29 April 1987 (1987-04-30) (aged 83) Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Allegiance
Kingdom of Bulgaria 1904-1928 Soviet Union 1928-1944 People's Republic of Bulgaria 1944-1987
Service/branch
Air Force
Rank
Colonel general
Battles/wars
Spanish Civil War Great Patriotic War
Awards
Hero of Soviet Union Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Order of Lenin Order of Georgi Dimitrov Order of Friendship of Peoples
Zachari Simeonov Zachariev (1904–1987) was a Bulgarian military pilot and commander, who served in the Red Army from 1929 to 1944 and reached the rank of colonel general. He fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side as a fighter pilot of the Soviet volunteer aviation group. For his combat feats he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union - the highest distinction in the Soviet Union. During WWII Zachariev served as head of training facilities of the Civil Air Fleet, where he trained more than 12 thousand pilots. In 1944 he returned to Bulgaria, where he became the Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Air Force, and later the deputy of Minister of Defence.
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Global Information
Soviet Union 1928-1944