Pavel Terentyevich Korobkov

Pavel Terentyevich Korobkov
Pavel Terentyevich Korobkov
Native name	Павел Терентьевич Коробков
Born	5 October 1909; Lipnik village, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	12 April 1978 (aged 68); Kalinin City, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Force
Service years	1931–1960
Rank	Major general
Commands	21st Fighter Aviation Regiment; 12th Fighter Aviation Regiment; 486th Fighter Aviation Regiment; 16th Aviation Group Impact; 265th Fighter Aviation Division; 320th Fighter Aviation Division; 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Division;
Conflicts	Spanish Civil War; Battle of Khalkin Gol; World War II Soviet invasion of Poland; Winter War; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Pavel Terentyevich Korobkov (Russian: Па́вел Тере́нтьевич Коробко́в; 5 October 1909 – 12 April 1978) was a Soviet Air Force major general, flying ace and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Korobkov claimed six victories serving with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War and went on to at least two more victories during World War II. He retired from the Soviet Air Force in 1960 with the rank of major general.