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VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hi all,
In the morning of 25 May 1944, at 7.49 and 7.50, I./JG 52 claimed two Yak 9s in the area of Tiraspol. On 4 June 1944, between 15.00 and 16.32, JG 52 claimed nine Il-2s and SG 10 three more in the area of Iasi. Any hint about possible Soviet losses in these actions and units involved would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Boris |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hi Boris
On 25 May 1944 17 VA lost in that region one recce Yak-9 of 39 ORAP shot down by fighters, pilot wounded, saved. Also in another dogfight one La-5 was shot down (5 GvIAP I guess), pilot KIA, plus one recce Pe-2 ftr, unknown cause, 39 ORAP. |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hi Boris
On 25 May 1944 17 VA lost in dogfight one recce Yak-9, 39 ORAP, pilot wounded, saved. One Pe-2 of the same unit ftr, unknown cause. In another dogfight one La-5 was shot down, pilot KIA (5 GvIAP, I guess). |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hello Zoran,
Thank you for the data provided. In the meantime I found out that the La 5 was actually from 164 IAP, ml.leit. Ivan Gritsenko being killed. Do you happen to know at least roughly the time when La 5 and Yak 9 were lost? Best regards, Boris |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hi Boris,
I do not have data for 17 VA at the moment, but there is something for June (from various and unchecked sources). Soviet units that fought against JG 52, SG 2, SG 10, Romanian Grupul 9 etc. belonged to Soviet 5th and 17th Air Armies. 17th was stationed closer to the Black Sea, while the 5th was northern. During May 1944 Soviet 5th Air Army (5 VA) lost 33 Yaks (Yak-1, -7B, -9D), 12 La-5, 65 P-39, 8 Pe-2 and 28 Il-2. During period 30.05-8.06.44 Luftwaffe lost up to 30 Bf 109G fighters of JG 52, and attack 30 FW 190, 7 Ju 87D/G and at least 2 Hs 129. On 3 June 5 VA recorded 26 air battles, and (over)claimed 15 Ju 87, 22 Bf 109, 18 Fw 190 and 1 Hs 129, and lost in air combat 2 Yak-9, 1 P-39 and 1 Il-2, and 1 Il-2 shot down by AA. On 4 June 5 VA recorded 22 air battles, and claimed 22 Bf 109 and 12 Fw 190 (5 Bf 109 and one Fw 190 by Il-2s) and lost in air combat 1 Yak-9 and 1 Il-2, by AA another 4 Il-2, plus missing 9 Yak-9, 2 Il-2 and 2 P-39. Of these, 7 air battles with Bf 109s and Fw 190s were fought by 6 and 427 IAPs (both 294 IAD) that escorted Il-2s of 2 ShAK. Next day, 5 June, at dawn, 11 Il-2s (2 ShAK) and 8 Yak-9s (294 IAD) attacked Großdeutschland divison's possitions and fought with Fw 190s at low altitude (and Yak-9s of 427 IAP shot down 2 Fw 190s, including one allegedly flown by Wolfram von Richthofen). Nine A-20Gs of 453 BAP, 218 BAD, were in that region also, and were attacked by Bf 109s... 5 VA controlled units, V-VI.1944: 2 GvBAK (1 GvBAD, 8 GvBAD, 218 BAD), 1 GvShAK (8 GvShAD, 9 GvShAD, 12 GvIAD), 2 ShAK (7 GvShAD, 231 ShAD), 4 IAK (294 IAD, 302 IAD), 7 IAK (9 GvIAD, 205 IAD, 304 IAD). Direct reporting: 312 NBAD, 511 RAP, 95 TrAP, 714 OAPS, 18 AP GVF. 85 SANAP and 85 KRAE were also under 5 VA during spring 44. 302 IAD soon to be renamed 14 GvIAD, on 2.7.44. You may check (at pamyat-naroda.ru), for example, 294 IAD documents: Журналы боевых действий. даты создания документа: с 30.06.1944 по 30.06.1944 г. Архив: ЦАМО, Фонд: 20511, Опись: 1, Дело: 82, Лист начала документа в деле: 184а Regards, Zoran |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Hi Zoran,
Thank you for the tip. I checked all the files of 5 and 17VA at Pamyat naroda which I was able to find Best regards, Boris |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Combat losses 205 IAD May-June 1944
