In Moscow, died a prominent military leader, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Aviation Alexander Nikolaevich Efimov

August 31 this year in Moscow, at the age of 90, a prominent military leader, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal aviation Efimov Alexander Nikolaevich.

A.N. Efimov was born 6 February 1923 year in the village Kantemirovka Voronezh region.

His fate as a military pilot is inextricably linked with many memorable pages of the heroic chronicle of the Armed Forces of the country in the 20th century.

In the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (Soviet Army) since May 1941. During World War II in 1942, at the end of the Voroshilovograd military aviation school, pilots were sent to the front as a pilot of the 594 th assault aviation regiment.

By July 1944, the squadron commander of the 198 th assault aviation regiment of the 233 th assault aviation division of the 1 air forces of the 2 Belorussian Front, senior lieutenant A. N. Efimov made 100 combat sorties.

October 26 1944, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for courage and heroism shown in battles, was given the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union to senior lieutenant Yefimov.

In total, during the war years, the military pilot Alexander Efimov made 222 combat sorties on the Il-2 attack aircraft, during which they personally and as part of the group destroyed 85 enemy planes at airfields and 8 - during air battles.

18 August 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for courage and heroism shown in battles, captain Efimov Alexander Nikolaevich was awarded the second Gold Star medal for number 73 / 2.

From 1951, at the end of the Air Force Academy, A. N. Efimov commanded a regiment and division.

After graduating from the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1957, he was appointed commander of the 339 Air Division. From 1959 of the year - Deputy Commander of the 30 th Air Army in the Baltic Military District.

From 1964 to 1969, he commanded an air army in the Carpathian Military District, and in March 1969 became First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force.

29 April 1975, A.N. Efimov was awarded the title "Marshal of Aviation".

From 1984 to 1990, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force - Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR.

A.N.Efimov was Honored Military Pilot of the USSR, Doctor of Military Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Aviation and Aeronautics, Laureate of the USSR State Prize.

Actively engaged in social activities. He was Chairman of the Russian Committee of War Veterans and Military Service, Chairman of the Commission for Cooperation with Public Organizations of Veterans, Reserve Officers and Retired under the President of the Russian Federation, Vice-Chairman of the Russian Organizing Committee Victory, Chairman of the Council of the International Association of Veterans Organizations.

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov expressed his condolences to the families and friends of Marshal of Aviation A.N. Yefimov.

Comments

[timurpl]

Bright memory...
- A vivid example of a true Minister of Defense as opposed to Serdyukov.

[pirate technician]

What a shame, sorry for such people ...

[andrei332809]

two marshals in a row, and military ones. let the earth rest in peace. glory to the heroes

[Brother Sarych]

Yes, rich day for sad events! Eternal memory to the true Marshals-Heroes!

[Orthodox warrior]

What is it ?! Such! two personalities have left us! Shapes! Sad ... Eternal memory! ..

[esaul]

Quote: Orthodox warrior

What is it ?! Such!

Greetings, George. This is the inevitability that has to be put up with ...
Sokolov - A man with a capital letter, not accustomed to bending his back before the ranks and faithfully fulfilling his duty, has exhausted the limit of vitality.

Another stroke to the portrait of this man who touched me and only with great respect makes me relate to his memory - Sokolov survived the death of his wife for three days. Those. - the man’s heart could not bear the grief of the loss of his beloved man, who passed all his life conflicts with him.

This is a human person. There was, unfortunately ... A bright memory for him ...

[Nechai]

Quote: andrei332809

two marshals in a row, and military ones. let the earth rest in peace. glory to the heroes

THREE CONTRACTS !!!
Marshal of the Armored Forces Losik Oleg Alexandrovich 20.08.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX
Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Sokolov Sergey Leonidovich 31.08.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX
Air Marshal Efimov Alexander Nikolaevich 31.08.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX
May the earth rest in peace .... May the kingdom of heaven come ....
We will give the memory of your affairs to our grandchildren and great-grandchildren ....
Sleep well, Brothers ....

