Pavel Rychagov

Pavel Rychagov (January 2nd 1911-October 28th 1941)^[1] was the Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) for a brief time from August 28th 1940 to April 14th 1941.^[2] He was removed from that position shortly before Operation Barbarossa and the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, and was executed in the Great Purges several months later.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "General Leytenant Pavel Vasilevich Rychagov HSU". Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^ Hooton, E.R. The Luftwaffe: A Study in Air Power, 1933-1945. London: Arms & Armour Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-906537-18-0
^ Michael Parrish. The Lesser Terror: Soviet State Security, 1939–1953. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1996. ISBN 0-275-95113-8. P. 71–76.
^ "1941: Twenty Red Army officers". October 28th, 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[surfcity-1] "General Leytenant Pavel Vasilevich Rychagov HSU". Retrieved 24 September 2013.

[Hooton_2010-2] Hooton, E.R. The Luftwaffe: A Study in Air Power, 1933-1945. London: Arms & Armour Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-906537-18-0

[parrish-3] Michael Parrish. The Lesser Terror: Soviet State Security, 1939–1953. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1996. ISBN 0-275-95113-8. P. 71–76.

[executedtoday-4] "1941: Twenty Red Army officers". October 28th, 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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