The 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 131st IAP ) was a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment | |
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| Troops | Air Force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 04/01/1940 |
| Disbanding (transformation) | 08.02.1943 |
| Predecessor | 1st Squadron 48th Fighter Aviation Regiment 2nd Squadron 18th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Successor | 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Fighting way | |
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Content
Shelf Names
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 40th Guards Tarnopolsky Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 40th Guards Tarnopolsky Order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 627th Guards Tarnopolsky Order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 627th Guards Tarnopolsky Order of Kutuzov Aviation Fighter Regiment
- Field Mail 40456
Creating a shelf
The 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed in the Odessa Military District in Zaporozhye during the 7th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Brigade on the basis of the 1st Squadron of the 48th Fighter Aviation Regiment and the 2nd Squadron of the 18th Fighter Aviation Regiment on I-16 aircraft .
I-16 aircraft
La-5 fighter
Shelf Transformation
On February 8, 1943, the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment was renamed the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment on the basis of the Order of the USSR NKO for the exemplary performance of combat missions and the courage and heroism shown at that. [1]
In the army in the army
As part of the army [2] :
- from June 22, 1941 to February 8, 1943,
Total 596 days
Regiment commanders
- Col. Kondrat Emelyan Filaretovich [3] , April 1940 - November 1940
- Guard Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Antonovich Goncharov [4] , 04.1941 - 10/31/1941
- Guard captain , Major Davidov Viktor Iosifovich [4] , 11/01/1941 - 12/25/1942
- Guard major Tokarev Moses Stepanovich [4] , 12/26/1942 - 07/08/1943
- Guard captain Nazarenko Dmitry Pavlovich [4] , 07/09/1943 - 01/11/1944
- Guard captain , Major Kitaev Nikolai Trofimovich [4] , 1/11/1944 - 05/19/1944
- Guard major , lieutenant colonel Mikhail Vasilyevich Kartashov [4] , 06/07/1944 - 10/20/1945
Compounds and associations
| Period | Front District | army | body | division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/1940 | Odessa Military District | 7th Long-Range Brigade Aviation Brigade | I-16 , Zaporozhye | |
| 06/28/1940 | South Front | Air Force 9th Army | 1st Aviation Brigade | I-16 , Participation in the liberation of Bessarabia |
| 09.07.1940 | South Front | Air Force 9th Army | 1st Aviation Brigade | I-16 end of hostilities |
| 07.25.1940 | Odessa Military District | 45th mixed aviation division | I-16 | |
| 06/22/1941 | South Front | Air force front | 64 I-16 and 5 MiG-3 | |
| 07/04/1941 | South Front | Air force front | first air combat victory won: art. Lt. Sigov DI in an air battle in the region of Tiraspol shot down Ju-88 | |
| 08/20/1941 | South Front | 6th Army Air Force | 64th Fighter Division | I-16 |
| 09/01/1941 | South Front | Air Force 9th Army | 20th mixed aviation division | I-16 |
| 12/31/1941 | South Front | Air Force Southern Front | Transferred 8 I-16s to the 88th IAP and departed to the rear of the Southern Front for recruitment and retraining | |
| 03/18/1942 | South Front | Air Force Southern Front | 6th Separate Aviation Training Regiment | staffing, LaGG-3 |
| 05/26/1942 | South Front | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | LaGG-3 |
| 08/14/1942 | Transcaucasian Front , Northern Group of Forces | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | LaGG-3 |
| 09/01/1942 | Transcaucasian Front , Northern Group of Forces | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | LaGG-3 , retraining at La-5 |
| 12/19/1942 | Transcaucasian Front , Northern Group of Forces | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | re-formation of the new state, La-5 , LaGG-3 , stanitsa Nesterovskaya |
| 01.28.1943 | North Caucasus Front | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | La-5 , LaGG-3 , Nesterovskaya village |
| 08.02.1943 | North Caucasus Front | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Division | The regiment was converted into Guards, La-5 , LaGG-3 , the village of Nesterovskaya |
Participation in operations and battles
- Frontier battles in Moldova [5] from June 22, 1941 to July 26, 1941
- Tiraspol-Melitopol defensive operation [5] from July 27, 1941 to September 28, 1941
- Donbass Defensive Operation [5] from September 29, 1941 to November 4, 1941
- Rostov defensive operation [5] from November 5, 1941 to December 2, 1941
- Rostov offensive operation (1941) [5] from November 5, 1941 to December 2, 1941
- Barvenkovsko-Lozovskaya operation [5] from January 18, 1942 to January 31, 1942
- Kharkov operation [5] from May 12, 1942 to May 25, 1942
- Battle of the Caucasus from July 25, 1942 to December 19, 1942
Distinguished Regimental Warriors
- Victor Ivanovich Borodachev , captain, squadron commander of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army on July 1, 1944, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by the Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Gold Star number 2339.
