Viktor Pavlenko ( ukr, Віктор Олексійович Павленко; russian: Виктор Алексеевич Павленко; 1886–1932) was a

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military officer in the service of the

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and both the Hetmanate and the

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Biography

Born in the

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on November 10 ( O.S.), 1886, Pavlenko finished the Chuguev infantry cadet school in 1909 with the rank of ''podporuchik'' (roughly equivalent to second lieutenant), rising to ''poruchik'' (lieutenant) the following year, while posted in

Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk ( rus, Благове́щенск, p=bləgɐˈvʲeɕːɪnsk, meaning ''City of the Annunciation'') is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opp ...

. In 1911 he decided to move on to aviation, first studying at a private flying school in

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and in 1912 at the Sevastopol Aviation Officer School. He took part of

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as a pilot, being involved in intelligence-gathering operations and at different points of the conflict appointed to the defense of the supreme headquarters (

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) in

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and the Imperial residence, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the

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by 1916. In that year he was named commander of the air division of the Emperor's residence, and from March 1917 of the air division at Stavka. After the

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Pavlenko took part in the 1st All-Ukrainian Military Congress and later on was elected a member of the Central Rada of Ukraine. He took part in the "Ukrainianisation" of military units, and with the eruption of the

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he became commander of the Kiev Military District in November 1917. The Rada, however, removed him from command in December. Nevertheless, with the rank of colonel of aviation, Pavlenko headed the air service of the

. He was replaced in this post after Skoropadsky came to power, but he continued serving in the Hetman's air forces. When Skoropadsky was, in turn, removed, he regained his former position. In 1920 he was promoted to cornet general, and between August and November 1921 he served as Minister of Defence of the UPR. After the defeat of the Ukrainian armed forces, Pavlenko lived in internment in Poland. In 1926 he accepted an offer of amnesty from the

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and returned to his native

, in the

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, where he worked in a

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. He died in 1932.

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Officer Corps of the Ukrainian Army (1917-1921)
'. 1886 births 1932 deaths People from Kuban Oblast Ukrainian people in the Russian Empire Russian military personnel of World War I Ukrainian people of World War I Imperial Russian Air Force personnel Defence ministers of Ukraine Generals of the Ukrainian People's Republic Ukrainian expatriates in Poland Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery {{Ukraine-mil-bio-stub

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