Alekseev, Pavel Aleksandrovich

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Alekseev, Pavel Aleksandrovich

Name: Alekseev, Pavel Aleksandrovich (Алексеев Павел Александрович) Years: 1888-1942 Rank: Lt. Gen. Nationality: Soviet Remarks: Soviet aviator and general officer who became a victim of Stalin's Military Purges just before the outbreak of World War II

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From 1939-1940, Alekseev was Chief of the Main Directorate for Aviation Supply^[1].

Alekseev was promoted to the rank of Lt. Gen. on June 4, 1940^[2].

In 1941 he became the Assistant Commander for Training in the Privolga Military District's air forces^[1].

He was arrested in June, 1941, and executed on February 23, 1942^[1].

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Voenno-Istoricheskii Zhurnal, 2005, No. 4, pg. 28
2. ↑ Order of the SNK on Awarding Military Ranks to Senior Command Personnel of the Red Army