The 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 437th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 437th fighterair regiment | |
|---|---|
| Troops | Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 08.24.1943 |
| Successor | 113th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1943):
| |
Content
Shelf Names
LaGG-3
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 113th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 113th Guards Carpathian Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 113th Guards Carpathian Order of Suvorov III degree Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 392nd Guards Carpathian Order of Suvorov, 3rd Class, Air Defense Missile Regiment
- Field Mail 36703
Create
The 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment began to form in the Dnipropetrovsk Region on August 10, 1941. Further formation continued in the 11th reserve fighter aviation regiment (first in Rostov-on-Don, then in Kirovobad). The final formation and training of the flight crew was completed on February 20, 1942 in the 11th reserve fighter aviation regiment of the Transcaucasian Military District in the city of Kirovobad) on LaGG-3 aircraft.
Rename a shelf
On August 24, 1943, the 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment was renamed the 113th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment for exemplary performance of combat missions and courage and heroism shown on the basis of the Order of the USSR Non-Profit Organization [1] .
In the army
La 5
As part of the army [2] :
- from May 23, 1942 to June 22, 1942, only 30 days,
- from August 19, 1942 to October 24, 1942, a total of 66 days,
- from November 11, 1942 to August 24, 1943, a total of 286 days,
Total - 382 days
Regiment Commanders
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Khvostikov Maxim Semenovich [3] , 08/10/1941 - 06/24/1943
- Major Nikiforov Boris Nikolaevich [3] , 07.20.1943 - 02.10.1943
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Chertov Sergey Ivanovich [3] , 10/09/1943 - 10/1946
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/10/1941 | North Caucasus Military District | District Air Force | 11th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Dnipropetrovsk region , Rostov-on-Don , formation of a regiment on LaGG-3 | |
| 02/20/1942 | Transcaucasian Military District | District Air Force | 11th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Kirovabad Azerbaijan SSR , LaGG-3 | |
| 03/01/1942 | Reserve VGK | 1st Reserve Aviation Brigade | LaGG-3 | ||
| 05/23/1942 | Western front | 1st Air Army | 234th Fighter Aviation Division | LaGG-3 | |
| 06/10/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 234th Fighter Aviation Division | LaGG-3 | |
| 06/22/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 234th Fighter Aviation Division | withdrawn from the front for retraining and staffing | |
| 07/07/1942 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | 1st Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Arzamas , La-5 | |
| 08/19/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 | |
| 10/25/1942 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | 1st Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Reformed and understaffed, Arzamas , La-5 | |
| 11/11/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 2nd Mixed Aviation Corps | 201st Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 |
| 01/03/1943 | South front | 8th Air Army | 2nd Mixed Aviation Corps | 201st Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 |
| 04.17.1943 | North Caucasus Front | 4th Air Army | 2nd Mixed Aviation Corps | 201st Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 |
| 07/13/1943 | North Caucasus Front | 4th Air Army | 10th Fighter Aviation Corps | 201st Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 |
| 07.17.1943 | Voronezh Front | 2nd Air Army | 10th Fighter Aviation Corps | 201st Fighter Aviation Division | La 5 |
| 08.24.1943 | Voronezh Front | 2nd Air Army | 10th Fighter Aviation Corps | 10th Guards Fighter Aviation Division | renamed Guards, La-5 |
Participation in operations and battles
- Kharkov operation - from May 12, 1942 to May 25, 1942
- Battle of Stalingrad - from August 19, 1942 to October 25, 1942, from November 11, 1942 to February 2, 1943
- The Rostov operation - from January 1, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- Voroshilovgrad operation - from January 29, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- The air battle in the Kuban - from April 17, 1943 to June 7, 1943.
- Battle of Kursk - from July 5, 1943 to July 13, 1943.
- Raisin-Barvenkovo ββoperation - from July 21, 1943 to July 27, 1943.
- Belgorod-Kharkov operation - from August 3, 1943 to August 23, 1943.
- Donbass operation - from August 13, 1943 to August 24, 1943.
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Henschel hs 126
- Aleksey Balyasnikov , captain, squadron commander of the 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment, is represented as a Hero of the Soviet Union as part of the 181st Guards Fighter Regiment of the 15th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 10th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 8th Air Army February 23, 1945 year awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 7315
- Dranishchev Evgeny Petrovich , the commander of the 437th fighter aviation regiment, is presented to the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union as part of the 9th guards fighter aviation regiment.
- Putko Nikolay Savelyevich , the commander of the 437th fighter aviation regiment, is represented as a Hero of the Soviet Union as part of the 106th guards fighter aviation regiment.
First confirmed victory in aerial combat
The first known air victory of a regiment in World War II was won by regiment commander Major M. Khvostikov. In an air battle on June 14, 1942, a German reconnaissance officer, Henschel Hs 126, was shot down in the area of Cherny .
Combat Statistics
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [4] :
| Missions completed | Airplanes shot down | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| 7128 | 214 | 214 |
Its losses [3] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| 152 | 71 |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1941 - 1942 | LaGG-3 |
| 1942 - 1945 | La 5 |
Notes
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 264 of 08/24/1943
- 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 4 Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 208. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 116, 936. - 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. 205 - 209. - 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 and drawings of the aircraft of the 437th IAP
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators