Vasily Ivanovich Minakov (russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Минако́в; 7 February 1921 — 8 October 2016) was Soviet naval pilot who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. After the conflict he remained in the military, reaching the rank major-general.
As a member of the
Komsomol
The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...
since 1938, he joined the
Communist Party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
1943.
After graduating from the
in 1961, he became Chief of Staff First Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the
Northern Fleet
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In the 1960s he spent several years in the United Arab Republic, where he helped organize the Egyptian naval aviation.
In February 1971, Minakov was appointed head of the branch of the
30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence in Leningrad, where he directed the development of aviation equipment, in particular, 5 types of aircraft and 7 types of helicopters. In 1974 he was awarded the academic degree of candidate of naval sciences; has the academic title of associate professor.
He retired in 1985. He lived in
Vyborgsky District, Saint Petersburg
Vyborgsky District ( rus, Вы́боргский райо́н, links=1, r=Výborgskiy raión, p=ˈvɨbərkskʲɪj rɐˈjɵn) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
History and present
Over ...
. He died on 8 October 2016 and was buried in the
Nikolskoe Cemetery
Nikolskoe Cemetery (russian: Никольское кладбище) is a historic cemetery in the centre of Saint Petersburg. It is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and is one of four cemeteries in the complex.
The third cemetery to be estab ...
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Умер 95-летний Герой Советского Союза Василий Минаков
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References
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Лица Победы. Василий Иванович Минаков
Авиаторы Второй мировой
1921 births
2016 deaths
People from Mineralnye Vody
Soviet major generals
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
Recipients of the Medal of Zhukov
Soviet World War II pilots
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Burials at Nikolskoe Cemetery
N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy alumni
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
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