Pyotr Deynekin | |
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Native name | Пётр Дейне́кин |
Born | Morozovsk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 14 December 1937
Died | 19 August 2017 Moscow, Russia | (aged 79)
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service | Soviet Air Forces Russian Air Force |
Years of service | 1969–2002 |
Rank | Army General |
Awards | Hero of Russia |
General of the Army Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (Russian: Пётр Степа́нович Дейне́кин; 14 December 1937 – 19 August 2017) was a Russian and Soviet military officer who was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force from 1991 to 1992 and the first of the Russian Air Force from 1992 to 1998.