The 762th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 762nd IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 762th fighter aircraftregiment | |
|---|---|
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 01/01/1942 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 05/31/1942 |
| Predecessor | 630th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Successor | 762th Mixed Aviation Regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1942):
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Shelf History
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 630th Fighter Aviation Regiment ;
- 762th Fighter Aviation Regiment;
- 762th mixed air regiment ;
- 762th night bomber aviation regiment .
Shelf History
The 762th Fighter Aviation Regiment was renamed on January 1, 1942 from the 630th Fighter Regiment, conducting combat operations as part of the aviation group of Colonel Gil of the Air Force of the 56th Army of the Southern Front. On January 11, 1942, Colonel Gil’s aviation group was renamed the 74th mixed air division of the Air Force of the 56th Army of the Southern Front. The regiment participated in the Barvenkovo-Lozovo operation .
On April 25, the division was disbanded, and the regiment was transferred to the Air Force of the 57th Army of the Southern Front. After the formation of the 217th Fighter Aviation Division in the 4th Air Army of the Southern Front, the regiment became part of it from May 20, 1942 and was in its composition until May 31, 1942, when it was disbanded. One regiment squadron was commissioned on May 31, 1942 to equip the 762th mixed aviation regiment.
The regiment was part of the army from January 1, 1942 to June 1, 1942 [1] .
Regiment Commanders
- Captain , Major Arbatov Boris Petrovich [2] , 01/01/1942 - 05/31/1942
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1942 | South front | 56th Army | Air Force of the 56th Army | Gil Air Force | renamed |
| 01/11/1942 | South front | 56th Army | Air Force of the 56th Army | 74th Mixed Aviation Division | |
| 04/25/1942 | South front | 57th Army | Air Force 57th Army | ||
| 04/25/1942 | South front | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 05/31/1942 | South front | 4th Air Army | 217th Fighter Aviation Division | the regiment is disbanded |
Participation in operations and battles
- Barvenkovo-Lozovo operation - from January 18, 1942 to January 31, 1941.
- Kharkov operation - from May 12, 1942 to May 29, 1942.
Distinguished Warriors
- Vadim Ivanovich Fadeev , pilot of the regiment, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 24, 1943, being guard captain, squadron commander of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 216th Combined Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army. Posthumously.
The results of the regiment's combat activity
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [2] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Total air battles held |
|---|---|---|
| 1506 | sixteen | 46 |
Its losses [2] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| sixteen | five |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft | A photo |
|---|---|---|
| 01.1942 - 06.1942 | I-16 |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 345. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 704. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- M. Yu. Bykov. All Asa of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press LLC, 2014. - 1392 p. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
See also
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
Links
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- 762th IAP. World War II Aviators (link not available)