Pyotr Aleksandr Dolgopolov ( 1911 , Poltava - ?, Moscow ) - Soviet military leader, commander of the 1st Special Purpose Air Defense Army (1958-1961), deputy commander of the Moscow Air Defense District for combat training (1961-1966), lieutenant general of artillery .
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| Date of Birth | 1911 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Poltava , Poltava province , Russia | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | is unknown | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | Air Defense Forces | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1926 -? | |||||||||||||
| Rank | artillery lieutenant general  | |||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in 1911 in the city of Poltava, Poltava province (now the Poltava region of Ukraine ).
Since 1926 - in the Red Army. In 1928 he joined the CPSU (b) / CPSU.
Since 1941, he served in the Air Defense Forces. Member of World War II and the war with Japan. In 1942-1944 - the commander of the artillery of the Gorky air defense corps district in the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), which in April 1944 was reorganized into the 3rd air defense corps. In 1944-1945 - Colonel, commander of artillery of the 3rd Air Defense Corps. In April - May 1945, the command of the 3rd Air Defense Corps was relocated to the city of Khabarovsk. In 1945 - Colonel, commander of artillery of the Transbaikal Air Defense Army. He was awarded the orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st and 2nd degrees.
In the postwar years, he held various command and staff positions in the Air Defense Forces of the country.
In 1956-1958 - the commander of anti-aircraft artillery of the Moscow Air Defense District .
In 1958-1961, he was commander of the 1st Special Purpose Air Defense Army (1A Air Defense Special Forces) of the Moscow Air Defense District (army headquarters - the city of Balashikha, Moscow Region).
Dolgopolov had the task, using his experience, to prepare the command and control of the army, formations, combat crews and units for the maximum use of the combat capabilities of the new equipment, which was the S-25 system , to train combat crews in practical missile launches at targets at the training ground, to make the air defense impenetrable the defense of the capital from all directions. During his command of the 1st Air Defense Forces Osn in the formations and units of the army, there was widespread competition for the best conduct of live firing, reducing the time for putting on alert combat forces and equipment, and further improving the material support and living conditions of all personnel and family members of officers. November 7, 1960 military equipment of military units 1 A OSN air defense was first demonstrated at a military parade in Moscow on Red Square.
In 1961-1966 - deputy commander of the Moscow Air Defense District for combat training - head of the combat training department.
In 1966-1968 he served as a senior adviser to the headquarters of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Republic of Cuba.
He lived in Moscow. He died no later than 1985.
Artillery Lieutenant General.
Rewards
- The order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner ;
- Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (11/18/1944 [1] );
- Order of the Patriotic War , 2nd degree (05/18/1943 [2] );
- Order of the Red Star ;
- USSR medals, including “For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945” (1945 [3] )