The 260th mixed aviation Svir Order of the Suvorov Division is an aviation military formation of the USSR Armed Forces in the Great Patriotic War .
 260thmixed aviation Svir Order of Suvorov division | |
|---|---|
| Awards |  |
| Honorary Items | Svirskaya |
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft attack aircraft bomber aircraft |
| Formation | 03/01/1943 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | November 14, 1944 |
| Predecessor | 260th Bomber Aviation Division |
| Successor | 260th Assault Aviation Division |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1943 - 1944):
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Content
Division Names
- 260th Bomber Aviation Division ;
- 260th mixed aviation division;
- 260th Mixed Aviation Svir Division;
- 260th mixed aviation Svir order of the Suvorov division;
- 260th Assault Aviation Svir Order of the Suvorov Division ;
- 260th Assault Aviation Svir Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division ;
- Field mail 40513.
Division Formation
The 260th Mixed Aviation Division was formed by the reorganization on March 1, 1943 from the 260th Bomber Aviation Division as part of the 7th Air Army of the Karelian Front .
Reorganization of the Division
On November 14, 1944, the 260th Mixed Aviation Svir Order of the Suvorov Division was reorganized into the 260th Assault Aviation Svir Order of the Suvorov Division as part of the 7th Air Army of the Karelian Front .
In the army
As part of the army [1] :
- from March 1, 1943 to November 14, 1944.
Division Commanders
| Rank | Name | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | Kalugin (Reifschneider) Georgy Alexandrovich [2] | 03/01/1943 - 11/4/19441 |
As part of formations and associations
| date | Front (district) | Army | Army air force | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/1943 | Karelian front | Air force front | 7th Air Army | - |
| November 14, 1944 | Karelian front | Air force front | 7th Air Army | - |
Parts and Separate Divisions of the Division
Over the entire period of its existence, the combat structure of the division underwent changes:
| Period | Name | Armament |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/1943 - 11/10/1943 | 609th Fighter Aviation Regiment [3] [4] | LaGG-3, "Hurricane", departed to the rear for understaffing and retraining in the 1st Ziap |
| 03/01/1943 - 07/23/1943 | 668th Night Near Bomber Aviation Regiment [4] | R-5, IL-2 , reorganized into a hat, transferred to the 258th garden |
| 03/27/1943 - 11/14/1944 | 839th Assault Aviation Regiment [4] | I-153, became part of the 260th Shad |
| 03/05/1943 - 10/05/1944 | 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment [3] [4] | Yak-9 , betrayed to the 324th Iad |
| 05/01/1943 - 05/14/1943 | 828th Assault Aviation Regiment [4] | IL-2 |
| 12/01/1943 - 09/01/1944 | 435th Fighter Aviation Regiment [3] | LaGG-3 , betrayed to the 257th garden |
| 02.24.1944 - 06.14.1944 | 152nd Fighter Aviation Regiment [3] | "Kittyhawk", betrayed to the 1st Guards. garden |
| 02/25/1944 - 11/14/1944 | 214th Assault Aviation Regiment | IL-2 , became part of the 260th Shad |
| 09/11/1944 - 09/28/1944 | 196th Fighter Aviation Regiment [3] | Yak-1, betrayed to the 324th Iad |
Participation in operations and battles
- Defense of the Arctic - from March 1, 1943 to November 7, 1943.
- Svir-Petrozavodsk operation - from June 21, 1944 to August 9, 1944.
- Petsamo-Kirkenes operation - from October 7, 1944 to October 29, 1944.
Honorary Names
- On July 2, 1944, the 260th Mixed Aviation Division for successful operations during the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation was awarded the order of Svirskaya by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [5] ;
- For the successful operations during the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the 828th Assault Aviation Regiment was awarded the order “Svirsky” by the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [5] .
Rewards
The 260th Svirskaya Combined Aviation Division for exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the battle against the German invaders and the valor and courage shown at the same time was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the 2nd Degree by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Acknowledgments from the Supreme Commander
For the examples of courage and heroism shown by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the personnel of the division, thanks are declared:
- For crossing the Svir River [6] ;
- For the mastery of the city of Petsamo ( Pechenga ) [7] ;
- For the liberation of the area of Nickel , Akhmalahti , Salmijärvi [8] ;
- For the mastery of the city of Kirkenes [9] ;
- For the liberation of the Pechenga region [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Collective of authors. List No. 6 of the cavalry, tank, airborne divisions and directorates of artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, mortar, aviation and assault divisions that were part of the army in the years of 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. 575. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 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 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Headquarters 260 garden. Military Journal 260 Garden . Electronic resource "Memory of the people . " TsAMO RF (12.31.1943). Date of treatment November 7, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Order of the NPO of July 2, 1944 on the basis of the Order of the Supreme High Command No. 114 of June 24, 1944
- ↑ Order of the Supreme High Command No. 114 of June 24, 1944
- ↑ Order of the Supreme High Command No. 197 of October 15, 1944
- ↑ Order of the Supreme High Command No. 202 of October 23, 1944
- ↑ Order of the Supreme High Command No. 205 of October 25, 1944
- ↑ Order of the Supreme High Command No. 208 of November 1, 1944
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. The combat structure of the Soviet Army. Part I (June - December 1941) / Grylev A.N .. - Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - M .: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. - 84 p.
- Team of authors. The combat structure of the Soviet Army. Part II (January - December 1942) / Grylev A.N .. - Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - M .: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, 1966. - 266 p.
- 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
- Soviet aviation in World War II (inaccessible link)
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators