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- 1 2 Goremykin 2014, pp. 415–416.
- ↑ Niehorster, Dr. Leo. "1st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 16th Air Army, 1st Byelorussian Front, 03.04.45". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
Bibliography
- Michael Holm, 61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps
- Goremykin, V.P., ed. (2014). Великая Отечественная: Комдивы. Военный биографический словарь[The Great Patriotic War: Division Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 9785995003410.