Air Army (Soviet Union)
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An air army was a type of formation of the Soviet Air Forces from 1936 until its dissolution in 1991. Air armies continued to be used in the successor Russian Air Force
until 2009.
The first three Air Armies, designated 'Air Armies of Special Purpose' were created between 1936 and 1938. 2nd Air Army was created on the 15 March 1937 in the Far East, and somewhat later the 3rd Air Army was created in the North Caucasus Military District
. However air armies were excluded from the organisational reform of the air forces approved on the 25 July 1940. On 5 November 1940 the three existing air armies were reformed as the long range bombardment aviation
of the High Command of the Red Army due to lack of combat performance during the conflict with Finland
.
From May - November 1942, seventeen Air Armies were created from air forces of the Fronts
and Combined Arms Armies, and in December 1944 a long range aviation Air Army was created as the 18th Air Army. The 1st Air Army
was the first created on 5 May 1942 as part of the Western Front. The next to form during 1942 were the 2nd
, 3rd, 4th
, 5th
, 6th
, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th
, 15th, 16th and 17th Air Armies.
The Air Armies were integrated formations of the Fronts, and were subordinated to the Front commanders for all operating and operational reasons, including combat air operations. The Air Armies consisted of subordinate fighter, bombing, assault and mixed Aviation Division
s, aviation corps, and separate aviation regiments. The structure of an Air Army during the Second World War fluctuated depending on the operational planning needs, and could include 3-4 aviation divisions, up to 8-9 aviation Corps, up to 10 separate aviation divisions, and a number of separate aviation regiments, operating from 200-1,000 aircraft in 1942-43, and 1,500 to 3,000 aircraft in some strategic operations by 1944-45.
Also formed were the Air Armies of the Air Defence Forces, which combined all the air formations and units of the military districts
, and operated predominantly interceptor fighter aircraft. Many of these formations and units were subsequently transferred to the Frontal Air Armies.
While intended primarily for support of the ground forces, the Air Armies also cooperated with the naval forces of the Red Navy Fleets.
On 10 January 1949, the 1st, 2nd, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17th Air Armies of the World War II
period were renamed the 26th, 28, 61, 37, 48, 73, 62 (then 34), 23 (then 59), 54, 29, 45, 57, 30, 24,6, 9th. The 18th Air Army became Long Range Aviation
(АДД), consisting of three armies - the 43rd, with its staff in Vinnitsa, the 50th in Smolensk, and the 65th at Khabarovsk. On the basis of the air defence aviation divisions and corps PVO armies were created - the 19th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, 32nd, 42nd, 52nd, and 78th (in Leningrad, Batumi, Arkhangelsk, Tallinn
, Kiev, Baku, Yaroslavl and Moscow respectively).
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
until 2009.
The first three Air Armies, designated 'Air Armies of Special Purpose' were created between 1936 and 1938. 2nd Air Army was created on the 15 March 1937 in the Far East, and somewhat later the 3rd Air Army was created in the North Caucasus Military District
North Caucasus Military District
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also includes the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla....
. However air armies were excluded from the organisational reform of the air forces approved on the 25 July 1940. On 5 November 1940 the three existing air armies were reformed as the long range bombardment aviation
Long Range Aviation
Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force....
of the High Command of the Red Army due to lack of combat performance during the conflict with Finland
Winter War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...
.
From May - November 1942, seventeen Air Armies were created from air forces of the Fronts
Front (Soviet Army)
A front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army during many wars. It was roughly equivalent to an army group in the militaries of most other countries except Germany...
and Combined Arms Armies, and in December 1944 a long range aviation Air Army was created as the 18th Air Army. The 1st Air Army
1st Air Army
The 1st Air Army was an Air Army in the Soviet Air Force which served during World War II. It was formed on May 10, 1942 within the Soviet Western Front, and renamed the 26th Air Army on January 10, 1949 in the Belorussian Military District....
was the first created on 5 May 1942 as part of the Western Front. The next to form during 1942 were the 2nd
2nd Air Army
The 2nd Air Army was a formation of the Aviation of the Red Army as part of the Soviet Armed Forces during the Second World War...