[Denzel13]

222 sorties for attack and 47 for reconnaissance - this is a real Hero.
Especially when you consider that the average life expectancy of attack pilots in the Great Patriotic War (if memory serves) was approximately 60 sorties and this figure was obtained only due to small losses at the end of the war. In 1941, the average life of an attack aircraft was 4-8 sorties.

[REPA1963]

Memory does not change you.

[ward]

Stalingrad ... at first the hero was given for three sorties ... then for five ... the uncle was shot down the last of the regiment by nine sorties ...

[Aaron Zawi]

I can not agree! All heroes who fought with the Nazis, but this is a Hero with a capital letter. Eternal memory and gratitude for courage and military skill brought closer the Great Victory!

[Patriot 34]

Very bad, a great guy was!

[snek]

Bright memory.

[Apollo]

The memory of you Alexander Nikolaevich will forever remain in our hearts !!!

[suharev-52]

Alexander Nikolaevich Efremov - eternal memory. Sincerely.

[maxiv1979]

land rest in peace

[Bobxnumx]

The kingdom of heaven to Efimov !!

[Vorchun]

Heroes leave, come ...

[mar.tira]

They are not born heroes. They become! A biography of a truly Russian, humble, honest, and not tainted officer. It is a pity that such people leave. What we have is not kept, but weeping lost!

[v53993]

The era of people for whom the homeland is not just a word is leaving. Eternal memory and respect.

[taseka]

Eternal memory to veterans of the Great Patriotic War !!!!

[maxiv1979]

rest in peace, a brave soldier worthy of respect and respect, defended our independence (at least nominally), but we need people of a different generation, tactics and strategists of modern aviation, I doubt that a respected marshal, I knew what AFAR was, the angle of attack (or rather its absence) of modern machines etc

[vasy]

Quote: maxiv1979

angle of attack (or rather lack thereof) of modern machines, etc.

Enlighten, please, illiterate, .. how is it that your planes fly already without an angle of attack ??? Maybe you are applying for the laurels of Zhukovsky and Mozhaisk and you have your own concepts in the development of aerodynamics ???

And they themselves are at least aware of what the pitch angle and angle of attack differ between themselves ???

Quote: maxiv1979

that dear marshal, knew what afar

And this is where it ??? Under Efimov, the USSR Air Force had the most powerful, combat-ready and combat-ready group of IBA and FBA !!!

And with your "knowledgeable Taburetkin" ???

Quote: maxiv1979

defended our independence (at least nominally)

And what do you mean ???

Generally minus you!

[gregor6549]

I will not say that I was a friend or a well-known friend of Marshal Efimov, but our paths sometimes intersected at various meetings and exercises.
He was one of the few marshals who clearly understood the importance of direct air support for the troops and, in many respects, thanks to him, assault aviation, which they managed to essentially slam in the 50s, reached its peak. Moreover, he paid great attention not only to the "flying machines" themselves, but also to their weapons (in particular, corrected bombs, guided air-to-ground missiles, etc., sighting navigation aviation systems, ground-based control systems for units, formations and aviation associations such as ACS "Etalon", etc. That is, he was well aware of the main technical innovations, including ground and airborne radar with phased array, although, naturally, he did not need to know all the technical details. and the Air Force Research Institute was quite enough to inform him about what exactly needs to be adopted and what, to put it mildly, to neglect.
In general, a worthy person, a brave soldier and a competent specialist was Marshal Efimov. Eternal memory to him
By the way, it was during his "reign" and the reign of his predecessor PS Kutakhov that much of what is now being promoted as the last word in technology was developed.

[vasy]

Quote: gregor6549

This was one of the few marshals who clearly understood the importance of direct air support to the troops and, in many respects, thanks to him, attack aircraft, which they managed to essentially slam in the 50s, reached the peak of their development.

You just + and my respect!