Alexander P. de Seversky

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1894 age 0

   Born

2. 1943 age 49

   CreditVictory Through Air Power

3. 1974 age 80

   Died

• WCWilliam Cottrell1 title
• PPPercival C. Pearce1 title
• PSPaul Smith1 title
• WDWalt Disney1 title
• JAJames Algar1 title
• EPEdward H. Plumb1 title
• JKJack Kinney1 title
• OWOliver Wallace1 title
• CGClyde Geronimi1 title
• EPErdman Penner1 title

• Here ... are the most significant lessons of modern air power: </br> 1. No land or sea operations are possible without first assuming control of the air above. ... </br> 2. Navies have lost their function of strategic offensive. ... </br> The days when battle fleets steamed boldly within striking distance of enemy shores and proceeded to pound them into submission are now relegated to history. Today these fleets can approach only under the shield of a powerful umbrella of land-based air power. ... </br> 3. The blockade of an enemy nation has become a function of air power. ... </br> 4. Only air power can defeat air power. ... </br> 5. Land-based aviation is always superior to ship-borne aviation. ... </br> 6. The striking radius of air power must be equal to the maximum dimensions of the theater of operations. ... </br> 7. In aerial warfare the factor of quality is relatively more decisive than the factor of quantity. ... </br> 8. Aircraft types must be specialized to fit not only the

  Alexander de Seversky, CC BY-SA 4.0

• It is though a bow-and-arrow army, having been routed by gunpowder, sought to win back lost ground by throwing in yet more bows and arrows.

  Alexander de Seversky, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nationalities

Russian Empire, United States

Languages

English, Russian

Education

Naval Cadet Corps