Background
Flerov, Ivan was born in 1905.
Flerov, Ivan was born in 1905.
Studied at the Dzerzhinskii Artillery Academy, 1941. Studied at the Dzerzhinskii Artillery Academy, 1941.
Joined the Red Army, 1927. Took part in the Soviet-Finnish war, 1939-1940. Artillery officer during World War II, first commander of the new rocket artillery battery (Soviet nickname ‘Katiusha’, German nickname ‘Stalinorgel’), which later played a very important role in the Soviet victory.