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Feb 04, 1904 Basarbovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria Died on 29 Apr 1987 (aged 83) Aquarius
Zachari Zachariev - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Zachari Zachariev
- Zachari Simeonov Zachariev (1904-1987) was a Bulgarian military pilot and commander, who served in the Red Army from 1929 to 1944 and reached the rank of colonel general.
- He fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side as a fighter pilot of the Soviet volunteer aviation group.
- For his combat feats he was awarded the title of Hero of Soviet Union - the highest distinction in the Soviet Union.
- During WWII Zachariev served as head of training facilities of the Civil Air Fleet, where he trained more than 12 thousand pilots.
- In 1944 he returned to Bulgaria, where he became the Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Air Force, and later the deputy of Minister of Defence.