, 3rd, 4th
4th Air Army
The 4th Air Army was a Soviet Air Force formation and from 1992 to 2009 was part of the Russian Air Force. From 1998 the army was designated the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the...
, 5th
5th Air Army
The 5th Air Army was the Russian Air Force's smallest Air Army, with the headquarters located in Yekaterinburg, its zone of responsibility being the Volga-Ural Military District, on the border between Europe and Asia...
, 6th
6th Air Army
The 6th Red Banner Leningrad Army of Military-Air Forces and Air Defence was an Air Army of the Russian Air Force active from 1998 to 2009. 6th Air Army was redesignated in 1949...
, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th
14th Air Army
The 14th Air Army of the Russian Air Force, was first formed in World War II as part of the Soviet Air Force. It was disbanded in 2009....
, 15th, 16th and 17th Air Armies.
The Air Armies were integrated formations of the Fronts, and were subordinated to the Front commanders for all operating and operational reasons, including combat air operations. The Air Armies consisted of subordinate fighter, bombing, assault and mixed Aviation Division
Aviation Division
An Aviation Division was a type of formation of the Military Air Forces of the Red Army during the Second World War, the Military Air Forces of the Soviet Union, Forces of Anti Aircraft Defence of the Soviet Union and Aviation of the Military Naval Fleet, and since 1991 remain major formations...
s, aviation corps, and separate aviation regiments. The structure of an Air Army during the Second World War fluctuated depending on the operational planning needs, and could include 3-4 aviation divisions, up to 8-9 aviation Corps, up to 10 separate aviation divisions, and a number of separate aviation regiments, operating from 200-1,000 aircraft in 1942-43, and 1,500 to 3,000 aircraft in some strategic operations by 1944-45.
Also formed were the Air Armies of the Air Defence Forces, which combined all the air formations and units of the military districts
Military district (Soviet Union)
In the Soviet Union, a military district was a territorial association of military units, formations, military schools, and various local military administrative establishments...
, and operated predominantly interceptor fighter aircraft. Many of these formations and units were subsequently transferred to the Frontal Air Armies.
While intended primarily for support of the ground forces, the Air Armies also cooperated with the naval forces of the Red Navy Fleets.
On 10 January 1949, the 1st, 2nd, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17th Air Armies of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
period were renamed the 26th, 28, 61, 37, 48, 73, 62 (then 34), 23 (then 59), 54, 29, 45, 57, 30, 24,6, 9th. The 18th Air Army became Long Range Aviation
Long Range Aviation
Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force....
(АДД), consisting of three armies - the 43rd, with its staff in Vinnitsa, the 50th in Smolensk, and the 65th at Khabarovsk. On the basis of the air defence aviation divisions and corps PVO armies were created - the 19th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, 32nd, 42nd, 52nd, and 78th (in Leningrad, Batumi, Arkhangelsk, Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Kiev, Baku, Yaroslavl and Moscow respectively).
