The 512th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 512th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
| Troops | Air force |
|---|---|
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | October 1941 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 02/03/1943 |
| Predecessor | 11th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Successor | 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1941 -1943):
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Shelf Names
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 512th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 53rd Guards Stalingrad Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 53rd Guards Stalingrad Order of Lenin Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 53rd Guards Stalingrad Order of Lenin and Alexander Nevsky Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 53rd Stalingrad Guards of the Orders of Lenin and Alexander Nevsky Aviation Regiment of Fighter-Bomber
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Create
The 512th fighter aviation regiment was created in October 1941 on LaGG-3 aircraft in the 11th reserve fighter aviation regiment of the North Caucasus Military District in the city of Taganrog on the basis of the Poltava separate aviation group.
Convert
The 512th Fighter Aviation Regiment for exemplary combat missions and courage and heroism shown on the basis of the Order of the NCO of the USSR [1] on February 3, 1943 was renamed the 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment .
In the army
As part of the army [2] :
- from July 7, 1941 to February 3, 1943, total - 576 days,
Regiment Commanders
- Lieutenant Colonel Gerasimov Nikolay Semenovich [3] , 10/01/1941 - 10/19/1942
- battalion commissar Mamykin Ivan Mironovich [3] , 10/19/1942 - 10/21/1942
- Major Binov Lev Isaakovich [3] , 10/29/1942 - 01/18/1943
- Captain Motor Ivan Porfirevich , 01/18/1943 - 02/03/1943
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/1941 | North Caucasus Military District | 11th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Taganrog , LaGG-3 | |
| 10/07/1941 | Southwestern front | Air force front | 14th Mixed Aviation Division | LaGG-3 |
| 10/14/1941 | Southwestern front | Air force front | 14th Mixed Aviation Division | the first aerial victory at LaGG-3 : lead captain V. A. Myaskov in the area of Poltava shot down the Me-109 |
| 03.03.1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | Maneuverable air group | LaGG-3 |
| 05/31/1942 | Southwestern front | 38th Army Air Force | LaGG-3 | |
| 06/19/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 268th Fighter Aviation Division | LaGG-3 |
| 07/12/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 268th Fighter Aviation Division | LaGG-3 |
| 07/20/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | LaGG-3 |
| 07/25/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | rearmament on the Yak-1 |
| 09/07/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 16th air army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 |
| 09/30/1942 | Don front | 16th air army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 |
| 02/03/1943 | Don front | 16th air army | 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division | The regiment converted to the guards, Yak-1 |
Participation in operations and battles
- Battle of Kiev (Kiev strategic defensive operation) , from July 7 to September 26, 1941
- Kiev-Prilutsk defensive operation , from August 20 to September 26, 1941
- Sumy-Kharkov defensive operation , from October 1, 1941 to October 29, 1941
- Barvenkovo-Lozovo operation , from January 18 to January 31, 1942
- Donbass defensive operation , from September 29 - November 4, 1941
- Rostov defensive operation , from November 5, 1941 to November 16, 1941
- Kalinin offensive operation , from December 5, 1941 to January 7, 1942
- Klinsko-Solnechnogorsk offensive operation , from December 6, 1941 to December 25, 1941
- Elets offensive operation , from December 6, 1941 to December 16, 1941
- Tula offensive operation , from December 6, 1941 to December 16, 1941
- Kaluga offensive operation , from December 17, 1941 to January 5, 1942
- Naro-Fominsk defensive operation , from December 24, 1941 to January 8, 1942
- Battle of Stalingrad from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943
Distinguished Regiment Warriors
- Batyaev Vasily Sergeevich , squadron commander of the 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, Guard Captain, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of May 15, 1946. Gold Star No. 6204
- Dubenok Gennady Sergeyevich , squadron commander of the 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army, captain, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated August 24, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 1093
- Kobyletsky Ivan Ivanovich , Deputy Commander of the 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army, major. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of May 15, 1946, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 2872
- Makarov Valentin Nikolaevich , squadron commander of the 512th fighter aviation regiment of the 220th fighter aviation division of the 16th air army of the Don Front, captain, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated January 28, 1943 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 696
- Motor Ivan Porfiryevich , commander of the 512th fighter aviation regiment of the 220th fighter air division of the 16th Air Army of the Don Front, captain, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 28, 1943 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 695
- Ratnikov Pyotr Petrovich , squadron commander of the 53rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army, senior lieutenant, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of August 24, 1943. Posthumously
- Semenyuk Zakhar Vladimirovich , navigator of the 512th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 220th Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army of the Stalingrad Front, captain, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated January 28, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 697
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1941 - 1942 | LaGG-3 |
| 1942 - 1943 | Yak-1 |
Notes
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 54 of 02/03/1943
- β Collective of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Active Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1960. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- β 1 2 3 Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 108. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- B. Growl , M. Morozov. Guard aviation divisions, corps, squadrons 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical journal, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Issue. 32 . - No. 3 . - S. 25 - 28 . Archived March 5, 2016.
- B. Growl , M. Morozov. Guard aviation divisions, corps, squadrons 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical journal, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Issue. 31 . - No. 2 . - S. 25 - 31 . Archived on April 22, 2016.
- Team of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Active Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1960. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 103 - 105. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- Team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- T. 2 .-- S. 621-622. - 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 aircraft 512 IAP
- Soviet aviation in World War II (inaccessible link)
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators