Grigory Alekseyevich Vorozheikin (; 16 March 1895 30 January 1974) was a

Soviet Air Force The Soviet Air Forces (, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force") were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Sovie ...

general and later Marshal of Aviation. During the

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, he was chief of staff (1941-1942), and first deputy commander of the

(1942-1946). On instructions from the Supreme Command Headquarters, he co-ordinated the Velikye Luki Operation. He ran in the operations of the

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front and

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fronts to lift the

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, and took part in leading the aviation's actions in the

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. In 1944 - 1945 he served as representative of the Supreme Command Headquarters at the 3rd Ukrainian fronts and 4th Ukrainian fronts. After the war, he became commander of the

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. He was twice arrested during Stalinist military purges (in 1938 and 1948), but was released (in 1940 and 1953) and reinstated both times. He retired from the

in 1959. He was awarded many orders and medals.

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