The southern front of the air defense is an operational-strategic association of air defense forces in the armed forces of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War . It was founded on March 29, 1944 on the basis of the Eastern and Western air defense fronts . The front headquarters was stationed in Kiev .
| Southern Front Air Defense | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | March 29, 1944 - December 24, 1944 |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Wars | The Second World War |
Content
- 1 Front Composition
- 2 Command
- 3 Battle mission of the front
- 4 fighting
- 5 Links
- 6 Literature
Front Composition
The front included:
- 7 buildings
- 3 divisions
- 2 fighter air corps
- 7 fighter air divisions
As of May 1, 1944, the combat composition of the front included:
- 917 fighters
- 4346 artillery anti-aircraft guns
- 866 anti-aircraft floodlights
- 296 barrage balloons
Command
- Commander - Artillery Lieutenant General G.S. Zashikhin
- Member of the Military Council - Major General S. S. Novaev
- Chief of Staff - Major General N.F. Kuryanov
Front Combat Mission
The troops of the Southern Air Defense Front were entrusted with air defense of the administrative-political, industrial and economic centers and regions of the south of the USSR , covering communications and supply bases of the army, as well as building up the air defense system during offensive operations of the Red Army in the south-west direction.
Fighting
The troops of the Southern Air Defense Front took an active part and played an important role in the offensive operations of the 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th Ukrainian fronts in the summer and autumn of 1944 .
According to the decree of the GKO on December 24, 1944, the Southern Front of the Air Defense was transformed into the South-Western Front of the Air Defense .
Links
- Southern Front of Air Defense (inaccessible link)
Literature
- The Southern Front of Air Defense // World War II, 1941-1945 : Encyclopedia / Ed. M. M. Kozlova . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1985. - S. 823. - 500 000 copies.