Vladimir Alexandrovich Sudets (Russian: Владимир Александрович Судец; 23 October 1904 - 6 May 1981) was a Soviet air commander during World War II, commanding the 17th Air Army, and later became Marshal of the aviation after the war.
[2] He participated in the Winter War from February to March 1940 as the deputy commander of the 27th Heavy Bomber Air Brigade.
[2] On 28 April 1945, he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star.
[2] From 1946 to 1949, he served as both the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force.
[1] His foreign awards included: People's Hero of Yugoslavia (October 1964), Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (7 May 1971), the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander, the Partisan Star First Class, and the Order of Sukhbaatar.