</s> ▁Gr ig ory ▁Ale k se ye v ich ▁Vor oz he ik in ▁( ; ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Air ▁Force ▁general ▁and ▁later ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁A viation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁( 1 9 4 1 - 1 9 4 2 ), ▁and ▁first ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Air ▁Force ▁( 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 6 ). ▁On ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Command ▁Head quarters , ▁he ▁co - ordin ated ▁the ▁Vel ik ye ▁Lu ki ▁Operation . ▁He ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁front ▁and ▁Vol kh ov ▁front s ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁L ening rad , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁leading ▁the ▁av iation ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Command ▁Head quarters ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Ukrain ian ▁front s ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Ukrain ian ▁front s . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Air ▁Army . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁arrested ▁during ▁St alin ist ▁military ▁p urg es ▁( in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 ), ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁( in ▁ 1 9 4