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Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky | |
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 Batitsky c. 1960s | |
| Native name | Павел Фёдорович Батицкий |
| Born | 27 June 1910 Kharkov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 February 1984 (aged 73) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1924–1978 |
| Rank |  Marshal of the Soviet Union |
| Commands | Moscow Air Defence District Soviet Air Defence Forces |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky (Ukrainian: Павло Федорович Батицький; Russian: Па́вел Фёдорович Бати́цкий; 27 June 1910 – 17 February 1984) was a Soviet military leader awarded the highest honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1965 and promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1968. Batitsky served in the Red Army from 1924 and was commander-in-chief of the Air Defence Forces from 1966 to 1978. Following the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, he was chosen to personally execute Lavrentiy Beria, the former head of the NKVD.