The 926th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 926th IAP ) was a military unit of the Air Force ( Air Force ) of the Red Army Armed Forces that took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 926th Fighter Aviationregiment | |
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| Troops |  Air Force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 06/22/1942 |
| Disbanding (transformation) | 01/15/1946 |
| Fighting way | |
Great Patriotic War (1942 - 1943):
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Content
Shelf Names
For the entire period of its existence, the regiment did not change its name:
- 926th Fighter Aviation Regiment;
- Military unit (Field Post) 78642.
The history and combat path of the regiment
The 926th Fighter Aviation Regiment began to be formed on June 22, 1942, at the Batay military aviation school of pilots at the Yevlakh airfield, according to state 015/174, on LaGG-3 aircraft. Finally formed July 9, 1942. On July 9, he joined the Air Force of the Transcaucasian Front, did not conduct combat operations. On July 15, the regiment relocated to the airfield Novoalekseevka ( Tbilisi ) to receive the LaGG-3 aircraft from plant No. 31. From 8 to 12 August, the regiment was part of the 4th Air Army of the Northern Group of the Transcaucasian Front and performed the tasks of the air defense of the port of Makhachkala [1] .
On August 13, 1942, the regiment began combat operations as part of the 219th bomber aviation division of the 4th Air Army of the Northern Group of the Transcaucasian Front on aircraft LaGG-3 [1] .
The first known airborne victory of the regiment in the Patriotic War was won on August 15, 1942: by a pair of LaGG-3 (leading lieutenant A. L. Chirkin) in an air battle in the area of art. Zolskaya shot down a German Me-109 fighter (Messerschmitt Bf.109) [1] .
On September 2, 1942, the regiment of the LaGG-3 aircraft with pilots from the 927th IAP, and on September 18, transferred the unit with the pilots to the 790th IAP and departed to the 6th separate training aviation regiment of the 4th air army . On October 8, 1942, the regiment was moved to the rear for retrofitting [1] .
In the 26th reserve fighter regiment of the Transcaucasian Military District (st. Sandary GruzSSR) in the period from October 30, 1942 to March 28, 1943, the regiment was re-formed according to state 015/284 and re-equipped. March 24, received 32 lightweight LaGG-3 squadron "Soviet Georgia" [1] .
From April 2, 1943, he returned to combat work as part of the 229th Fighter Division of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Front. On November 29, together with the 229th Fighter Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army, it was incorporated into the forces of the Separate Maritime Army , which liberated the Crimea. December 15, 1943 expelled from the army [1] .
From December 16, 1943 to March 27, 1944, he was in the reserve of the UGCC in the air force of the North Caucasus Military District at the airfield of Armavir, where it was reorganized according to the state 015/364 and mastered La-5 fighters. He departed from the Air Force of the North Caucasus Military District on March 27, 1944 at the disposal of the Air Force Commander of the Kharkov Military District to the airfield of the town of Lebedin. From April 1, became a member of the 5th reserve aviation brigade of the Air Force of the Kharkov Military District. Since May, he began to distill fighters La-5 and La-7 into the army. In October 1944, he mastered the Yak-9. As part of the 5th Reserve Aviation Brigade, it was until August 22, 1945 [1] .
Participation in operations and battles
- Battle of the Caucasus :
- Armaviro-Maikop operation - from August 13, 1942 to August 17, 1942.
- Mozdok-Malgobek operation - from September 1, 1942 to September 18, 1942.
- Air battles in the Kuban - from April 1943 to July 1943
- The Novorossiysk operation [2] - from September 10, 1943 to September 16, 1943.
- Taman offensive operation [2] - from September 10, 1943 to October 9, 1943.
- Battle for Crimea:
- The Kerch-Ethylgentia operation - from October 31, 1943 to December 11, 1943.
As part of the active army
As part of the army the regiment was:
- from June 22, 1942 to October 7, 1942;
- from April 2, 1943 to December 15, 1943 [3] .
Results of the regiment's combat activities
Total for the years of World War II regiment [1] :
| Completed sorties | Held air battles | Shot down enemy planes |
|---|---|---|
| 1659 | 68 | 89 |
Post-war regiment history
After the war, the regiment continued to be part of the 5th reserve air brigade of the Kharkiv Military District air force. On August 23, the regiment in the air force of the Kiev Military District. In connection with the post-war reduction of the armed forces on January 15, 1946, the regiment was disbanded as part of the Air Force of the Kiev Military District [1] [4] .
