The 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 6th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 6th fighterair regiment | |
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| Troops | Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 06/04/1938 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 07/02/1944 |
| Predecessor | 26th Separate Fighter Aviation Squadron 33rd aviation brigade |
| Successor | 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1941-1944):
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Content
Shelf Names
Aircraft I-15 bis
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment ;
- 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Red Banner Regiment ;
- 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Red Banner Air Defense Regiment ;
- 149th Guards Aviation Red Banner Regiment of fighter-bombers ;
- 149th Guards Bomber Aviation Red Banner Regiment ;
- Field mail 65229.
Create
The 6th fighter aviation regiment was formed on the basis of the 26th separate fighter aviation squadron of the 33rd aviation brigade of the OKDVA Air Force in the Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army at Garovka airfield ( Khabarovsk ) [1] .
Rename a shelf
On July 2, 1944, the 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment was transformed into the 149th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment for the exemplary performance of combat missions and the courage and heroism shown on the basis of the Order of the NPO of the USSR [2] .
In the army
As part of the army [3] :
- from August 9, 1941 to September 20, 1942, a total of 407 days,
- from February 11, 1943 to July 2, 1944, only 507 days.
Total - 914 days.
Regiment Commanders
- captain , major , lieutenant colonel Moiseev Viktor Ilyich [4] , 07/25/1941 - 05/11/1942 (died)
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Lukeliy Fedor Afanasevich [4] , 07.28.1942 - 12.25.1943
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Zotov Matvey Ivanovich [4] , 12/25/1943 - 01/1947
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1938 | Far Eastern Military District | Air Force Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army | 20th Aviation Brigade | air. Garovka, ( Khabarovsk ), I-15 bis | |
| 08/01/1940 | Far Eastern Military District | Air Force Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army | 29th Fighter Aviation Division | I-15 bis | |
| 07/06/1941 | Western front | 64 aircraft I-15 bis , 4 ae | |||
| 07/20/1941 | Western front | Borisoglebsk , I-15 bis , the regiment was divided into 2 regiments with the same name (see the 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the North-Western Front ) | |||
| 08/09/1941 | Southwestern front | Air force front | 49th Fighter Aviation Division | I-16 , I-153 | |
| 10/01/1941 | Southwestern front | Air force front | Kiev district air defense | 36th Air Defense Fighter Division | I-16 , I-153 |
| 03/01/1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | Voronezh, reformed, Yak-1 | ||
| 03/31/1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | maneuverable air group UZN | Yak-1 , LaGG-3 from regiments decreasing to the rear | |
| 05/18/1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | maneuverable air group UZN | Yak-1 , took a group of pilots from the 186th IAP | |
| 05/28/1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | Maneuverable air group | He handed over a group of flight crews with aircraft to the 273rd IAP and was assigned to the front lane for rest and understaffing | |
| 06/16/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 269th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 | |
| 07/12/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 269th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 | |
| 09/20/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 269th Fighter Aviation Division | withdrawn to the rear for understaffing, Yak-1 | |
| 09/23/1942 | Siberian Military District | 19th reserve fighter aviation regiment | Novosibirsk , Yak-7B | ||
| 01/01/1943 | Reserve VGK | 4th Fighter Aviation Corps | 294th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-7b | |
| 01/01/1943 | Voronezh Front | 2nd Air Army | 4th Fighter Aviation Corps | 294th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-7b |
| 07/23/1943 | Steppe front | 5th Air Army | 4th Fighter Aviation Corps | 294th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-7b |
| 10/20/1943 | 2nd Ukrainian Front | 5th Air Army | 4th Fighter Aviation Corps | 294th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-7b , Yak-9 |
| 07/02/1944 | 2nd Ukrainian Front | 5th Air Army | 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps | 13th Guards Fighter Aviation Division | The regiment was renamed the Guards, Yak-9 |
Participation in operations and battles
Yak-9U
βAnother Downed Enemy Aircraftβ, Southwestern Front, a Red Army man draws stars on board an airplane, and a mechanic inspects it, Russia, photo by G. A. Zelm, July 1, 1942
- Korosten defensive operation - from August 9, 1941 to August 20, 1941
- Defensive operation on the outskirts of Kiev - from August 9, 1941 to August 20, 1941
- Kiev-Prilutsk defensive operation - from August 29, 1941 to September 26, 1941
- Donbass operation ) - from September 29, 1941 to November 4, 1941
- Sumy-Kharkov defensive operation - from October 1, 1941 to October 29, 1941
- Rostov operation - from November 5, 1941 to December 2, 1941
- The Battle of Moscow - from September 30, 1941 to April 20, 1942
- Elets operation - from December 6, 1941 to December 26, 1941
- Tula offensive operation - from December 6, 1941 to December 16, 1941
- Kaluga offensive operation - from December 17, 1941 to January 5, 1942
- Kursk-Oboyan offensive operation - from January 3, 1942 to January 26, 1942
- Barvenkovo-Lozovo operation - from January 18, 1942 to January 31, 1942
- Kharkov Operation (1942) from May 12, 1942 to May 25, 1942
- Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad operation - from June 28, 1942 to July 5, 1942
- Stalingrad defensive operation - from July 18, 1942 to September 13, 1942
- Kharkov offensive operation - from February 19, 1943 to March 14, 1943
- Kharkov defensive operation - from March 4, 1943 to March 25, 1943
- Kursk strategic defensive operation - from July 5, 1943 to July 12, 1943
- Belgorod-Kharkov operation - from August 3, 1943 to August 23, 1943
- Chernihiv-Pripyat operation - from August 26, 1943 to September 30, 1943
- Kirovograd operation - from January 5, 1944 to January 16, 1944
- Korsun-Shevchenkovskaya operation - from January 24, 1944 to February 17, 1944
- Uman-Botoshanskaya operation - from March 5, 1944 to April 17, 1944
Combat Statistics
In total, during the years 1941-1943, the regiment [5] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| 3830 | 108 | 116 |
Its losses [4] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| 65 | 43 |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1938 - 1941 | I-15 bis |
| 1938 - 1942 | I-16 |
| 1942 - 1942 | LaGG-3 |
| 1942 - 1943 | Yak-1 |
| 1942 - 1944 | Yak-7 |
| 1944 - 1945 | Yak-3 |
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. 243 - 245. - 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 .-- 992 p. - 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 aircraft and the results of the combat work of the 6th IAP
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators
Notes
- β Order of the commander of the Air Force OKDVA No. 0015 of 05/12/1938 and No. 00193 of 11/17/1938
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 0178 dated 07/02/1944
- 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 4 Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 246. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 116, 936. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .