The 897th Chisinau Fighter Aviation Order of the Suvorov Regiment ( 897th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 897thfighter aircraft Order of the Suvorov Regiment ( 897th IAP ) | |
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| Awards |  |
| Honorary Items | Chisinau |
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 05/15/1942 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 03/02/1959 |
| Successor | 974th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1942 - 1945):
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Content
Shelf History
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 897th Fighter Aviation Regiment;
- Chisinau 897th Fighter Aviation Regiment;
- Chisinau 897th Fighter Aviation Order of the Suvorov Regiment;
- 974th Chisinau Fighter Aviation Order of the Suvorov Regiment ;
- Military Unit (Field Mail) 53896.
Regiment History and Combat Path
The 897th fighter aviation regiment began to form on May 15, 1942 at the 13th reserve fighter aviation regiment of the Volga Military District (Kuznetsk, Penza Region) in the state 015/174. He completed his formation on September 7, 1942 and was transferred to the 221st Bomber Aviation Division . He did not conduct combat work. In October he was sent to the 6th reserve fighter aviation regiment of the Volga Military District in the town of Rasskazovo, Tambov Region, where on October 15, 1942 it was reorganized according to the state 015/284 and on October 20 it was equipped with 32th Yak-7b fighters .
On October 28, 1942, the regiment began combat work as part of the 288th Fighter Aviation Division of the 1st Mixed Aviation Corps , which was subordinate to the headquarters of the 17th Air Army of the Southwestern Front.
The regiment's first known air victory in World War II was won on November 28, 1942: a pair of Yak-7b (lead senior lieutenant V. Kravchuk) in an air battle in the area north of the Khut. Lipovsky shot down a German heavy fighter Messerschmitt Bf . 110 .
From March 24 to May 3, 1943, the regiment as a part of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 10th mixed aviation corps was in the reserve of the SVKK in the Mikhailovsky district of Voronezh region. He did not conduct combat work, he was engaged in a combat training plan. Since April 25, the regiment left for the 16th reserve fighter aviation regiment of the Volga Military District at the Atkarsk airfield in the Saratov Region, where it was understaffed with Yak-1b aircraft until May 28. On June 5, 1943, the regiment resumed combat operations as part of the 288th Fighter Aviation Division of the 1st Mixed Aviation Corps of the 17th Air Army of the Southwestern Front on Yak-1 and Yak-7b aircraft. In October 1943, the Southwestern Front was renamed the 3rd Ukrainian Front. In December 1943, the regiment was reorganized to state 015/364 (aviation squadrons - 3; combat aircraft 40 (in command line - 4), training - 1, communications aircraft - 1), and in March 1944 fighters began to arrive in the regiment Yak-9 .
In May 1944, together with the 288th Fighter Aviation Division, it was removed from the 1st Mixed Aviation Corps to the headquarters of the 17th Air Army . From June 1 to August 19, the regiment did not conduct combat work, being engaged in a combat training plan. In March 1945, the regiment received the first Yak-3 and proceeded to their development. The regiment met Victory Day in Austria.
Participation in operations and battles
- Battle of Stalingrad [1] - from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
- The Middle Don operation [1] - from December 16, 1942 to December 30, 1942.
- Voroshilovgrad operation "Leap" [1] - from January 29, 1943 to February 18, 1943.
- Battle of Kursk - from July 5, 1943 to July 12, 1943.
- Raisin-Barvenkovo ββoffensive operation [1] - from July 17, 1943 to July 27, 1943.
- Belgorod-Kharkov operation - from August 3, 1943 to August 23, 1943.
- Donbass operation - from August 13, 1943 to September 22, 1943.
- Zaporizhzhya operation [1] - from October 10, 1943 to October 14, 1943.
- Dnepropetrovsk operation [1] - from October 23, 1943 to November 5, 1943.
- Nikopol-Kryvyi Rih offensive operation [1] - from January 30, 1944 to February 29, 1944.
- Bereznegovato-Snigirevskaya operation - from March 6, 1944 to March 18, 1944.
- Odessa offensive operation [1] - from March 23, 1944 to April 14, 1944.
- Iasi-Chisinau operation [1] - from August 20, 1944 to August 29, 1944.
- The Belgrade operation - from September 28, 1944 to October 20, 1944.
- Budapest operation [1] - from October 29, 1944 to February 13, 1945.
- The Balaton Defensive Operation [1] - from March 6, 1945 to March 15, 1945.
- Vienna offensive operation [1] - from March 16, 1945 to April 15, 1945.
As part of the army,
As part of the army, the regiment was:
- from October 28, 1942 to March 23, 1943 [2] ;
- from June 5, 1943 to May 9, 1945 [2] .
Post-War Regiment History
After the war, the regiment as part of the 288th Fighter Aviation Division became part of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 17th Air Army of the Southern Group of Forces [3] [4] . In October 1947, a regiment consisting of the 288th Iad left the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps of the 17th Air Army of the Southern Group of Forces and relocated to the USSR, becoming part of the Air Force of the Kiev Military District. In February 1949, the regiment was renamed the 974th Fighter Aviation Regiment [5] . On March 2, 1959, the regiment was disbanded in the 138th fighter aviation division of the Kiev military district at Mirgorod airfield.
Regiment Commanders
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Kobylitsky Vasily Leontyevich [6] , 05/15/1942 - 07/10/1943
- Major , Lieutenant Colonel Markov Alexey Mikhailovich [6] , 07/10/1943 - 07/22/1946
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
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| 05/15/1942 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 13th Reserve Fighter Aviation Regiment | Kuznetsk Penza region, Yak-1 | |
| 09/07/1942 | Reserve of the Supreme Commercial Court | 1st Bomber Aviation Army | 221st Bomber Aviation Division | ||
| 09/10/1942 | Reserve of the Supreme Commercial Court | 221st Bomber Aviation Division | |||
| 10/15/1942 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 6th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Rasskazovo city, Tambov region, Yak-7b | |
| 10/28/1942 | Southwestern front | Air force front | 1st Mixed Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 11/15/1942 | Southwestern front | 17th air army | 1st Mixed Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 03.24.1943 | High Command Headquarters Reserve | 10th Mixed Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 04/25/1943 | Volga Military District | District Air Force | 16th Spare Fighter Aviation Regiment | Atkarsk, Saratov Region, Yak-1b | |
| 05/29/1943 | Southwestern front | 17th air army | 1st Mixed Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 10/20/1943 | 3rd Ukrainian front | 17th air army | 1st Mixed Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 05/28/1944 | 3rd Ukrainian front | 17th air army | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 05/09/1945 | 3rd Ukrainian Front | 17th air army | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 06/10/1945 | Southern Group of Forces | 17th air army | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 12/05/1945 | Southern Group of Forces | 17th air army | 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 10/01/1947 | Kiev Military District | 17th air army | 288th Fighter Aviation Division | ||
| 02/20/1949 | Kiev Military District | 69th Air Army | 138th Fighter Aviation Division | renamed 974th IAP | |
| 03/02/1959 | Kiev Military District | 69th Air Army | 138th Fighter Aviation Division | disbanded |
Honorary Names
On September 7, 1944, the 897th Fighter Aviation Regiment was awarded the honorary name "Chisinau" for the difference in battle during the breakthrough of the enemyβs defense south of Bender and for the capture of the city of Chisinau [7]
Rewards
The Chisinau 897th Fighter Aviation Regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the 3rd Degree by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated September 16, 1944 for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with the German invaders, for the seizure of the cities of Brailov and Constanta .
Acknowledgments from the Supreme Commander
For the examples of courage and heroism shown to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the regiment as part of the 288th Iad, thanks are declared:
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Distinguished Warriors
- Barchenkov Daniil Gavrilovich , captain, squadron commander of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated June 29, 1945 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 6895.
- Pavel Petrovich Karavay , captain, squadron commander of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 18, 1945 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 6889.
- Lozovsky Viktor Artemyevich , captain, commander of the squadron of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 23, 1948 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 5824.
- Merenkov Viktor Alekseevich , senior lieutenant, navigator of the squadron of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated February 23, 1945 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 4891.
- Vitaly V. Mikryukov , captain, deputy squadron commander of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 29, 1945 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Posthumously.
- Sidorenko Rostislav Ivanovich , captain, commander of the squadron of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated August 2, 1944, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 3467.
- Chugunov Viktor Konstantinovich , captain, commander of the squadron of the 897th fighter aviation regiment of the 288th fighter aviation division of the 17th Air Army By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated October 26, 1944 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 2697.
Aces Pilot Regiment
| Full Name | Awards | Aircraft shot down (+ in the group) | Note |
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| Merenkov Victor Alekseevich [28] | 22 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Aug 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 209 [04/06/1945] | |
| Mikryukov Vitaliy Vasilievich [28] | 22 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: June 1943 - April 1945. Sorties: about 250. He died on April 12, 1945. He was killed by servicemen of another unit. | |
| Barchenkov Daniil Gavrilovich [28] | 19 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Aug 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 306; air battles: 52. He died on May 30, 1950. He crashed in a plane crash. On presentation to the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union, he personally shot down 24 enemy aircraft. | |
| Lozovsky Victor Artemievich [28] | 19 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 327; air battles: 42. | |
| Sidorenko Rostislav Ivanovich [28] | 14 + 4 | Soviet-Finnish War (1939-1940): fought as part of the infantry. Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - May 1945. Sorties: about 200. | |
| Chugunov Victor Konstantinovich [28] | 13 + 3 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - Feb. 1945 Sorties: about 300. He died on February 15, 1945. He crashed during a training air battle. | |
| Novikov Ivan Petrovich [28] | 13 + 1 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - Aug 1944. Sorties: 258; air battles: 28. He disappeared on August 24, 1944. He did not return from a combat mission. | |
| Moshin Petr Mikhailovich [28] | 12 + 3 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - Feb. 1944. Sorties: about 400 | |
| Karavay Pavel Petrovich [28] | 10 + 7 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - May 1945. Sorties: 171; air battles: about 40. | |
| Boykov Pavel Mikhailovich [28] | 8 + 5 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942-1943. Sorties: 345; air battles: 51. | |
| Vitkovich Victor Viktorovich [28] | 8 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1944 - March 1945, March - May 1945. Sorties: 175 | |
| Sakulin Ivan Ivanovich [28] | 8 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - Feb. 1944. He died on February 8, 1944. He was shot down by fire from the ground. | |
| Markov Aleksei Mikhailovich [28] | 7 + 7 | Regiment Pilot: July 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 158 [04/05/1945]; air battles: 59 | |
| Akinin Gavriil Dmitrievich [28] | 7 + 5 | Regiment Pilot: Oct 1942 - May 1945. Sorties: 175 [05/18/1944] | |
| Kolendo Mikhail Alexandrovich [28] | 7 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: July 1943 - May 1944. He died on May 16, 1944. He was shot down in an air battle. | |
| Dolgopolov Victor Viktorovich [28] | 7 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May - September 1943. He disappeared on September 26, 1943. He did not return from a combat mission. | |
| Mikhailov Vladimir Petrovich [28] | 6 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: about 250. | |
| Islamov Genrikh Nikolaevich [28] | 5 + 1 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - March 1945. Sorties: 147; air battles: 30 | |
| Beglyarov Sergey Dzhavadovich [28] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 -?. | |
| Ben Ben Joseph [28] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - Sept. 1944. Sorties: 202 [05/15/1944] | |
| Dvornikov Mikhail Semenovich [28] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 255; air battles: 20 | |
| Lukashevich Alexander Ivanovich [28] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May 1944 - May 1945. Sorties: 142 | |
| Posuyko Nikolay Andreevich [28] [29] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Dec 1943 - May 1945. Sorties: 109; air battles: 13. |
The results of the regiment's combat activity
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [6] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
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| 9103 | 356 | 356 |
Its losses [6] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
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| 155 | 52 |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft | A photo | Period | Aircraft | A photo |
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| 04/17/1942 - 12/15/1944 | Yak-1 , Yak-1b | 05/05/1943 - 12/15/1944 | Yak-7b | ||
| 03.1944 - 12/15/1944 | Yak-9 , Yak-9D , Yak-9T | 08/17/1944 - 1951 | Yak-3 | ||
| 1951 - 1954 | MiG-15 | 1954 - 1959 | MiG-17 |
Basing
| Period | Aerodrome |
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| 04.1945 - 07.1945 | Munichhendorf , Austria |
| 07.1945 - 10.1947 | Stara Zagora [30] , Bulgaria |
| 10.1947 - 03.1959 | Mirgorod [30] , Ukrainian SSR |
Notes
- β 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014.- T. 2. - S. 606-607, 823-824, 932-933.- 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- β 1 2 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 Directive of the General Staff of the Space Administration No. org / 10/14082 of 11/15/1945
- β Order of the Civil Code of the South-East Military District No. 0054 of 11/26/1945
- β General Staff Directive No. org / 1/120016 of January 10, 1949
- 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. 769. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Order of the NCO of 0299 ββdated September 7, 1944 on the basis of the Order of the Supreme High Command No. 173 of August 24, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 23 of September 23, 1943
- β Supreme Commander. Order No. 169 of 08/22/1944 // Orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. Collection / Collective of authors. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1975. - S. 215β217. - 598 p.
- β Supreme Commander. Order No. 178 of 08/27/1944 // Orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. Collection / Collective of authors. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1975. - S. 215β217. - 598 p.
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 179 dated August 28, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 200 of October 20, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 212 of November 29, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 218 of December 24, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 268 of February 1, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 277 of February 13, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 306 dated March 24, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 311 of March 26, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 314 of March 28, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 316 dated March 29, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 322 of March 31, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 324 of April 1, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 327 of April 2, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 328 of April 3, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 334 of April 13, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 336 of April 15, 1945
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 345 of April 26, 1945
- β 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 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 .
- β Version in the documents: Pasuiko.
- β 1 2 Michael Holm. 974th Kishenevskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment . Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991 (November 23, 2016). Date of treatment November 23, 2016.
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 .
- 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