Georgy Kuzmich Gvozdkov ( December 19, 1896 - 1968 ) - Soviet military commander , lieutenant general of aviation (04/30/1943). Member of the Soviet-Finnish and World War II.
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| Date of Birth | December 19, 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Russian empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A place of death | Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army |  USSR Air Force | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1918 - 19 ?? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commanded | * Communications Directorate of the Air Force Headquarters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War The Great Patriotic War Soviet-Japanese war | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 2.1 USSR
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born December 19, 1896 . Russian Member of the CPSU (b) .
In the Red Army since 1918.
On April 29, 1939, the chief of the 3rd department of the headquarters of the Red Army Air Force Gvozdkov was awarded the military rank of brigade commander .
In 1939 - 1940 participates in the Soviet-Finnish war , was awarded the Order of the Red Star , for organizing communications in the troops.
On June 4, 1940, Gvozdkov was awarded the rank of Major General of Aviation .
During the Great Patriotic War, he headed the Communications Directorate of the Red Army Air Force headquarters.
April 30, 1943 Gvozdkov awarded the military rank of lieutenant general of aviation .
After the war, Lieutenant General Aviation Gvozdkov continued to serve in the army.
He died in 1968, was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovsky cemetery .
Rewards
USSR
- Order of Lenin (02.21.1945)
- three orders of the Red Banner (11/23/1942 [1] [2] , 11/03/1944, 1948)
- Order of Kutuzov I degree (08/18/1945)
- Order of Kutuzov II degree
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree (03/01/1944)
- Order of the Red Star (1940)
- Medals including:
- "XX years of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army"
- "For the defense of Moscow"
- “For the defense of Stalingrad”
- "For the defense of the Caucasus"
- “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.”
- “For the victory over Japan”
- “For the capture of Koenigsberg”
- “For the capture of Berlin”
- “For the liberation of Warsaw”
