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|serviceyears=1919 — 1946, 1953 — 1958 |rank=Chief marshal of the aviation |commands=Soviet Air Force |battles= |awards= |laterwork= }} Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov (; – December 3, 1976〔(Hronos biography ).〕) was the Chief marshal of the aviation for the Soviet Air Force during Russia's involvement in the Second World War. Lauded as "the man who has piloted the Red Air Force through the dark days into the present limelight"〔Lauterbach p. 146〕 and a "master of tactical air power",〔(''Father's Little Watchman'' ) Time Magazine Monday, August 20, 1951. Retrieved August 31, 2007〕 he was twice given the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, as well as a number of other Soviet decorations. A gifted air force commander and one of the leading men of the Soviet armed forces,〔Kerr p. 22〕 Novikov was involved in nearly all exploits of the air force during World War II and was at the forefront of developments in command and control and of air combat techniques.〔(''Chief Marshal of Aviation AA. Novikov – His 100th Birthday'' ) retrieved August 31, 2007〕 After the war, Novikov was arrested by order of the Politburo, and was forced by NKVD chief Lavrentiy Beria into a "confession" which implicated Marshal Zhukov in a conspiracy.〔 Novikov was then imprisoned until the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, whereupon he became an avionics teacher and writer until his death. ==Early life and career== Novikov was born in Kryukovo, a village in Nerekhta, in Kostroma Oblast. In 1919 he became an infantryman in the Red Army, and in 1920 became a party member.〔Parrish p. 270〕 He served in the 384th regiment of the Russian 7th Army, helped put down the Kronstadt uprising in March 1921,〔 and he served as a platoon commander during anti-guerrilla fighting in the Caucasus in 1922.〔 Having graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1930, Novikov moved to the air force in 1933,〔MacCauley〕 and served as chief of operations until 1935, when he took command of a light bomber squadron. Novikov was expelled from the party and the armed forces in 1937; however he was re-admitted by the Commissioner of the Belarussian Military District, A. I. Mezis, who was in turn arrested.〔 Novikov served as chief of the air force staff of the Leningrad Military District prior to serving in the Soviet-Finnish War during 1939 and 1940. For his service in the conflict he was promoted to Major General and earned the Order of Lenin.〔 He continued to command the Air Forces of the Leningrad Military District until the outbreak of World War II.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Novikov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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