The 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 296th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army, which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
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| Armed forces |  USSR Armed Forces | |
| Type of Armed Forces |  Air force | |
| The type of troops (forces) | fighter aircraft | |
| Formation | 02.1941 g. | |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 03/18/1943 | |
| Combat areas | ||
The Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1943):
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| Continuity | ||
| Successor | 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | |
Content
- 1 Names of the regiment
- 2 Create a shelf
- 3 Rename a shelf
- 4 In the army
- 5 Regiment commanders
- 6 As part of compounds and associations
- 7 Participation in battles and battles
- 8 The first confirmed victory of the regiment in aerial combat
- 9 Distinguished Regiment Warriors
- 10 War Statistics
- 11 Aircraft in service
- 12 Notes
- 13 Literature
- 14 References
Shelf Names
- 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 73rd Guards Stalingrad Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 73rd Guards Stalingrad Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 73rd Guards Stalingrad Red Banner Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II Degree Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 73rd Guards Stalingrad-Vienna Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky II Degree Fighter Aviation Regiment
- Field Mail 35433
Create
The 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment began to be formed in February 1941 by the Odessa Military District ( Dnepropetrovsk ) as part of the 66th Fighter Air Division . It was supposed to complete the I-16 aircraft at the expense of the 67th IAP in connection with the rearmament of the latter on LaGG-3 . By the beginning of the war, the formation of the regiment was not completed: there were no commander of the regiment and flight personnel, except for two squadron commanders. The technical staff of the regiment is equipped with 20%, no planes arrived. In June 1941, a group of 15 pilots on I-16 aircraft headed by captain N. I. Baranov was allocated from the 160th reserve aviation regiment to equip the regiment. In early July, the regiment received I-16 aircraft together with pilots from Batayskoye VAShP . The formation of the regiment was fully completed by August 1941.
Rename a shelf
On March 18, 1943, the 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment was renamed the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment for the 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
As part of the army [2] :
- from July 31, 1941 to October 3, 1941, only 64 days,
- from January 22, 1942 to March 18, 1943, only 420 days,
Total - 484 days
Regiment Commanders
- Guard Captain , Major , Lieutenant Colonel Baranov Nikolai Ivanovich [3] , (died), 07.1941 - 05.06.1943
- Guard Colonel Golyshev Ivan Vasilievich [3] (died), 05/07/1943 - 07/27/1943
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01/1941 | Odessa Military District | District Air Force | 66th Aviation Division | Dnepropetrovsk , I-16 |
| 07/31/1941 | South front | Air force front | 66th Fighter Aviation Division | I-16 |
| 10/01/1941 | South front | Air force front | 66th Fighter Aviation Division | Replenished by personnel at the expense of the 295th IAP and, as part of three squadrons, left for Kuibyshev for retraining on new equipment |
| 10/02/1941 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 16th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | pos. Balanda of the Saratov region, Yak-1 |
| 01/22/1942 | Southwestern front | 6th army | 6th Army Air Force | Yak-1 |
| 05/26/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 |
| 05/28/1942 | Southwestern front | 8th Air Army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | took 20 Yak-1 and 12 pilots from the 183rd IAP , Yak-1 |
| 07/12/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 220th Fighter Aviation Division | took 20 Yak-1 and 12 pilots from the 183rd IAP , Yak-1 |
| 08/06/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 268th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 |
| 01/03/1943 | South front | 8th Air Army | 268th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 |
| 03/18/1943 | South front | 8th Air Army | 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division | The regiment converted to the guards, Yak-1 |
Participation in battles and battles
- Tiraspol-Melitopol defensive operation - from July 31, 1941 to September 28, 1941.
- Kiev strategic defensive operation - from July 31, 1941 to September 26, 1941.
- Barvenkovo-Lozovo offensive operation - from January 22, 1942 to January 31, 1942
- Kharkov battle - from May 26, 1942 to May 29, 1942.
- Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad operation - from June 28, 1942 to July 5, 1942.
- Battle of Stalingrad - from July 18, 1942 to February 2, 1943
- Air operation - from October 27, 1942 to October 29, 1942.
- The air blockade of Stalingrad - from November 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
- Kotelnikovsky operation - from December 12, 1942 to December 30, 1942.
- The Rostov operation - from January 1, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- Voroshilovgrad operation - from January 29, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
First confirmed regiment victory in aerial combat
The first known air victory of the regiment in World War II was won by junior lieutenant Davydov A.I. in an air battle in the area west of the village of Annovka: an enemy reconnaissance aircraft PZL P.24 was shot down.
Distinguished Regiment Warriors
- Maresyev Alexey Petrovich , pilot of the 296th IAP from August 1941 to November 1941, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union as part of the 63rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps 15- th air army.
- Alexander Martynov , deputy squadron commander of the 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 268th Fighter Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on August 12, 1942. Gold Star No. 725.
- Pishkan, Ivan Anikeevich , pilot of the regiment, November 1, 1943 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union as captain, commander of the squadron of the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 8th Air Army. Gold Star No. 1279.
- Solomatin Aleksey Frolovich , senior lieutenant, squadron commander of the 296th fighter aviation regiment of the 268th fighter aviation division of the 8th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 1, 1943 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 955.
Combat Statistics
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [4] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| 13781 | 369 | 387 |
Its losses [3] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died | Pilots died in air battles | Did not return from a combat mission | Died during raids and other non-combat losses | Died in plane crashes and died of wounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 102 | 29th | 55 | 7 | eleven |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1941 - 1941 | I-16 |
| 1941 - 1941 | LaGG-3 |
| 1942 - 1945 | Yak-1 |
| 1942 - 1944 | Yak-7 |
Notes
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 128 of 03/18/1943
- 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. 156. - 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. 54-55. - 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. 152 - 156. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Links
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Photos of aircraft 296 IAP
- Soviet aviation in World War II (inaccessible link)
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators
- USSR airfields (inaccessible link)