Konstantin Vershinin
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Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin was the Soviet
Soviet Union
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 Chief Marshal
Chief Marshal
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 of Aviation from 1959 to 1972. He was a commander in World War II
World War II
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, and for his actions, in 1944 he was awarded the distinction of Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
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. At the outbreak of the Bolshevik
Bolshevik
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 Revolution, he left his work in a sawmill to enter the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...

.In 1929, he was summarily assigned to the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy located in Moscow
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