- Leonid Antonovich Goncharov , Commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 20th Mixed Aviation Division of the 9th Army of the Southern Front, Lieutenant Colonel, by Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council of June 6, 1942 for "skillful command of an aviation regiment, exemplary command performance of combat tasks at the front the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time ”was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, posthumously.
- Arkady Grebenev , pilot of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, being the navigator of the 111th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 10th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 10th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the 2nd Council of the Supreme Soviet October 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, Golden Star number 4496.
- David Davidovich Davididkov , Deputy Commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 20th Mixed Air Division of the 9th Army of the Southern Front, captain, by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet of June 6, 1942 for exemplary performance of command combat missions on the front of the struggle against the German fascist invaders and shown with courage and heroism, awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star number 850
- Kuleshov Vladimir Kuzmich , senior lieutenant, navigator of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army February 4, 1944 By the Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Posthumously
- Kitaev Nikolai Trofimovich , Squadron Commander of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 217th Fighter Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Front, Guards First Lieutenant, later Regiment Commander, By Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet of May 1, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union . Gold Star number 1063
- Kratinov Semen Ustinovich , squadron commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 217th Fighter Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army, later regiment commander, Golden Star No. 6089 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 10, 1945
- Nazarenko Dmitry Pavlovich , squadron commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 217th Fighter Division of the 4th Air Army, later regiment commander, Golden Star No. 831 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 13, 1942
- Dmitry Sigov , Deputy Commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 217th Fighter Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army of the Transcaucasian Front, posthumously awarded the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet on December 13, 1942.
- Semenyuk Ivan Ivanovich , captain, squadron commander of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army July 1, 1944 By the Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star number 2381
- Viktor I. Scriabin , Deputy Squadron Commander of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 217th Fighter Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Front, Guards Senior Lieutenant, by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet dated May 1, 1943, awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, posthumously.
- Moses Stepanovich Tokarev , deputy commander of the aviation squadron, senior political officer, later regiment commander, Golden Star No. 830 by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet on December 13, 1942
- Arkady Vasilyevich Fedorov , commander of the 131st Fighter Aviation Regiment, as deputy squadron commander of the 16th Guards Infantry Division, Golden Star No. 1322 by decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet dated April 13, 1944.
- Shvaryov Alexander Efimovich , navigator of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army, retired Major General, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 11, 1995, was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation , Star number 231
- Yarovoy Philip Stepanovich , commander of the 2nd aviation squadron of the 131st fighter aviation regiment of the 217th fighter aviation division of the 4th air army of the Transcaucasian Front, lieutenant, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated November 23, 1942 for exemplary performance of combat tasks of command at the front fighting with the Nazi invaders and shown with the courage and heroism awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Posthumously.
Combat Statistics
A total of 1941-1942 years of the Great Patriotic War, the regiment [6] :
| Completed sorties | Shot down aircraft in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| 8197 | 170 | 201 |
Their losses [4] :
| Lost planes, total | Killed pilots just |
|---|---|
| 91 | 49 |
Aircraft in service
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1941 - 1941 | I-16 |
| 1941 - 1942 | MiG-3 |
| 1941 - 1942 | LaGG-3 |
| 1942 - 1944 | La-5 |
Notes
- ↑ Order of the Non-Profit Organization of the USSR № 64 dated 08.02.1943
- ↑ The team of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Army in the years of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - USSR Ministry of Defense. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1960. - T. Appendix to the directive of the General Staff dated January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- ↑ The team of authors . Great Patriotic: Komdivy. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo Pole, 2014. - T. 2. - p. 603-605. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All Stalin's fighter regiments. The first full encyclopedia. - Popular science. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014. - p. 82. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team of authors . Great Patriotic: Komdivy. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo Pole, 2014. - T. 2. - p. 510-513. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- ↑ Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All Stalin's fighter regiments. The first full encyclopedia. - A popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014. - p. 54-55. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- B. Snarling , M. Morozov. Guards aviation divisions, corps, squadron of 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical magazine, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Vol. 32 . - № 3 . - P. 25 - 28 . Archived March 5, 2016.
- B. Snarling , M. Morozov. Guards aviation divisions, corps, squadron of 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical magazine, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Vol. 31 . - № 2 . - p. 25 - 31 . Archived April 22, 2016.
- The team of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Army in the years of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - USSR Ministry of Defense. Military Scientific Department of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1960. - T. Appendix to the directive of the General Staff dated January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All Stalin's fighter regiments. The first full encyclopedia. - A popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014. - pp. 95 - 98. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- The team of authors . Great Patriotic: Komdivy. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo Pole, 2014. - T. 2. - p. 510-513. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
Links
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Photos of pilots and combat aircraft 131 iap
- Soviet aviation in World War II (inaccessible link)
- Heroes of World War II
- Air Force combat composition
- World War II Aviators