rewards

three orders of the Red Banner (1955, 1968, 1969 - posthumously);
Order of the Patriotic War II degree (06/05/1945);
three orders of the Red Star (11/06/1941, 05/22/1944, 1954 ^[2] );
Medals of the USSR and foreign countries;
Personal weapons (1960 - commander of the Air Force Pacific Fleet, 1964 - Minister of Defense of the USSR).

Notes

↑ From the award sheet: “For courage and dedication shown in the line of duty, award Lieutenant General Kadomtsev Anatoly Leonidovich with the RED Banner Order (posthumously).”
↑ Awarded in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 06/04/1944 "On awarding orders and medals for the length of service in the Red Army"

Literature

E. Ya. Savitsky. Half a century with the sky. M., Military Publishing, 1988.
A.V. Vorozheikin . Sky fighter (Tales of military pilots). M. Military ed., 1991
S. A. Mikoyan . Memoirs of a military test pilot. M., Technique of Youth, 2002
N. I. Moskvitelev . Life Line: 60 happy years in aviation. M., Science, 2004
V. M. Lurie . Admirals and generals of the Navy of the USSR 1946-1960. M., Kuchkovo field, 2007

Links

[1] From the award sheet: “For courage and dedication shown in the line of duty, award Lieutenant General Kadomtsev Anatoly Leonidovich with the RED Banner Order (posthumously).”

[Указ-2] Awarded in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 06/04/1944 "On awarding orders and medals for the length of service in the Red Army"