Regiment commanders
- captain , major Emirov Valentin Allahiyarovich (died) [1] , 06/22/1942 - 09/10/1942
- Captain Zhuravlev Dmitry Anisimovich (VRID) [1] , 09/11/1942 - 11/13/1942
- Major Terpugov Lev Nikolaevich [1] , 11/13/1942 - 09.1945
Distinguished Warriors
- Valentin Almirovich Emirov , commander of the 926th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 219th Bomber Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army of the Transcaucasian Front, captain. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 13, 1942, for the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command and the heroism and courage shown to Captain Emirov Valentin Allahiyovich, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously).
Ace Regiment Pilots
| Full Name | Awards | Downed aircraft (+ in group) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provorikhin Vladimir Borisovich [5] | 15 + 1 | Combat sorties: 261. In the regiment: aug. - Sep. 1942 and Apr. 1943-1943. 04/13/1945 wounded by an anti-personnel mine explosion, sent to hospital He died in 1989 | |
| Sibikeev Mikhail Leontievich [5] | 12 + 3 | In the regiment: Aug. - Sep. 1942. Battle sorties: 314; air battles: 72. | |
| Chirkin Alexey Lukyanovich [5] | 10 + 6 | In the regiment: August - October. Sorties: 195; air battles: 67. | |
| Sannikov Agafon Kuzmich [5] | 10 + 4 | Combat sorties: 350 (02/04/1945). In the regiment: August 1942 - September 1942. further in the 790th iap. On March 25, 1945, during an approach, he collided with La-5 of the 863rd IAP, suffered serious injuries, and was sent to a hospital. | |
| Scheblykin Peter Ivanovich [5] | 8 + 0 | Pilot of the regiment: Sep. 1942 - June 1943. Sorties: 198; air battles: 76. 03/14/1944 badly wounded in aerial combat, lost an arm. After the hospital, decommissioned from flight work. | |
| Matvienko Trifon Trifonovich [5] | 7 + 4 | Regiment pilot: aug. - Sep. 1942. Combat sorties: about 250. | |
| Mikhailov Anatoly Ivanovich [5] | 7 + 1 | Regiment pilot: aug. 1942-1943. | |
| Emirov Valentin Allahiyarovich [5] | 6 + 3 | Regiment commander:. Sorties: about 180; air battles: more than 20. Killed on September 10, 1942. He left the plane after a ram, but the parachute did not open. | |
| Mikhailov Vladimir Alexandrovich [5] | 6 + 2 | Regiment pilot: Apr - June 1943. Sorties: 690; air battles: 113. He died on March 12, 1946 as a result of an accident (from electric shock). | |
| Aleksandrovich Yakov Aleksandrovich [5] | 5 + 3 | Regiment pilot: aug. 1942 - July 1943. Sorties: 97; air battles: 14 | |
| Makarsky Alexander Bronislavovich [5] | 5 + 1 | The pilot of the regiment: March - June 1943. Sorties: about 70. He died on June 1, 1943. He was shot down in aerial combat. |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter regiments. The first full encyclopedia. - A popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-Press, 2014. - p. 778. - 944 p. - 1500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 Team of authors . Great Patriotic: Komdivy. Military Biographical Dictionary / V.P. Goremykin. - M .: Kuchkovo Pole, 2014. - T. 2. - p. 831 - 832, 462 - 464. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0341-0 .
- ↑ The team of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Army in the years of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - USSR Ministry of Defense. Military Scientific Department of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing, 1960. - T. Appendix to the directive of the General Staff dated January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- ↑ Directive of the General Staff No. Org / 10/14157 of 04.12.1945
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 M. Yu. Bykov. All Aces of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - A popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-Press LLC, 2014. - 1392 p. - (Elite Encyclopedia of the Air Force). - 1500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
Literature
- Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter regiment regiments. The first full encyclopedia. - A popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-Press, 2014. - 944 p. - 1500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- M. Yu. Bykov. All Aces of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - A popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-Press LLC, 2014. - 1392 p. - (Elite Encyclopedia of the Air Force). - 1500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
See also
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II