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1st Czechoslovak join air division (1945)
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| From-To: |
25.01.1945 [1] - 03.08.1945 [2] |
| Commander: |
colonel Budín Ludvík |
| Number: |
25.01.1945 - 294 persons [3]
14.04.1945 - 520 persons |
| National composition: |
Czech, Slovaks, Rusyns, Soviets [wba] |
| Composition: |
25.01.1945 - 8 staff, 110 pilots, 45 shooters, 131 technicians |
| Under command: [4] |
4th Ukrainian front, Soviet 8th air army [5]
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| Movement: |
Przemysl [PL] - Iwonicz (20.02.) - Katowice [6] (07.04.) - Poręba (Pszczyna) [6] (12.04.) - Albrechtičky [CZ] (11.05.) - Prague-Letňany (15.05.) |
| Main combats: |
Ostrava's operation (14.04.-01.05.1945) |
| Unit awards: |
23.04. - Stalin's citation in order no. 241 for liberation of Opava
30.04. - Stalin's citation in order no. 353 for combats of Ostrava
03.05. - Stalin's citation in order no. 361 for combats of Tešín
Cs. military order of the white lion "For Victory" (1st grade)
Czechoslovak war cross from 1939
Czechoslovak war cross from 1939
Czechoslovak medal "For gallantry in the face of the enemy"
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Armaments & accouterments
| planned | 04/45 | 30.04. | 15.05. |
| Airplane [La-5 FN] | 72 | 32 | 26 | 26 |
| Airplane [Il-2] | 40 | 33 | 29 | 24 |
| Airplane [La-7] | | min 1 | min 1 | 26 |
| Airplane [ULa-5 FN] [7] | | | min 4 | 4 |
| Airplane [UIl-2] [7] | | | | 2 |
| Airplane [Po-2] | | | min 2 | 7 |
| Airplane [W-34 (Hi)] | | | | 1 |
| Airplane [FW-58] | | | | 1 |
Pilots were dressed in khaki uniforms.
Structure of the 1st Czechoslovak join air division
25.01.1945
subaltern units
Inspection of the 1st Czechoslovak join air division on airport Poręba (13.04.1945)
© Alexandr Dvořák
[1] - created on basement of 1st Czechoslovak independent fighter air regiment.
[2] - post war reorganization, basement for 4th Czechoslovak join air division.
[3] - until April 1945 division got another 147 Soviet technicians.
[4] - was disciplinary subordinated to command of 1st Czechoslovak army corps, but in combat actions subordinated to Soviet air command.
[5] - commander lieutenant general Zhdanov V.N.
[6] - 1st fighter air regiment and 3rd attack air regiment. The 2nd regiment continued in training on airport Iwonicz (near Krosno), from 12.04. on airport Balice and Miedzyrzecze (near Krakow).
[7] - ULa-5 and UIl-2 were training modifications of planes La-5 and Il-2.
abreviations:
[wba] = will be added; [PL] = Poland, [CZ] = Czech lands; min = at minimum
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