Boris Kabishev

(1922-1998)

Soviet WWII fighter pilot and military general

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Boris Dmitrievich Kabishev (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Кабишев; 17 October 1922 – 5 December 1998) was a Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) Lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kabishev flew the Ilyushin Il-2 in combat from July 1943, making 112 sorties and shooting down an enemy aircraft. For these actions he received the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war Kabishev held command positions in the Soviet Air Force and graduated from the Air Force Academy and Military Academy of the General Staff. After graduation from the Military Academy of the General Staff, Kabishev led the 3rd Air Defense Corps and 11th Air Defence Army, as well as advising the Polish Country Air Defence Force. Before retirement in 1980, Kabishev served as the deputy commander of the PVO for combat training. After retirement, Kabishev lived in Moscow and worked at the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology.