The 772nd Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 772nd IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the Battle of Moscow during the Great Patriotic War .
 772th fighter aircraftregiment | |
|---|---|
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 19.1942 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 05/10/1942 |
| Predecessor | 810th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Successor | 875th 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:
- 810th Fighter Aviation Regiment ;
- 772th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Shelf History
In January 1942, the regiment was formed as the 810th fighter aviation regiment in the state 015/174 on I-153 aircraft. On February 6, 1942, the regiment was renamed the 772th Fighter Aviation Regiment. All February, the regiment was staffed by the Air Force of the Moscow Military District. On February 22, 1942, the regiment was transferred to the Air Force of the 61st Army of the Bryansk Front , conducting operations in the Battle of Moscow, and immediately began combat work on I-153 aircraft. By the end of the Battle of Moscow, the regiment included 10 I-153. On May 10, 1942, the regiment was disbanded as part of the Air Force of the 61st Army, and the personnel turned to form 875 separate mixed aviation regiment.
The regiment was part of the army from February 22, 1942 to May 10, 1942 [1] .
Participation in operations and battles
- The Battle of Moscow - from February 22, 1942 to April 21, 1942.
The results of the regiment's combat activity
Information on the results of the regiment’s combat work is not available in the archives of the RF Ministry of Defense [2] .
Regiment Commanders
- Major Voronin Ivan Ivanovich [2] , 12.1941 - 05/10/1942
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.1942 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | ||
| 02/06/1942 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | renamed | |
| 02.22.1942 | Bryansk Front | 61st Army | Air Force 61st Army | |
| 05/10/1942 | Bryansk Front | 61st Army | Air Force 61st Army | disbanded |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft | A photo |
|---|---|---|
| 01.1942 - 05.1942 | I-153 |
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 Anokhin V.A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 710. - 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 .-- 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
See also
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II