Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich

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Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich

Name: Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich (Гусев, Александр Иванович) Years: 1910-1978 Rank: Maj. Gen. Nationality: Soviet Remarks: Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who served in the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, and World War II

Contents 1 Notes 2 Publications 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Notes

Gusev was promoted to the rank of Maj. Gen. on June 4, 1940^[1].

[edit] Publications

• Wrathful Skies of Spain, 1973, Gusev's memoirs of his service during the Spanish Civil War

[edit] Sources

• Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich  at National Heroes (Герои Страны) (in Russian)

• Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich  at Hero Aviators of the USSR, 1934-1941 (in Russian)

• Gusev, Aleksandr Ivanovich  at airwar.ru (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ Order of the SNK on Awarding Military Ranks to Senior Command Personnel of the Red Army