Air Armies
There were eighteen air armies formed in World War II, with many others formed after 1945.| Army | Date Formed | Date Disbanded | Notes |
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| 1st Air Army 1st Air Army The 1st Air Army was an Air Army in the Soviet Air Force which served during World War II. It was formed on May 10, 1942 within the Soviet Western Front, and renamed the 26th Air Army on January 10, 1949 in the Belorussian Military District.... |
May 1942 | 1998 | Formed from Air Forces of the Western Front. Took part in Battle of Smolensk (1943) Battle of Smolensk (1943) The second Battle of Smolensk was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943... . Redesignated 26th Air Army 10 January 1949. Reformed, part of VVS in Far East until 1998 |
| 2nd Air Army 2nd Air Army The 2nd Air Army was a formation of the Aviation of the Red Army as part of the Soviet Armed Forces during the Second World War... |
1942 | 1991 as PVO army | Formed from Air Forces of the Bryansk Front Bryansk Front The Bryansk Front was a Front of the Soviet Army during the Second World War.General Andrei Yeremenko was designated commander of the Front when it first formed in mid-late August 1941, comprising, in Erickson's words, 'on paper two armies, 50th and 13th, with eight rifle divisions each, three... . Redesignated 28th Air Army 10 January 1949. 2nd Army of PVO disbanded circa 1991 |
| 3rd Air Army | May 1942 | 1949 | Formed from Air Forces of the Kalinin Front Kalinin Front The Kalinin Front was a Front of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. This sense of the term is not identical with the more general usage of military front which indicates a geographic area in wartime, although a Soviet Front may operate within designated boundaries.The Kalinin Front was... . Redesignated 61st Air Army 10 January 1949. |
| 4th Air Army 4th Air Army The 4th Air Army was a Soviet Air Force formation and from 1992 to 2009 was part of the Russian Air Force. From 1998 the army was designated the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the... |
May 1942 | 2009 | Formed from the Air Forces of the Southern Front Southern Front The Southern Front is a geographical area where armies are engaged in conflict* The Soviet Southern Front was one of the Soviet Fronts in WWII*Southern Front... . Redesignated 37th Air Army 10 January 1949, reformed 1968, moved to the North Caucasus Military District North Caucasus Military District The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also includes the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.... in August 1992. In 1998 was redesignated 4th Army of VVS and PVO after incorporating the 12th Separate Corps of PVO. After incorporating all military district aviation, its HQ was moved to Rostov-na-Donu in 2002. |
| 5th Air Army 5th Air Army The 5th Air Army was the Russian Air Force's smallest Air Army, with the headquarters located in Yekaterinburg, its zone of responsibility being the Volga-Ural Military District, on the border between Europe and Asia... |
June 1942 | 2009 | Formed from the Air Forces of the North Caucasus Front. Redesignated 48th Air Army 10 January 1949. Reformed after 1998 and serving in Volga-Urals Military District Volga-Urals Military District The Volga-Ural Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, formed on 1 September 2001 by the amalgamation of the Volga Military District and the Ural Military District. The headquarters of the Ural Military District, located at Yekaterinburg became the new headquarters... until 2009. |
| 6th Air Army 6th Air Army The 6th Red Banner Leningrad Army of Military-Air Forces and Air Defence was an Air Army of the Russian Air Force active from 1998 to 2009. 6th Air Army was redesignated in 1949... |
June 1942 | 2009 | Formed from the Air Forces of the North-Western Front North-Western Front The Northwestern Front was a military formation of the Red Army during the Winter War and World War II. It was operational with the 7th and 13th Armies during the Winter War. It was re-created on June 22, 1941, the first day of the Soviet-German War on the basis of the Baltic Special Military... , redesignated 73rd Air Army 10 January 1949. Reformed 1998, disbanded by being redesignated 1st Command of VVS and PVO 2009. |
| 7th Air Army | Nov. 1942 | 1949 | Formed from the Air Forces of the Karelian Front Karelian Front The Karelian Front was a Front of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, and operated in Karelia.- Wartime :... , redesignated 62nd Air Army 10 January 1949. Served on the Karelian Front Karelian Front The Karelian Front was a Front of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, and operated in Karelia.- Wartime :... ; in reserve by the end of World War II; January 1949 renamed 62nd Air Army. Later redesignated 34th Air Army. 34th Air Army served in the Transcaucasus Military District during the Cold War. |
