Biography of Kamanin

In the year he graduated from the 9th grades of the school in his hometown. In the army since July. In June, he graduated from the Leningrad Military Theoretical School of the Air Force, in December-the Borisoglebsky Military Aviation School of pilots. He served in the Air Force as part of a special red-banned Far Eastern Army as a junior pilot, senior pilot and commander of a light-bombardment air squadron city of Spassk-Daliniy, Primorsky Territory.

Since July - commander of an unexpected detachment of an easy -bombardment air squadron village of Chernigovka, Primorsky Territory. He flew on the aircraft of the R-1 and P in February, he was appointed commander of a mixed detachment of aircraft to save the crew and passengers of the Chelyuskin steamer. On the R-5 plane, in complex weather conditions, he made a group flight from Olyutor Kamchatka to Vankarem Chukotka with a length of about 1.

He performed 9 flights to the ice camp and took 34 people from the ice camp. In the year he graduated from the team faculty of N. Air Academy in December-October-commander of an easy-bombarding aviation brigade in the Kharkov military district; The city of Kharkov, Ukraine. Member of the Soviet-Finnish war: in January-March-commander of an easy-bombarding aviation brigade.

He participated in the battles in Karelia north of Lake Ladoga in October-March-commander of the 3rd aviation brigade in the Central Asian Military District; The city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. At the same time he was commander of the Air Force of the Central Asian Military District.

In March-October-commander of the 4th aviation brigade in the Central Asian Military District; The city of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In August, in the position of commander of the 4th aviation brigade, he participated in the entry of Soviet troops into Iran. Member of the Great Patriotic War: in July - February - the commander of the assault aviation division. He fought on the Kalinin Front October-February participated in the Rzhevsk-Sychevsky, Velikoluki and Demyan operations.

Since February, he commanded the 8th mixed in July-the 5th assault aviation corps, which took place in the rear. Since July-commander of the 5th assault aviation corps. He fought on the Voronezh July-October, the 1st Ukrainian October-September and the 2nd Ukrainian September-May fronts. During the war, he made 21 combat sorties on the attack aircraft, after the war, after the war, until June, he continued to command the 5th assault aviation corps in the Odessa Military District; The city of Tiraspol.

In June-November-commander of the 3rd Guards Assault Aviation Corps in the southern group of troops; The city of Arad, Romania. In December, he graduated from the highest academic courses at the Higher Military Academy of the Military Academy of the General Staff. In January - April - the commander of the Air Army in the Turkestan military district; The city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in April - January - Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of the Air Force for Combat Training.

Since January - Deputy Head of the combat training of the Air Force on Cosmos, in June - June - assistant to the Commander -in -Chief of the Air Force for the preparation and provision of space flights. He actively participated in the selection and preparation of the first Soviet astronauts. Since August, Colonel General N. Kamanin-in reserve. He lived in Moscow. He died on March 11 of the year.

He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery. The Honorary Citizen of the Cities of Kaluga in Melenki named the school was awarded 3 orders of Lenin, a memorial plaque was also named there. In Moscow, N. Kamanin’s busts were installed on Poklonnaya Gora and Melnks, and a memorial plaque on the house in which he lived. Note: when he was drafted into the army, he attributed one year to himself.

For this reason, the year of birth is indicated in the documents. Military titles:.