Date 22 May 438 IAP Lt. Yu. A. Popov 277 flights (123 in P-39) combat missions 76 air battles (after this A/B) 22 Victories 4+ Airacobra P-39 #42785 KIA 30 May 508 IAP St. Lt. M. I. Orlov 234 flights (111 P-39) CM 60, A/B 19, V. 5+1 P-39 #42823 Parachuted 508 IAP Ml. Lt. A. V. Khlopov 236 F (102 P-39) CM 40, A/B 12, V. 1+, P-39 #42715 WIA 438 IAP Lt. K. V. Myaskov 267 F (108 P-39) CM 54, A/B 24, V. 4+, P-39 #219188 MIA 438 IAP Ml. Lt. A. P. Skripnikov 143 F (31 P-39) CM 10, A/B 2, V. 0, P-39 #28916 KIA 129 IAP Lt. L. V. Zadirako 217 F (92 P-39) CM 54, A/B 37, V. 5+1, P-39 #218662 WIA 129 IAP Ml. Lt. S. V. Akinshin 169 F (70 P-39) CM 70, A/B 12, V. 7+, P-39 #29233 KIA 129 IAP Ml. Lt. N. I. Gromov 122 F (32 P-39) CM 0, A/B 0, V. 0, P-39 #43312 MIA 129 IAP Ml. Lt. A. S. Kozinov 132 F (38 P-39) CM 5, A/B 0, V. 0, P-39 #28934 WIA 129 IAP Ml. Lt. S. Z. Bukchin 223 F (170 P-39) CM 116, A/B 37, V. 12+2, P-39 #43712 WIA 129 IAP Ml. Lt. V. N. Chesnokov 127 F (39 P-39) CM 5, A/B 0, V. 0, P-39 #42777? WIA 438 IAP Ml. Lt. N. A. Androsenko 169 F (30 P-39) CM 6, A/B 0, V. 0, P-39 #219837 Parachuted 508 IAP Ml. Lt. S. P. Krylov 375 F (81 P-39) CM 5, A/B 2, V. 0, P-39 #42781 MIA 508 IAP Ml. Lt. P. V. Kalinin 202 F (55 P-39) CM 4, A/B 2, V. 0, P-39 #42713 unharmed 438 IAP Lt. A. A. Egorov 431 F (193 P-39) CM 182, A/B 42, V. 16+, P-39 #42827? Unharmed 438 IAP Ml. Lt. G. I. Vodolazhskiy 173 F (92 P-39) CM 42, A/B 11, V. 0, P-39 #29289 MIA Will try to finish up later. |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
I ran across this Soviet report and checked the German claims but couldn’t check any Romanian claims. Considering it was alleged that Fw 190s made the attack, it appears to be SG 2 but no claims are known. So someone in the future can use this information.
Journal of Combat Operations of the 3 GShAK (TsAMO, F: 20512, O.: 1, D: 87, L. 1a page 8) 2 June 1944 A group of 16 Il-2 from 568 ShAP (231 ShAD) under escort of 10 Yak-9 from 4 IAK made a strike on a column of “enemy” tanks and infantry to the southeast and east of Toteschiy (correct name Totesti, Romania). At 12:05 the Il-2s split into two sub groups with 1st 8 Il-2 led by St. Lt. Lozorenko under cover of 10 Yak-9 on the offensive front of 52nd Army at Toteschiy. At 12:23 struck at 800 m. The 1st section went towards Soviet territory. Ml. Lt. Glanshteyn Il-2 fell in the area of Toteschiy after being attacked by a Fw 190. Kapitan Feoktsistov’s Il-2 on leaving was attacked by Fw 190s at an altitude of 200 m but was able to make it to Erureniy (Epureni, Romania) and made an emergency landing. The report also states two Il-2 from 873 ShAP Lt. Yakovlev and Ml. Lt. Khrushchev were shot down by AAA. Not all such losses claiming the loss to AAA are correct as some damaged fell to fighters. |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
Upper: 5 VA on 31.5.44, lower 17 VA on the same date |
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Re: VVS losses over Romania on 25 May and 4 June 1944
The 873 ShAP reported that pilot Lt. Yakovlev and aerial gunner Laskovich were shot down by flak in IL-2, c/n: 1874279 near Cunea Voda(?). Lt. Hrusev and gunner Kolpakov was lost in IL-2, c/n: 8492. Both planes were lost on a 4-plane recce. mission between 11:39-12:15 (Moscow time). Fighter escort was provided by 4 Yak-7s of the 427 IAP.
On June 4, 1944 the 873 ShAP lost IL-2, c/n: 9341 (Kisterev-Morozov) at Tăutești. IL-2, c/n: 7707 (Ml.Lt. Tsukerov) was damaged in combat. 130 GvShAP lost IL-2, c/n: 1878584 (pilot: Saharov) near Moimești, while 1878291 (pilot: Kravchenko) was damaged by two Fw 190s. |
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