Rechkalov Gregory A. (09/02/1918), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (24.05. 1943 and 01.07.1944), Major General Aviation (1957), a military pilot class 1. A member of the CPSU since 1942. He graduated from the Perm Military Aviation Pilot School (1939) and the Air Force Academy (1951). During the Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945 Junior Pilot 55 Fighter Regiment (1941 – 1942), commander of the staff, squadron navigator, 16-th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (1943 – 1944), deputy commander of the regiment and the regimental commander (July 1944 – February 1945). Since February 1945 the Inspector-pilot by pilot technique 9 th Guards Fighter Air Division. He flew over 450 combat missions and personally shot down 56 and in group battles – 5 enemy planes.
Orlov, Andrei Borisovich (06/06/1962 – 08/15/1999). Military pilot, Major. Born in the city of Makhachkala. Russian.
Pokryshkin Alexander Ivanovich (21.02 (06.03) .1913), Soviet military commander, Air Marshal (1972), three times Hero of the Soviet Union (24/05/1943, 08/28/1943, 08/19/1944). A member of the CPSU since 1942. Son of a worker. In the Soviet Army in 1932. He graduated from the aviation school in aviation (1933), Kachin aviation Pilot School (1939), the Military Academy. Frunze (1948) and the Military Academy of the General Staff (1957).
Benkendorf Constantine Khristoforovich (1785 – 1828), brother of Alexander Benckendorf, Adjutant General.
His parents intended for a diplomatic career, and in 1913 his life was defined by a cadet in the college of Foreign Affairs, and in 1805 received the rank of gentleman of the bedchamber of the Imperial Court. At the beginning of World War II, he joined the army with the rank of Major and assigned to a detachment Baron Vintsengrade, distinguished himself in the affairs in the suburbs of Moscow, Smolensk and in the capture of Vilna.
In a campaign in 1813, commanding a small detachment of the individual, captured in Belzig, a battalion Westphalians, 2 banners, then entered the flying squad Chernysheva, took part in all his brilliant actions.
In the war of 1814 is particularly distinguished himself during the assault Suasona and simultaneous with the battle actions of General Kraovskim Vintsgrade. In October the same year he was promoted to Major-General, and in 1815 was appointed commander of 2 nd Brigade 4 th Dragoons division.
Fedko Ivan (24.06 (06.07) .1897 – 2.26.1939), Soviet army officer and commander of rank 1 (1938), the hero of the Civil War 1918 – 1920.
A member of the Communist Party since 1917. Born in with. Khmel'ove now Romny district of the Sumy region., In a peasant family.
Since 1916 participated in the 1 st World War 1914 – 1918, graduated from the school of ensigns (1917). During the October Revolution, organized in the city of Feodosia detachment of Red Guards and Revolutionary Committee.
During the Civil War, commanded the 3rd and 1 st column of troops of the Northern Caucasus (May – October 1918), 11 Army, was chief of the northern Caucasus (October – November 1918), assistant commander of the 11 th Army (November 1918 – February 1919).
Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich (31.01 (12.02) .1900), born with. Silver Ponds, now a small town, Moscow region., A Soviet commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (19.03.1944 and 06.04.1945). Member of the CPSU since 1919.
Born into a peasant family. Since April 1918 the Red Army. Participated in the Civil War 1918 – 1920 – assistant commander, regimental commander of the regiment.
He graduated from the Military Academy.
Vorontsov, Mikhail Semenovich (1782 – 1856) – His Serene Highness Prince, Field Marshal born in 1782, his childhood and early youth spent in London, where he received an excellent education. Another baby played with a scorer-corporal of the Life Guards Regiment, he was 4 years old made the rank of ensign. In 1803 he was seconded to the Caucasian troops, led by whom was standing at the book. Tsitsianov. Consisting with him personally, BA has been in different cases with the mountaineers, and, during the unfortunate expedition Gulyakova in Zakataly Gorge (January 15. 1804) just was not killed.
Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitrievich (1793 – 1861) – Adjutant General, in 1807 he entered a cadet in the Guards. artillery, with which (after a short-term, in 1809, travel to the Caucasus), made the campaign of 1812, 1813 and 1814. In 1820 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 3rd Infantry. Corps, with the troops which participated in the Turkish War of 1828 – 29 years.
Zubov, Nikolai Grigorievich (1885 – 1968) – Maj.-Gen. Kazak Novonikolayevsk village. Graduated from the Taganrog gymnasium and Alexander's military college. In 1906 released a lieutenant in the 5 th Don Cossack regiment. In the same regiment to the front during World War II. In 1916 – an army captain, "for distinguished service."
From April 1917 to February 1918 – The commander of hundreds of cadets in Novocherkassk Cossack military school. By order of General Ataman Kaledin with the cadets took part in disarming the infantry regiments in Hutynke in suppressing the uprising of the Bolsheviks in Rostov, and then in the battles on the outskirts of Novocherkassk against the Red Guards. Seriously ill and was unable to participate in the Steppenwolf hike Ataman General Popov.
Kuropatkin Alexei (1848) – Lieutenant General, was born in 1848, completed the course in the Pavlovsk Military School and the Nicholas General Staff Academy, and participated in Samarkand hike in 1868, was sent to Algeria, where he lived for about a year and participated in expedition of French troops in B. Sakharov; at the same time it was published a book on Algeria.
Participated with distinction in Kokand campaign, under the command of MD Skobelev. In 1876 – 1877 years. Kuropatkin was headed embassy in Kashgariyu, which contracted with Yaqub Beg. On this journey, written in his essay: "Kashgar".
As Chief of Staff of Detachment gene. Skobelev, was in the battle of Lovcen and the attack of 30 th and 31 th August at Plevna, in what was wounded in the head.
In the transition unit Skobelev through the Balkans, December 25, 1877, Kuropatkin was seriously wounded and forced to leave the theater of war.
Later managed the Asian part of the Chief of Staff and was an associate professor of statistics in the military General Staff Academy. Has described the action teams Skobelev the Turkish war, under the title: "more agile, Plevna, Sheinovo.
In 1879 he was appointed head Kuropatkin Infantry Brigade in Turkestan, as the spring of 1880 sent a detachment to Kul'dzha for organizing defense ridge Borohoro; for settling affairs with the Chinese, he was required to establish a special department in the Amudarya team and lead them to the General Skobelev in Akhal Tekin oasis.