13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division

• 294th Fighter Aviation Division ;
• 294th Poltava Fighter Aviation Division ;
• 294th Fighter Aviation Poltava-Alexandria Division ;
• 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Poltava-Alexandria Division;
• 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Poltava-Alexandria Red Banner Division;
• 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Poltava-Alexandria Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division;
• Military Unit (Field Mail) 55674.

By order of the USSR NCO on July 2, 1944, the 294th Poltava Fighter Aviation Division was renamed the Poltava 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division ^[1] for exemplary fulfillment of command tasks and courage and heroism shown at the same time.

On April 2, 1960, the 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Poltava-Alexandria Red Banner Order of the Kutuzov Division was disbanded in the Turkestan Military District .

As part of the army ^[2] :

• from March 13, 1943 to July 01, 1944 (as the 294th Iad ), a total of 476 days
• from July 1, 1944 to May 11, 1945, a total of 314 days,

total - 790 days

• Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel Taranenko Ivan Andreevich ^[3] . Period of office: from July 27, 1943 to October 1945
• Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel Kryukov Pavel Pavlovich ^[4] - from February 1947 to August 1948.
• Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Aviation Lakeev Ivan Alekseevich ^[5] . Period of office: from August 1948 to December 1952

Over the entire period of its existence, the combat structure of the division underwent changes, at various times, its composition included regiments ^[6] :

• Iasi-Chisinau operation - from August 20, 1944 to August 29, 1944.
• The Belgrade operation - from September 28, 1944 to October 20, 1944.
• Debrecen operation - from October 6, 1944 to October 28, 1944.
• Budapest operation - from October 29, 1944 to February 13, 1945.
• The Western Carpathian operation - from January 12, 1945 to February 18, 1945.
• The Balaton Defensive Operation - from March 6, 1945 to March 15, 1945.
• Bratislava-Brnovsk offensive operation - from March 25, 1943 to May 5, 1945.
• Prague operation - from May 6, 1945 to May 11, 1945

• The 150th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name "Bratislava" ^[7]
• The 151st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name "Vienna" ^[8]

• The 13th Guards Poltava-Alexandria Fighter Aviation Division on September 29, 1944 was awarded the Order of Bogdan Kutuzov of the II degree by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
• The 13th Guards Poltava-Alexandria Fighter Aviation Division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
• The 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 5, 1945
• The 150th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 6, 1945
• The 151st Guards Lviv Fighter Aviation Regiment was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II Class by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 4, 1945

Thanks to the Supreme Commander of the Division:

• For the mastery of the cities of Iasi, Tirgu Frumos and Ungheni ^[9]
• For the mastery of the cities of Debrecen ^[10]
• For the mastery of the city of Budapest ^[11]
• For the possession of Esztergom, Nesmey, Felsche-Gall, Tata, and also occupied more than 200 other settlements ^[12]
• For the capture of the cities of Komarno, Nove Zamky, Surany, Komyatice, Vrabla - strong strongholds of the German defense in the Bratislava direction
• For the capture of the cities of Trnava, Hlohovec, Senec - important road junctions and strongholds of the German defense covering the approaches to Bratislava ^[14]
• For mastering the important industrial center and the main city of Slovakia, Bratislava - a major communications hub and a powerful stronghold of the Germans' defense on the Danube ^[15]
• For the mastery of the cities of Malacki, Brook, Previdza, Banovce ^[16]
• For the mastery of the city of Brno ^[17]
• For the mastery of the cities of Jaromerice and Znojmo and on the territory of Austria by the cities Gollabrunn and Stockerau - important communication centers and strong strongholds of the German defense ^[18]

•   Yegor Vasilevsky , guard captain, squadron commander of the 151st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 5th Air Army on May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 5457
•   Egorov Nikolay Sergeevich , Guard Senior Lieutenant, squadron commander of the 150th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 5th Air Army May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 7518
•   Konovalov Sergey Ivanovich , Guard Senior Lieutenant, Deputy Squadron Commander of the 150th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 5th Air Army on May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 6908
•   Krasavin Konstantin Alekseevich , Guard Major, Deputy Commander of the 150th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 5th Air Army May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 5444
•   Nosov Savely Vasilyevich , guard lieutenant, commanding officer of the 150th guards fighter aviation regiment of the 13th guards fighter aviation division of the 3rd guards fighter aviation corps of the 5th air army on May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 7524
•   Shamenkov Ivan Frolovich , senior lieutenant of the guard, link commander of the 150th guards fighter aviation regiment of the 13th guards fighter aviation division of the 3rd guards fighter aviation corps of the 5th air army on May 15, 1946 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 6905

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