9th Air Army

9th Air Army
9th Air Army
Active	August 1942 – April 1957
Disbanded	1 April 1957
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Air Force
Engagements	Soviet–Japanese War Invasion of Manchuria; ;

The 9th Air Army was a military formation of the Soviet Air Forces, active from August 1942 until April 1957, which operated in the Far East.

History

It was formed on August 15, 1942 after an order of the NPO of the USSR of July 27, 1942 on the basis of the Air Forces of the 1st Red Banner Army, 25th Army and 35th Army of the Far Eastern Front.

In August 1945, the 9th Air Army, fortified by the 19th Bomber Corps, entered the 1st Far Eastern Front. The army participated in the Soviet-Japanese War and, in particular, in the Harbin–Kirin Offensive Operation. On August 9, it bombarded military facilities in the areas of Changchun and Harbin, provided air support to the 1st Red Banner and 5th armies in breaking through the defense of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces.

From August 10 to 17, it supported the advance of the troops of the 1st Far Eastern Front on Harbin and Changchun. Since August 18, the 9th Air Army started using the airfields of Harbin, Kirin, Yanji, Wonsan, Hamhung and others. During its existence, the army made more than 4400 sorties.

The 9th Air Army was renamed the 54th Air Army on January 10, 1949.

According to CIA intelligence, at least two regiments from the formation covertly fought against the United States, South Korea, and their allies in the Korean War.^[1]
On April 1, 1957 it was merged with the 29th Air Army on Sahkalin and became part of the 1st Red Banner Air Army.

Army Commanders

27.07.1942 - 18.09.1944 : Major General of Aviation Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov
18.09.1944 - 28.06.1945 : Major General of Aviation Vasily Vinogradov
28.06.1945 - 01.12.1946 : Colonel General of Aviation Ivan Sokolov
12.1946 - 03.1949 : Lieutenant-General David Yakovlevich Slobozhan
03.1949 - 02.1955 : Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov
02.1955 - 06.1956 : Lieutenant-General Yuriy Borisovich Rukachev
06.1956 - 04.1957 : Lieutenant-General Pavel Borisovich Dankevich

References

^ Carson, Austin (2018-12-31), Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics, Princeton University Press, p. 165, doi:10.1515/9780691184241-006, ISBN 978-0-691-18424-1, retrieved 2022-02-1

External links

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[1] Carson, Austin (2018-12-31), Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics, Princeton University Press, p. 165, doi:10.1515/9780691184241-006, ISBN 978-0-691-18424-1, retrieved 2022-02-1

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