Soviet Air Forces order of battle 1 May 1945

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Following is the organization of the Soviet Air Forces (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily) on May 1, 1945. The primary source for this list is the Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii (Combat Composition of the Soviet Army) list for 1 May 1945.

Contents

Leningrad Front

15th Air Army

14th Fighter Corps

  • 185th, 315th Fighter Aviation Divisions

Other units

  • 284th, 313th Night Bomber Aviation Divisions
  • 214th, 225th, 305th Assault Aviation Divisions
  • 99th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 187th Fire Correction Aviation Regiment
  • 699th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 97th Aviation Regiment of the Civil Air Fleet
  • 87th Night Bomber Aviation Squadron
  • 336th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 1639th, 1683rd, 1685th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
  • 1003rd Separate Medical Evacuation Aviation Regiment

13th Air Army

3rd Belorussian Front

1st Air Army

3rd Air Army

11th Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 5th Guards, 190th Fighter Aviation Divisions

Other units

  • 3rd Guards Bomber Aviation Division
  • 314th Nighter Bomber Divisions
  • 211th, 335th Assault Aviation Divisions
  • 259th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 6th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment
  • 11th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 206th Fire Correction Aviation Regiment
  • 763rd Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 87th Separate Evacuation Aviation Regiment
  • 399th Communications Aviation Regiment
  • 1556th, 1557th, 1558th, 1604th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments

2nd Belorussian Front

4th Air Army

5th Bomber Corps

  • 132nd, 327th Bomber Aviation Divisions

4th Ground Attack Corps

  • 196th, 199th Bomber Aviation Divisions

8th Fighter Corps

  • 215th, 323rd Fighter Aviation Divisions

Other units

  • 230th, 233rd, 260th, 332nd Assault Aviation Divisions
  • 229th, 269th, 309th, 329th Fighter Aviation Divisions
  • 325th Night Bomber Aviation Division
  • 47th, 164th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiments
  • 204th, 209th Fire Correction Aviation Regiments
  • 213th Separate Evacuation Aviation Regiment
  • 184th Communications Aviation Regiment
  • 844th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 69th Civil Air Fleet Regiment
  • 1550th, 1559th, 1584th, 1601st, 1606th, 1607th, 1655th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments

1st Belorussian Front

16th Air Army

3rd Bomber Corps

  • 183rd, 241st, 301st Bomber Aviation Divisions

6th Bomber Corps

  • 113th, 326th, 334th Bomber Aviation Divisions

6th Assault Aviation Corps

  • 197th, 198th Assault Aviation Divisions

9th Assault Aviation Corps

  • 3rd Guards, 300th Assault Aviation Divisions

1st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 3rd and 4th Guards Fighter Aviation Divisions

3rd Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 265th, 278th Fighter Aviation Divisions

6th Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 234th, 273rd Fighter Aviation Divisions

13th Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 193rd, 283rd Fighter Aviation Divisions

Other units

  • 188th, 221st Bomber Aviation Divisions
  • 2nd, 11th Guards Assault Aviation Divisions
  • 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division
  • 240th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 282nd Fighter Aviation Division
  • 286th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 9th Guards, 242nd Night Bomber Aviation Divisions
  • 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 16th, 72nd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiments
  • 93rd, 98th Fire Correction Aviation Regiments
  • 226th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 62nd Guards Civil Air Fleet Regiment
  • 325th, 1560th, 1581st, 1597th, 1609th, 1610th, 1611th, 1612th, 1974th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments

Subordinated units and groups

  • 6th Separate Evacuation Aviation Regiment
  • 919th Communications Aviation Regiment

1st Ukrainian Front

2nd Air Army

4th Bomber Corps

  • 202nd, 219th Bomber Aviation Divisions

6th Guards Bomber Corps

  • 1st, 8th Guards Bomber Aviation Divisions

1st Guards Assault Aviation Corps

  • 8th, 9th Guards Assault Aviation Divisions

2nd Guards Assault Aviation Corps

  • 5th, 6th Guards Assault Aviation Divisions

3rd Assault Aviation Corps

  • 307th, 308th Assault Aviation Divisions, 181st Fighter Aviation Division

2nd Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 7th Guards, 322nd Fighter Aviation Divisions

5th Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 8th Guards, 256th Fighter Aviation Divisions

6th Guards Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 9th, 22nd, 23rd Guards Fighter Aviation Divisions
  • 11th, 12th Guards Fighter Aviation Divisions

Other units

  • 208th Night Bomber Aviation Division
  • 98th Guards Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 193rd Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 118th, 203rd Fire Correction Aviation Regiments, 228th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 4th Separate Evacuation Aviation Regiment
  • 23rd Regiment of the Civil Air Fleet
  • 1554th, 1555th, 1561st, 1577th, 1582nd, 1605th, 1613th, 1680th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment

4th Ukrainian Front

8th Air Army

8th Assault Aviation Corps

  • 224th, 227th Assault Aviation Division

10th Fighter Aviation Corps

  • 10th, 15th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
  • 321st Bomber Aviation Division
  • 8th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 100th Fire Correction Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 678th Transportation Aviation Regiment
  • 212th Independent Evacuation Aviation Regiment
  • 200th Aviation Signals Regiment
  • 87th Guards Aviation Regiment of Civil Air Fleet
  • 1578th, 1603th, 1682nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment

2nd Ukrainian Front

5th Air Army

Subordinated units and groups

3rd Ukrainian Front

17th Air Army

Long Range Aviation (18th Air Army from December 1944)

Subordinated units and groups

Air Defence Forces for State Territory

A note regarding the use of "patrol Area of". The actual term used in the Russian order of battle is ob'yekty, which literally means 'objects'. However, in the military sense it can mean structures, and targets. One possible interpretation that can be offered to better define the use in English is that the meaning here is of the actual "area of responsibility" of the unit in terms of military installations, facilities, military logistics networks and other possible enemy targets. In this sense the meaning is more area-related then referring to a specific location, specifying the area that the air unit would have to cover.

STAVKA Reserve of Military High Command

7th Air Army

14th Air Army

18th Air Army

Reserve Front

Independent Formations and units of Reserve of STAVKA Military High Command

Military districts

Inactive Fronts

Transcaucasus Front

Subordinated units and groups

  • 492nd Assault Aviation Regiment
  • 25th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 167th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 149th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron
  • 335th Long-range Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron

Central Asian Military District

Siberian Military District

Transbaikal Front

12th Air Army

Far Eastern Front

10th Air Army

  • 83rd Bomber Aviation Division
  • 253rd Assault Aviation Division
  • 29th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 254th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 528th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 7th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 411th Corrective Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 344th Transport Aviation Regiment

Subordinated units and groups

  • 18th Aviation Corps
    • 96th Assault Aviation Division
    • 296th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 777th Fighter Aviation Division
    • 140th Reconnaissnce Aviation Squadron
  • 28th Fire Correction Aviation Squadron
  • 19th Bomber Aviation Corps
    • 33rd Bomber Aviation Division
  • 55th Bomber Aviation Division
  • 442nd Long-range Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 443rd Long-range Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 128th Mixed Aviation Division
  • 255th Mixed Aviation Division
  • 799th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 19th Fighter Aviation Squadron

Coastal Group of Forces

9th Air Army

  • 34th Bomber Aviation Division
  • 251st Assault Aviation Division
  • 252nd Assault Aviation Division
  • 32nd Fighter Aviation Division
  • 249th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 250th Fighter Aviation Division
  • 6th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 464th Corrective Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 281st Transport Aviation Regiment

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