| 8th Air Army | June 1942 | 1991-2? | Formed in June 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southwestern Front Soviet Southwestern Front The Southwestern Front was a name given to a Front by the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War, by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the Russian Civil War, and by the Red Army during the Second World War.The Southwestern Front in this article describes several... , comprising five fighter, three bomber, and two ground attack divisions. Redesignated 23rd Air Army 10 January 1949. Was active with the Voyska PVO in 1980s as 8th Army of the PVO. See also :ru:8-я Воздушная армия |
| 9th Air Army | Aug 1942 | 1949 | Formed on the Soviet Far East Front Soviet Far East Front The Far Eastern Front was a Front — a formation equivalent to a Western Army Group — of the Soviet Army during the Russian Civil War and the Second World War.... ; became 54th Air Army 10 January 1949. |
| 10th Air Army | Soviet Air Defence Forces postwar | ||
| 11th Air Army 11th Air Army The 11th Air Army is a unit of the Russian Air Force, which was located in the Russian Far East and Pacific Coast area, and its zone of responsibility covered the Far East Military District.... |
11th Air Army of VVS and PVO 2010, with HQ at Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia... . Major formations are the 93rd Division of PVO in Vladivostok Vladivostok The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m... , 25th Division of PVO in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur is a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, situated on the left bank of Amur River. It is located on the BAM railway line, northeast of Khabarovsk. Population: -Geography and climate:... , and 303rd Mixed Aviation Division in Ussuriysk Ussuriysk Ussuriysk is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok and about from both the Chinese border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: -Medieval history:... . Other units are two Radio-technology brigades and various aviation and aviation support regiments, and detachments. The Army's transport aircraft are based at the 265th aviation base in Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk-Bolshoi). The Army also includes three S-300P SAM regiments. Most of the Army's aircraft are versions of SU-27, SU-24 and SU-25, with one regiment (Sokolovka) flying MiG-31 intercept fighters. |
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| 12th Air Army | Redesignated 45th Air Army 1949. 45th Air Army later redesignated 23rd Air Army. 12th Army of the PVO was a separate formation, formed from 30th Corps of the PVO in January 1963. | ||
| 13th Air Army | 1942 | Redesignated January 1949 as 76th Air Army 76th Air Army The 76th Air Army was an air army of the Soviet Air Forces from 1949-1980 and from 1988-98. As the 13th Air Army it was an air army originally formed 25 November 1942 and based on Air Forces of the Leningrad Front.... . |
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| 14th Air Army 14th Air Army The 14th Air Army of the Russian Air Force, was first formed in World War II as part of the Soviet Air Force. It was disbanded in 2009.... |
Redesignated 57th Air Army 1949. Colonel General of Aviation Polynin was commander 57th Air Army 1956-60.(http://www.generals.dk/general/Polynin/Fedor_Petrovich/Soviet_Union.html) Also 14 OA PVO (Soviet Air Defence Forces). | ||
| 15th Air Army | July 1942 | From Oct 1943 attached to the Bryansk Front, and later the 2nd Baltic Front; ended the war attacking the Courland pocket; Stationed in Riga, Baltic Military District Baltic Military District The Baltic Military District was a military district of the Soviet armed forces, formed briefly before the German invasion, and then reformed after World War II and disbanded after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.... 1945 - 1991, renamed 30th Air Army in Jan 1949, but became 15th Air Army again in April 1968 |
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| 16th Air Army | 1942 | Disbanded January 1949 by being retitled 24th Air Army. Reformed, part of Group of Soviet Forces in Germany Group of Soviet Forces in Germany The Group of Soviet Forces in Germany , also known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany and the Western Group of Forces were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany.... for many years. Withdrawn in 1990s to Moscow Military District Moscow Military District The Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District.-History:In the beginning of... |
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| 17th Air Army | Stationed in Kiev 1945 - 1991, renamed 69th Air Army in Jan 1949, but became 17th Air Army again in Apr 1968. Primarily a training force at end of 1980s. | ||
| 18th Air Army | Dec. 1944 | April 1946 | Designed to provide massive strikes on important enemy forces. Used to support important Soviet objectives. Disbanded and used to form the basis of the Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.... of the Soviet Union. |
| 19th Army of the PVO | Soviet Air Defence Forces | ||
| 22nd Air Army | Northern Military District | ||
