Category: Soviet Air Forces

Categories: Soviet Union Armed Forces

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The Soviet Air Forces (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы, tr. Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily (VVS), literally "Military Air Forces") was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II. The groups were also involved in the Korean War, and dissolved along with the Soviet Union itself in 1991–92. Former Soviet Air Forces' assets were subsequently divided into several air forces of former Soviet republics, including the new Russian Air Force.

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144th Fighter Aviation Division (1, 0, 0)
14th Air Army
57th Air Army (1, 0, 0)
64th Fighter Aviation Army PVO (1, 0, 0)
Soviet Air Force, World War II (1, 0, 0)

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22 Jun 1930 Pershutino, Moscow Oblast, Russia - 04 Aug 1998 photo




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