The 293rd Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 293rd IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army, which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 293rd fighterair regiment | |
|---|---|
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 02/27/1941 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 01/01/1946 |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945):
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Shelf Names
La 5
- 293rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
- Field Mail 35414
Create
The 293rd Fighter Aviation Regiment began to be formed in February 1941 in the Odessa Military District at the Teplitsa airfield as part of the 65th Fighter Aviation Division of the Odessa Military District on the basis of the Order of the Non-Profit Organization of the USSR [1]
Disbandment of the Regiment
In January 1946, due to reductions, the 293rd Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded along with the 185th Iad as part of the 14th Riga Fighter Aviation Corps of the 15th Air Army of the Baltic Military District [2] [3]
In the army
As part of the army [4] :
- from September 11, 1941 to September 16, 1941,
- from March 13, 1942 to July 14, 1942,
- from October 15, 1942 to March 9, 1943,
- from April 21, 1943 to May 28, 1943,
- from July 27, 1943 to September 28, 1944,
- from October 15, 1944 to May 9, 1945.
Regiment Commanders
- Major Syrov Anisim Ivanovich (died) [5] , 08/16/1941 - 03/27/1942
- Captain , Major Orlov Konstantin Fedorovich [5] , 04/11/1942 - 02/02/1942
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Ketov Alexander Ivanovich [5] , 10/03/1942 - 12/1945
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/27/1941 | Odessa Military District | District Air Force | 65th Fighter Aviation Division | Greenhouses | |
| 09/11/1941 | North Caucasus Military District | District Air Force | 11th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Rostov-on-Don | |
| 09/17/1941 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 16th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | pos. Balanda of the Saratov region, Yak-1 | |
| 02/14/1942 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 16th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Formation is completed, Yak-1 | |
| 02/28/1942 | Reserve High Command | 3rd Reserve Aviation Brigade | Yak-1 | ||
| 03/13/1942 | Volkhov Front | Air force front | Yak-1 | ||
| 04/05/1942 | Volkhov Front | Air force front | 1st strike aviation group | Yak-1 | |
| 07/15/1942 | Volkhov Front | Air force front | 1st strike aviation group | departed for understaffing | |
| 07/16/1942 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 16th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | reformed | |
| 10/15/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 | |
| 10/25/1942 | Stalingrad Front | 8th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | replenished la-5 | |
| 01/03/1943 | South front | 8th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 , La-5 | |
| 02/01/1943 | South front | 8th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | did not conduct combat work | |
| 03/10/1943 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 8th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Bagai-Baranovka, Saratov Region | |
| 04/21/1943 | North Caucasus Front | 4th Air Army | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-1 , La-5 | |
| 05/30/1943 | Steppe Military District | Reserve High Command | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | Saratov | |
| 06/24/1943 | Moscow Military District | 287th Fighter Aviation Division | Khimki , retrained on the Yak-9 | ||
| 07.24.1943 | Reserve High Command | 11th Mixed Aviation Corps | Yak-9 | ||
| 07.27.1943 | Bryansk Front | 15th air army | 11th Mixed Aviation Corps | Yak-9 | |
| 10.20.1943 | 2nd Baltic Front | 15th air army | 11th Mixed Aviation Corps | Yak-9 | |
| 09/28/1944 | 2nd Baltic Front | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 |
| 09/29/1944 | 2nd Baltic Front | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | reformed aero. Skilvyany, Latvia, Yak-9 |
| 04/01/1945 | Leningrad Front Courland Group of Forces | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 |
| 05/09/1945 | Leningrad Front Courland Group of Forces | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 |
| 05/10/1945 | Baltic Military District | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 |
| 01/01/1945 | Baltic Military District | 15th air army | 14th Fighter Aviation Corps | 185th Fighter Aviation Division | disbanded |
First Known Aerial Victory Regiment
The regimentβs first known air victory in World War II was won on October 12, 1941: senior lieutenant Mikhin Y. F. in an air battle in the Podberezye area shot down a German Me-109 fighter .
Participation in battles and battles
- Luban offensive operation - from March 13, 1942 to April 30, 1942.
- Battle of Stalingrad - from October 14, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
- The air blockade of Stalingrad - Operation "Ring" - from November 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
- Kotelnikovsky operation - from December 12, 1942 to December 30, 1942.
- North Caucasian offensive operation - from January 1, 1943 to February 4, 1943.
- The Rostov operation - from January 1, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- Voroshilovgrad operation - from January 29, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- Air battles in the Kuban - from April 20, 1943 to May 30, 1943.
- Battle of Kursk - from July 5, 1943 to July 23, 1943
- Oryol operation "Kutuzov" - from July 27, 1943 to August 18, 1943
- The Bryansk operation - from August 17, 1943 to October 3, 1943
- Leningrad-Novgorod operation - from January 14, 1944 to March 1, 1944
- Rezhitsky-Dvina operation - from July 1944 to August 1944
- Riga operation - from October 15, 1944 to October 22, 1944.
- Baltic operation - from October 15, 1944 to November 24, 1944.
- The blockade and liquidation of the Courland Group - from October 15, 1944 to April 1945.
- East Prussian operation - from January 13, 1945 to April 25, 1945.
- Koenigsberg operation - from April 6, 1945 to April 9, 1945.
Distinguished Warriors
- Elizarov Sergey Mikhailovich , pilot of the regiment in 1942, guard senior lieutenant. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 29, 1945, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union as commander of the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 303rd Fighter Aviation Division of the 1st Air Army . Gold Star No. 6232.
- Logvinenko Nikolay Pavlovich , captain, commander of the squadron of the 293rd fighter aviation regiment of the 287th fighter aviation division of the 4th Air Army By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 24, 1943, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union Gold Star No. 1144
- Nagorny Victor Sergeyevich , senior lieutenant, commanding officer of the 293rd fighter aviation regiment of the 11th mixed air corps of the 15th air army of the 2nd Baltic Front By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on July 1, 1944, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union Gold Star No. 4042
- Oleinik Grigory Nikitovich , captain, deputy squadron commander of the 293rd fighter aviation regiment of the 287th fighter aviation division of the 4th Air Army By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 24, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union Gold Star No. 1141
- Safronov Sergey Ivanovich , captain, commander of the squadron of the 293rd fighter aviation regiment of the 287th fighter aviation division of the 4th Air Army By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 24, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union Gold Star No. 1140
Acknowledgments from the High Command
Supreme Commander declared gratitude to the regiment as part of the 185th Iad :
- for the mastery of the city of Riga [6]
Combat Statistics
During the years of World War II, the regiment [7] :
| Missions completed | Enemy aircraft shot down in the air | Downed enemy aircraft in total |
|---|---|---|
| 5453 | 315 | 315 |
Its losses [5] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| 107 | 77 |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1941 - 1942 | Yak-1 |
| 1942 - 1943 | La 5 |
| 1943 - 1946 | Yak-9 |
Basing
| Period | Airdromes |
|---|---|
| 06/1945 - 01/01/1946 | Jelgava , Latvia |
Notes
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR of February 27, 1941.
- β Directive of the General Staff of the KA No. org / 14094 of 11.19.1945
- β Order of the 15th VA from 12.20.1945
- 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 publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 638. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 196 of October 13, 1944.
- 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. 636 - 637. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- 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. 635 - 638. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Links
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Soviet aviation in World War II (inaccessible link)
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- The Luftwaffe, 1933-45
- World War II Aviators