7th Assault Aviation Corps
The 7th Assault Aviation Corps (7 ShAK) was an aviation corps of the Red Air Force that fought in World War II.
| 7th Assault Aviation Corps | |
|---|---|
| 7 ShAK | |
 Il-2 attack | |
| Active | 1943-1949 |
| Disbanded | 10 January 1949 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Engagements | World War II |
Names
- 10th Composite Air Corps
- 7th Attack Air Corps
- 7th Attack Air Corps Sevastopol
- 68th Attack Air Corps Sevastopol
History
The 7th Assault Aviation Corps was formed on 21 July 1943 from the 10th Mixed Aviation Corps.[1] It received the Sevastopol honorific for its support of the Crimean Offensive. The corps was renumbered as the 68th Assault Aviation Corps on 10 January 1949.[2]
Operational army
- C 21 July 1943 to 16 May 1944, just 301 days [3]
- C 17 August 1944 to 16 April 1945, just 243 days,[3]
Total: 544 days
Subordinations
| Unit | Period |
|---|---|
| 8th Air Army, Southern Front | 07/21/1943 - 10/20/1943 |
| 8th Air Army, 4th Ukrainian Front | 20/10/1943 - 16/05/1944 |
| Reserve of the Supreme High Command | 05/16/1944 - 06/01/1944 |
| Air Force Kharkov Military District | 06/01/1944 - 17/08/1944 |
| 14th Air Army,3rd Baltic Front | 08/17/1944 - 01/10/1944 |
| 3rd Air Army, 1st Baltic Front | 01/10/1944 - 02/01/1945 |
| 15th Air Army, 2nd Baltic Front | 02/01/1945 - 03/01/1945 |
| 15th Air Army, Courland Army Group, Leningrad Front | 03/01/1945 - 16/04/1945 |
| Reserve of the Supreme High Command | 04/16/1945 - 06/10/1945 |
| 14th Air Army, Carpathian Military District | 06/10/1945 - 02/20/1949 |
| 57th Air Army, Carpathian Military District | 02/20/1949 - 04/01/1956 |
Composition
- 206th Melitopol Red Banner Assault Aviation Division
- 503rd Order of Kutuzov Attack Aviation Regiment
- 686th Sevastopol Red Banner Attack Aviation Regiment (1944-1945)
- 806th Order of Suvorov Attack Aviation Regiment
- 807th Sevastopol Attack Aviation Regiment
- 289th Nikopol Red Banner Assault Aviation Division
- 232nd Attack Aviation Regiment
- 686th Sevastopol Red Banner Attack Aviation Regiment (1943-1944)
- 947th Sevastopol Attack Aviation Regiment
- 236th Fighter Aviation Division (since 07.21.1943 at 08.1943 and 01.1944, the on 05.1944 g)
References
- Order NKO number 0087 of July 21, 1943
- General Staff directive number ORG / 1/120016 of 10 January 1949
- List number 4 offices buildings that were part of the army in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Moscow. 1956.
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