8th mixed aircraft corps

• 8th mixed aircraft corps
• 5th Air Attack Corps
• 5th Vinnytsia Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, II degree and Bogdan Khmelnitsky II degree, attack air corps
• The 9th Vinnitsa Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, II Class and Bogdan Khmelnitsky, II Class, Mixed Aviation Corps

The 8th mixed aviation corps was formed on March 15, 1943 on the basis of the Decision of the State Defense Committee ^[1]

6. To form the mixed air corps No. 8 by March 15, 1943. The air corps include: 291 Il-2 assault aviation division of the Stavka and 212 Il-2 assault aviation division and 256 La-5 fighter aviation division, placing them into reserve Betting from Air 3 Army of the Kalinin Front. To form the air corps in the area of Kalinin. To approve Colonel Kamanin N. P. as commander of the mixed air corps No. 8

- Resolution No. GKO-2880ss of February 13, 1943

On July 21, 1943, the 8th Mixed Aviation Corps was transformed into the 5th Assault Aviation Corps by decision of the NKO USSR ^[2]

• from July 9, 1943 to July 21, 1943, a total of 13 days ^[3]

Corps Commander

•   Colonel Kamanin Nikolai Petrovich ^[4] from February 13, 1943 to March 17, 1943
•   Major General Aviation Kamanin Nikolai Petrovich ^[4] from March 17, 1943 to July 21, 1943

Political Deputy - Head of Political Department

Col. N. Ya. Kuvshinnikov - since 03/03/1943

Chief of Staff

Col. G. I. Yarotsky - from 03/03/1943

Corps led the fighting on the Steppe and Voronezh fronts .

• The 212nd Assault Aviation Division was renamed the 4th Guards Assault Aviation Division ^[5]
• The 671st Assault Aviation Regiment was renamed the 90th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment ^[5]
• The 685th Ground Attack Aviation Regiment was renamed the 91st Guards Ground Attack Aviation Regiment ^[5]
• The 687th Assault Aviation Regiment was renamed the 92nd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment ^[5]

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