The 43rd Fighter Aviation Division is an aviation military unit of fighter aircraft of the USSR Armed Forces in 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 | 08/01/1940 | |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 08/06/1941 | |
| Combat areas | ||
The Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1941):
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| Continuity | ||
| Successor | 43rd mixed aviation division | |
Content
- 1 Formation of the division
- 2 Reorganization of the division
- 3 In the army
- 4 Division composition
- 5 As part of compounds and associations
- 6 Division commanders
- 7 Participation in operations and battles
- 8 Base Division
- 9 notes
- 10 Literature
- 11 Links
Division Formation
The 43rd Fighter Aviation Division was formed on August 1, 1940 on the basis of the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR [1]
Reorganization of the Division
The 43rd Fighter Aviation Division was reorganized on August 6, 1941 into the 43rd Mixed Aviation Division
In the army
As part of the army [2] :
- from June 22, 1941 to August 6, 1941
Division Composition
| Parts | Period |
|---|---|
| 32nd Fighter Aviation Regiment | 07/10/1941 - 08/1941 |
| 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | 08/05/1941 - 06/06/1941 |
| 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment | 06/24/1941 - 07/03/1941 |
| 160th Fighter Aviation Regiment | 08.1940 - 08.03.1941 |
| 161st Fighter Aviation Regiment | 10.1940 - 07.27.1941 |
| 162nd Fighter Aviation Regiment | 01/01/1941 - 06/29/1941 |
| 163rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | 08/08/40 - 06/30/1941 |
| 401th Special Purpose Fighter Aviation Regiment | 07/22/1941 - 08/06/1941 |
As part of formations and associations
| date of | Front (district) | Army | Body | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.1940 year | Western Special Military District | District Air Force | - | - |
| 06/22/1941 | Western front | Air force front | - | - |
| 08/06/1941 | Western front | Air force front | - | reformed |
Division Commanders
| Rank | Name | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major General Aviation | Zakharov George Nefyodovich [3] | 08/08/1940 - 08/06/1941 |
Participation in operations and battles
- Cross-border battles - from June 22, 1941 to June 29, 1941
- Vitebsk battle - from July 6, 1941 to July 10, 1941.
Aircraft I-153
Division Base
The division was based until June 22, 1941 in the Orsha area, Bolbasovo airfield [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR No. 1344-524ss of July 25, 1940
- ↑ Collective of authors. List No. 6 of the cavalry, tank, airborne divisions and directorates of artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, mortar, aviation and fighter divisions that were part of the field 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, 1956. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of 1956 No. 168780. - 77 p.
- ↑ Collective of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- T. 2. - S. 556 - 557. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- ↑ Deployment of units of the Western Special Military District on 05/30/1941
Literature
- Team of authors. List No. 6 of the cavalry, tank, airborne divisions and directorates of artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, mortar, aviation and fighter divisions that were part of the 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, 1956. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of 1956 No. 168780. - 77 p.
- Team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- T. 2. - S. 556 - 557. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Links
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- The Luftwaffe, 1933-45
- World War II Aviators
- “The Liberation of Cities: A Guide to the Liberation of Cities during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” / M. L. Dudarenko, Yu. G. Pereshny, V. T. Eliseev and others - M.: Military Publishing House, 1985. - 598 p. Electronic version