Zachari Zachariev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zachari Zachariev

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Basarbovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1987

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.