307th Assault Aviation Division

• 307th Assault Aviation Division;
• 307th Assault Aviation Leeds Division;
• 307th Assault Aviation Leeds Red Banner Division;
• 307th assault aviation Lida Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division;
• Field mail 15582.

The 307th Assault Aviation Division was formed on March 1, 1943 by the Order of the NPO of the USSR as part of the aviation of the Supreme Command Headquarters.

In January 1946, the 307th Assault Aviation Lida Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division was disbanded as part of the 3rd Assault Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army of the Central Group of Forces.

As part of the army ^[1] :

• from May 23, 1943 to March 18, 1944,
• from June 4, 1944 to September 30, 1944,
• from November 14, 1944 to May 11, 1945.

• Colonel Kozhemyakin Alexander Vladimirovich ^[2] , period of office: from March 1943 to October 1945.
• Colonel Pokoeva Grigory Prokofievich ^[3] , period of office: from October to December 1945.

Over the entire period of its existence, the combat composition of the division has not undergone changes:

• Oryol strategic offensive operation ^[2] - from July 12, 1943 to August 18, 1943.
• The Bryansk operation ^[2] - from August 17, 1943 to October 3, 1943.
• Gorodok operation ^[2] - from October 13, 1943 to October 31, 1943.
• The Belarusian operation "Bagration" ^[2] - from June 23, 1944 to August 29, 1944.
• Vitebsk-Orsha operation ^[2] - from June 23, 1944 to June 28, 1944.
• The Minsk operation ^[2] - from June 29, 1944 to July 4, 1944.
• Kaunas offensive operation ^[2] - from July 28, 1944 to August 28, 1944.
• Vilnius offensive operation ^[2] - from July 5, 1944 to July 20, 1944.
• Siauliai operation ^[2] - from July 5, 1944 to July 31, 1944.
• Sandomierz-Silesian operation ^[2] - from January 12, 1945 to February 3, 1945.
• Lower Silesian offensive operation ^[2] - from February 8, 1945 to February 24, 1945.
• Upper Silesian offensive operation ^[2] - from March 15, 1945 to March 31, 1945.
• Berlin offensive operation ^[2] - from April 16, 1945 to May 8, 1945.
• Prague operation ^[2] - from May 6, 1945 to May 11, 1945.

• The 211st Assault Aviation Regiment was renamed the 154th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment ^[4]

• The 307th Red Banner Assault Air Division for the differences in battles during the liberation of the cities of Vitebsk, Dubrov and Lida was given the honorary name " Lida " ^[5]
• The 154th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name " Orshansky " ^[6]
• The 621st Assault Order of the 3rd Class Suvorov Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name Orshansky ^[6]
• The 893rd Assault Aviation Regiment was given the honorary name Vitebsk ^[7]

• The 307th Assault Aviation Division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 21, 1943.
• The 307th Assault Aviation Lida Red Banner Division was awarded the Order of the 2nd Suvorov Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
• The 154th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of Orsha was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
• The 154th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of Orsha was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky II Class by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
• The 621st assault aviation regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the III degree by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 19, 1944.
• The 621st Orsha Assault Aviation Order of the 3rd degree Suvorov regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 23, 1944.
• By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the 893rd Assault Aviation Vitebsk Regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle.

Thanks to the Supreme Commander:

• For breaking through a heavily fortified German defense south of the city of Nevel ^[8]
• For the mastery of the city of Lida ^[9]
• For the mastery of the cities of Czestochowa, Pshedbuj and Radomsko ^[10]
• For the mastery of the city of Krakow ^[11]
• For cleansing the enemy of the Dombrowski coal region and the southern part of the industrial region of German Upper Silesia ^[12]
• For breaking the German defenses and defeating enemy forces southwest of Oppeln ^[13]
• For the capture of the city and the fortress of Gdansk ^[14]
• For the mastery of the city and the fortress of Breslavl (Breslau) ^[15]

•   Kuptsov, Sergey Andreevich , Senior Lieutenant, Deputy Squadron Commander of the 154th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of the 307th Assault Aviation Division of the 3rd Assault Aviation Corps of the 15th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR on February 23, 1945 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 8297
•   Ivan Petrov , Senior Lieutenant, Deputy Squadron Commander of the 211st Assault Aviation Regiment of the 307th Assault Aviation Division of the 3rd Assault Aviation Corps of the 15th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR on February 4, 1944 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 3522

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