Background
Baranov, Petr was born on September 22, 1892 in Petersburg. Son of a worker.
Baranov, Petr was born on September 22, 1892 in Petersburg. Son of a worker.
Joined the Bolsheviks, 1912. During World War I in the army, sentenced to 8 years of exile for revolutionary propaganda, 1916. Released after the February Revolution 1917.
Active Bolshevik agitator. Joined the Red Army, 1918. Several high positions as commander or commissar during the Civil War.
Commander of the Red tank detachments, 1923. Commander of the Red Air Force, 1924. Head of the Soviet aviation industry, 1932.