9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
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The 9th "Odessa" Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was a "regiment of aces" unit in the Soviet Air Forces created to assist the USSR in gaining air supremacy over the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
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9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Soviet Air Force |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations | Guards designation Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov |
Commanders | |
Regimental Commander | Lev Shestakov (until Aug 1943) Anatoly Morozov (Aug 1943-June 1944) Arkady Kovachevich (June 1944-Sept 1944) Vladimir Lavrinenkov (Sept 1944-Aug 1945) |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Yakovlev Yak-1 Bell P-39 Airacobra Lavochkin La-7 |
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