Background
Georgiy Nikolaevich Konev was born on May 12, 1912 in Kardailovka, Voronezh region, Russian Federation.
Georgiy Nikolaevich Konev was born on May 12, 1912 in Kardailovka, Voronezh region, Russian Federation.
Georgiy Nikolaevich graduated from the Odessa Military Aviation School in 1936.
In 1937-1938, Georgiy Nikolaevich participated in the civil war in China (1937-1945). By the end of 1942, he conducted 312 combat sorties, he personally shot down 14 enemy aircraft and 18 in a group in 98 air battles.