| 23rd Air Army | 1967 | 1998 | Transbaikal Military District Transbaikal Military District The Transbaikal Military District was a military district of first the Military of the Soviet Union and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on May 17, 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was the headquarters of the district... . In 1957 the 45th Air Army became the Air Forces of the ZabVO. 29.7.1967 the Air Forces of the ZabVO became 23rd Air Army. In 1980 the 23rd Air Army became Air Forces of the ZabVO. In 1990 the 23rd Air Army was reformed from the Air Forces of the Transbaikal Military District. Commander of the 23rd Air Army, General Lieutenant Dimitri Kutsekon, was killed in a helicopter crash in August 1996. A late 1980s(?) order of battle is http://www.militar.org.ua/foro/otan-vs-pacto-de-varsovia-t693-270.html. |
| 24th Air Army 24th Air Army The 24th Air Army was an Air army of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1980, and probably inactivated in 1992. Its headquarters was located at Vinnitsa.... |
2nd Separate Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps was established in August 1960 at Vinnitsa from elements of HQ 43rd Air Army of the Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.... . Redesignated 24th Air Army VGK 1 August 1980. South-Western Strategic Direction. At the dissolution of the Soviet Union this Army had forces in Belarus and Ukraine. In Ukraine forces consisted of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, at Starokonstantinov, the 56th Bomber Aviation Division at Cherlyany, and the 138th Fighter Aviation Division at Mirgorod. In Ukraine in 1991-92, this Army had available over 140 Su-24 Fencer, over 35 Yak-28 electronic warfare aircraft, and 40 MiG-27 Floggers and 40 Su-27 Flankers for strike escort. |
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| 26th Air Army | (Belarussian Military District) On 15 June 1992, by decree № 05 of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, the 26th Air Army headquarters became the command of the Belarusian Air Force Belarusian Air Force The Belarussian Air Force is the air force of the Armed Forces of Belarus, formed in 1992 from the 26th Air Army of the Soviet Air Forces which had been serving in the Byelorussian SSR.- Organization :... . |
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| 30th Air Army | 1.8.80 | October 1994 | Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.... . Activated at Blagovechensk, Amur Oblast, from the 8th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps. 31st and 55th Heavy Bomber Aviation Divisions appear to have been with the Army for most of its existence. |
| 34th Air Army | After 1949 | 1992 | Former 62nd Air Army, Transcaucasian Military District Transcaucasian Military District The Transcaucasian Military District, a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, traces its history to May 1921 and the incorporation of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia into the USSR... . |
| 36th Air Army | After 1949 | 1992? | Southern Group of Forces Southern Group of Forces The Southern Group of Forces was a Soviet Armed Forces formation formed twice following the Second World War, most notably around the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
| 37th Air Army 37th Air Army The 37th Air Army of the High Supreme Command was the strategic bomber force of the Russian Air Force from 1998 to 2009... |
Moscow, Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.... |
- 43rd Air Army DA - became 43rd Rocket Army43rd Rocket ArmyThe 43rd Red Banner Rocket Army was an army of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces.It was formed at Vinnitsa within the Kiev Military District's boundaries on 1 September 1960 from the previous 43rd Air Army of the Long Range Aviation....
1960 - 46th Air Army (SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
, Long Range AviationLong Range AviationLong Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force....
) - 49th Air Army (Central Asian or Turkestan Military DistrictTurkestan Military DistrictThe Turkestan Military District was a military district of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Armed Forces, with its headquarters at Tashkent. The District was first created during the 1874 Russian military reform when by order of Minister D.A. Milyutinym the territory of Russia was...
- 50th Air Army DA - became 50th Rocket Army 1960
- 65th Air Army DALong Range AviationLong Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force....
- raised February 15, 1949. Preceded by 3rd Air Army DA (1946-49). Disbanded 1957 and according to Czech source succeeded by 5th Air Army DA 1957-1960. Commanders 02/15/1949 to 04/12/1951 Zhdanov, Vasily Nikolayevich (Colonel General Aviation), and 12.04.1951-00.10.1951 Tupikov, Georgy Nikolayevich (General Aviation). - 73rd Air Army (Alma-Ata, Central Asian Military District)
- 76th Air Army (Leningrad, Leningrad Military DistrictLeningrad Military DistrictThe Leningrad Military District was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District.-History:...
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Sources
- Kozlov, M.M., (ed.), Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 (Russian), encyclopaedia, Moscow, Soviet Encyclopaedia (pub.), 1985
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- http://www.allaces.ru/cgi-bin/s2.cgi/sssr/struct/main.dat V.V. Kharin, Aviators of the Second World War (in Russian)
External links
- Michael Holm, Air Armies, accessed August 2011