Ionov, Aleksei Pavlovich

Name:	Ionov, Aleksei Pavlovich (Ионов, Алексей Павлович)
Years:	1894-1942
Rank:	Maj. Gen. of Aviation
Nationality:	Soviet
Remarks:	Commander of the Baltic Special Military District's Air Forces at the start of World War II, but arrested by Stalin just a few days after the conflict began

[edit] Biography

Ionov was promoted to Brigade Commander (Kombrig) on September 25, 1935^[1], and to Maj. Gen. of Aviation on May 7, 1940^[2].

On July 1, 1941, he was arrested^[3] and on February 23, 1942 was executed^[4].