In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Zhigarev.
Pavel Fyodorovich Zhigarev
Born
(1900-09-06)6 September 1900 Brikovo, Tver Oblast, Russian Empire
Died
2 August 1963(1963-08-02) (aged 62) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Red Army Soviet Air Forces
Years of service
1919–1963
Rank
Chief Marshal of Aviation
Commands held
Soviet Air Forces
Battles/wars
Russian Civil War
World War II
Great Patriotic War
Soviet–Japanese War
Korean War
Awards
Order of Lenin (twice) Order of the Red Banner (three times) Order of Kutuzov First Class Order of the Red Star
Pavel Fyodorovich Zhigarev (Па́вел Фёдорович Жи́гарев; November 6, 1900 – August 2, 1963) was a Soviet-Russian commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) twice (1941–1942, 1949–1957), and also served as the Chief Marshal of Aviation from 1955–1959.[1]
^"Zhigarev, Pavel Fyodorovich". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Third ed.). Gale Group. 1979. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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