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15th Air Army
The 15th Air Army was a military formation of the Soviet Air Forces, active from July 1942 until December 1993.
It was formed between 11 July and 15 August 1942, in accordance with the directive of the commander of the Soviet Air Force of 10 July 1942, on the basis of the Air Force of the Bryansk Front. The formation of the army began in the village of Pavlovka (18 km southeast of the city of Yelets) in the Lipetsk Oblast. For 10 days the creation of the army was supervised by the deputy commander of the Red Army Air Force, General-Lieutenant of Aviation Grigory Vorozheykin, who was temporary commander of the air army. From July 21, Major General of Aviation I. G. Pyatykhin, arrived from the Leningrad Front, continued and completed the formation of the association as part of the Bryansk Front. Along with Pyatykhin as commander regimental commissar Mikhail Sukhachev arrived. In August 1942 Major General of Aviation Alexey Antonovich Sakovnin became chief of staff. Initially, the army included 286th Fighter Aviation Division, 225th Attack Aviation Division, 284th Bomber Aviation Division, and three separate air regiments.
The 15th Air Army received its baptism of fire in the autumn of 1942, participating in the defensive battles near Voronezh and in the elimination of the enemy's foothold on the left bank of the Don. In the winter of 1943, it supported the front troops in the Voronezh–Kastornoye operation.
In May 1943 it participated in an air operation to destroy German aircraft at airfields.
In July-August 1943, as part of the Battle of Kursk, she participated in the Orlov Strategic Offensive, and in September 1943, it supported the front troops in the Bryansk Offensive.
In October 1943, the Army was transferred to the 2nd Baltic Front, where it fought in the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive and Riga Offensive (1944).
In 1945, the Army participated in the elimination of Army Group Courland and German forces in the Klaipėda area (January-February 1945).
On 1 May 1945 the Army comprised 5th Bomber Aviation Corps (4th, 5th Guards Bomber Aviation Divisions); 14th Fighter Aviation Corps (185th, 315th Fighter Aviation Divisions); the 284th, 313th Night Bomber Aviation Divisions; the 214th, 225th, 305th Assault Aviation Divisions; the 336th Fighter Aviation Division; four separate regiments: the 99th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment; the 187th Fire Correction Aviation Regiment; the 699th Transport Aviation Regiment; the 97th Aviation Regiment of the Civil Air Fleet, and the 87th Night Bomber Aviation Squadron. There were also the 1639th, 1683rd, and 1685th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments.
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15th Air Army
The 15th Air Army was a military formation of the Soviet Air Forces, active from July 1942 until December 1993.
It was formed between 11 July and 15 August 1942, in accordance with the directive of the commander of the Soviet Air Force of 10 July 1942, on the basis of the Air Force of the Bryansk Front. The formation of the army began in the village of Pavlovka (18 km southeast of the city of Yelets) in the Lipetsk Oblast. For 10 days the creation of the army was supervised by the deputy commander of the Red Army Air Force, General-Lieutenant of Aviation Grigory Vorozheykin, who was temporary commander of the air army. From July 21, Major General of Aviation I. G. Pyatykhin, arrived from the Leningrad Front, continued and completed the formation of the association as part of the Bryansk Front. Along with Pyatykhin as commander regimental commissar Mikhail Sukhachev arrived. In August 1942 Major General of Aviation Alexey Antonovich Sakovnin became chief of staff. Initially, the army included 286th Fighter Aviation Division, 225th Attack Aviation Division, 284th Bomber Aviation Division, and three separate air regiments.
The 15th Air Army received its baptism of fire in the autumn of 1942, participating in the defensive battles near Voronezh and in the elimination of the enemy's foothold on the left bank of the Don. In the winter of 1943, it supported the front troops in the Voronezh–Kastornoye operation.
In May 1943 it participated in an air operation to destroy German aircraft at airfields.
In July-August 1943, as part of the Battle of Kursk, she participated in the Orlov Strategic Offensive, and in September 1943, it supported the front troops in the Bryansk Offensive.
In October 1943, the Army was transferred to the 2nd Baltic Front, where it fought in the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive and Riga Offensive (1944).
In 1945, the Army participated in the elimination of Army Group Courland and German forces in the Klaipėda area (January-February 1945).
On 1 May 1945 the Army comprised 5th Bomber Aviation Corps (4th, 5th Guards Bomber Aviation Divisions); 14th Fighter Aviation Corps (185th, 315th Fighter Aviation Divisions); the 284th, 313th Night Bomber Aviation Divisions; the 214th, 225th, 305th Assault Aviation Divisions; the 336th Fighter Aviation Division; four separate regiments: the 99th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment; the 187th Fire Correction Aviation Regiment; the 699th Transport Aviation Regiment; the 97th Aviation Regiment of the Civil Air Fleet, and the 87th Night Bomber Aviation Squadron. There were also the 1639th, 1683rd, and 1685th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments.