Fighters of the Air Force of the Polish Army in post 11 July 1945 painting

Yak-9 with Polish markings

Il-2m3 with Polish markings

Pe-2 with Polish markings

The Air Force of the Polish Army (Polish: Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego), unofficially known as the People's Polish Air Force is the name of the Soviet-controlled Polish Air Force in the USSR between 1943 and 1947 created alongside the Polish People's Army (Polish: Ludowe Wojsko Polskie), a subordinate to the Red Army. It was the primary Polish air force formation within the Polish Armed Forces in the East during World War II. Image File history File linksMetadata Lotnictwo_Polskie_na_froncie_wschodnim. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lotnictwo_Polskie_na_froncie_wschodnim. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Flag of the Polish Air Force Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Siły Powietrzne RP). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Armia Ludowa (AL, pronounced ; English Polish Peoples Army) was a Polish World War II resistance organisation. ... Red Army flag The Workers and Peasants Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA or usually simply the Red Army) were the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and that, in 1922, became the army of the Soviet Union. ... Polish volunteers to the Anders Army, released from Soviet POW camp. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Formation

Setting up the first combat unit – the 1st Independent Fighter Squadron (1. Samodzielna Eskarda Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego) – started on July 7, 1943. As of July 23, 1943, their first training airfield was Grigoryevskoye, about 15 km south of Moscow. On August 20, 1943, the Squadron was renamed as the Polish 1st Fighter Regiment, and on October 6, as the 1st Fighter Regiment "Warszawa" ("Warsaw"). July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ...

On April 1, 1944, two more Polish units were formed at Grigorievskoye: the 2nd Bomber Regiment "Kraków" and the 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron. In June 1944 the 1st Fighter Reg. and 2nd Bomber Reg. were moved to Gostomel airfield near Kiev. At the same time about 600 Poles were sent to Soviet aviation schools in Yegoryevsk, Chkalov, Buguruslan, Sorochinsk, Volsk and Kinel. On June 5, 1944, at the Headquarters of the Polish Army, an Air Force section was created to command existing Polish AF units. The first commander was Col. Józef Smaga. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Hostomel a. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587. ... Yegoryevsk (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located roughly 100 km southeast of Moscow. ... Buguruslan (Russian: ) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. ... Sorochinsk (Russian: ) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Samara River (Volgas tributary), 170 km northwest of Orenburg. ... Volsk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Volga River where its connects with the Bolshoy Irgiz. ... Coat of arms of Kinel Kinel (Russian: ) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the Kinel River near its confluence with the Samara River, 41 km east of Samara. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

On August 16 and August 17, 1944, the 1st and 2nd Regiments landed at their first Polish Air Base at Dys near Lublin. At this time the AF of the PA was reinforced by the Soviet 611th Ground-Attack Regiment (later, personnel in this unit was partially replaced with Poles, and the regiment was renamed as the Polish 3rd Ground-Attack Reg.). A few days later, on August 19, all units were moved to airfields in Zadybie Stare and Wola Rowska - near the front line. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For other uses, see Lublin (disambiguation). ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 30, 1944, all three Regiments, reinforced by the Communication Company and Liaison Section, were combined into the Polish 1st Air Force Division (later renamed as the 4th Mixed Air Force Division). At that time, the new unit was equipped with 106 combat aircraft (Yak-1, Il-2 and Po-2). August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Yakovlev Yak-1 (originally designated I-26) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the first of a line of small, nimble fighters, relatively primitive in many respects, but easy to build and maintain, and with fine performance and handling at low altitude. ... The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (Russian: ) was a ground attack aircraft of World War II, and was produced by the Soviet Union in huge numbers; in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 36,163 were built. ... The Polikarpov U-2 or Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik (Кукурузник, from Russian kukuruza (кукуруза) for maize). ...

In September 1944, in the area of Kharkiv and Kazan, Soviet authorities started to form the Polish 1st Mixed Air Force Corps (at first with Soviet personnel, gradually replaced with Polish graduates of Soviet air force schools). The new Corps were equipped with 303 aircraft (Pe-2, Yak-9, Yak-3 and Il-2). On February 1945, the units were moved to Poland on airfields in Łowicz, Sochaczew, Łódź and Kutno. Map of Ukraine with Kharkiv highlighted. ... Kazan (Russian: ; Tatar: Qazan, Казан) is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russias largest cities. ... The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Cyrillic: Петляков Пе-2), nicknamed Peshka (Пешка - Pawn) was a Soviet medium bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was fast and maneuverable yet durable, and was manufactured in large numbers. ... Related content Related development: Yak-1 - Yak-3 - Yak-7 - Yak-11 Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: Yak-6 - Yak-7 - Yak-8 - Yak-9 - Yak-10 - Yak-11 - Yak-12 Categories: Aircraft stubs | Soviet fighter aircraft 1940-1949 ... The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a Russian fighter aircraft of World War 2. ... Łowicz is a town in central Poland with about 32,000 inhabitants. ... Sochaczew - a town in central Poland (52. ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Kutno is a town in central Poland with 51,000 inhabitants (1995). ...

In late August and the beginning of September 1944, the 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron, cooperating already with the 1st Polish Army, was joined by three more units of this type: 3rd Squadron, in coordination with the 2nd Polish Army, and the 4th and 5th Sqns., subordinated to Communication Command of the Polish Army. Polish flag over Berlin. ...

On October 31, 1944, all Polish aviation units were subordinated to the newly created Command of the Air Force of the Polish Army with Maj. Gen. Teodor Połynin. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... GeneraÅ‚ dywizji (literally General of a division, abbreviated gen. ...

At the beginning of November, the next units were created: the 12th Medical Aviation Regiment, 13th Transport Aviation Regiment, 17th Liaison Aviation Regiment, and the first Polish Aviation School in Zamość with Józef Smuga as commander, promoted to the rank of Bryg. Gen.. The new school started teaching on January 2, 1945. Polish pilots were also trained in the 15th Independent Reserve Air Force Regiment, formed on October 28, 1944. Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999). ... GeneraÅ‚ brygady (literally General of a brigade, abbreviated gen. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

In December 1944, the AF of the PA took over control from Soviet Air Forces in the 7th Air Base Area. Two more aviation units reinforced the AF of the PA in March 1945. Those were the 6th Independent Transport Aviation Squadron formed at Okęcie Airport, conducting missions for the Temporary Government as well as the Headquarters of the Polish Army, and the 14th Independent Air Reconnaissance and Correction of Artillery Fire Regiment. The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the air force of the Soviet Union. ... Airport maintenance facilities seen from runway. ...

Combat missions

The Air Force of the Polish Army went to combat at the last stage of the Lublin-Brest Offensive. Between August 23 and September 2, 1944, the 1st Air Force Division supported the 1st Polish Army on bridgeheads near Warka and Magnuszew by making 66 combat flights. After September 10, 2nd Bomber Reg. received an order to support an attack in the direction of Praga district of Warsaw, but due to bad weather the regiment didn't take part in the battle. On the following night, between September 11 and September 12, the 2nd Regiment attacked 19th Panzer Division in the area of Nowe Bródno dropping 70 50-kg bombs, 1819 bombs of smaller weight and 51 flares during 50 flights. Combatants Nazi Germany Romania Soviet Union Commanders Ferdinand Schorner (until July 23) Johannes Friessner (from July 25) (Heeresgruppe Sudukraine) Günther Blumentritt (until June 28) Walter Model (until August 16) Georg Hans Reinhardt (Army Group Centre) Konstantin Rokossovsky (1st Belorussian Front) Strength  ?  ? Casualties  ?  ? Lublin-Brest Offensive is covered in the... August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A bridgehead is literally a military fortification that protects the end of a bridge that is closest to the enemy. ... Warka is a town in central Poland, located on the left bank of Pilica river (60 kilometers south of Warsaw), with 11,300 inhabitants. ... Praga Północ and Praga PoÅ‚udnie Pragas market, Jan Piotr Norblin, 1791. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... A World War I-era parachute flare dropped from aircraft for illumination. ...

After capturing Praga, the 1st Air Force Division supported the attack of Polish 3rd Infantry Division in the area of Czerniaków, from September 15 to September 19, and after September 19, attacked German artillery in the area of Ujazdów Park, Botanical Garden, Łazienki Park, Pole Mokotowskie, Siekierki and the Warsaw University of Technology. During the Warsaw Uprising all units of the 1st Air Force Division made 609 flights. Within this number, 442 flights were made by the 2nd Regiment - 259 of them were attacks on German positions (the regiment dropped 50 tons of bombs) - and 183 were supply flights for fighters in Warsaw (33 tons of food and 72 boxes of weapons and ammunition). At the same time the 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron operating from Soplicowo made reconnaissance flights for the 1st Polish Army. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The castle in Łazienki Park Łazienki Park (Polish Park Łazienkowski or simply Łazienki) is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful urban public parks in Warsaw with many classical monuments. ... Pola Mokotowskie (sometimes the singular form Pole Mokotowskie is used) is a big park in Warsaw. ... Warsaw University of Technology is the largest academic school of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in East Europe, employing 2. ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski #, Antoni ChruÅ›ciel #, Tadeusz PeÅ‚czyÅ„ski Erich von dem Bach, Rainer Stahel, Heinz Reinefarth, Bronislav Kaminski Strength 50,000 troops (10,000 armed) 25,000 troops Casualties 18,000 killed, 12,000 wounded, 15,000 taken prisoner 250,000 civilians killed...

In the next stage of the war, between November 1, 1944, and January 13, 1945, the 1st AF Division, renamed as the 4th Mixed AF Division, took part in preparation for the Vistula-Oder Offensive. In 201 flights, it collected data about the locations of German forces in the area of the 1st Polish Army's planned attack, to the outer limit of 80-120 km behind the front line. Apart from that, each regiment of the division had its own separate tasks. The 1st Fighter Regiment was fighting against the Luftwaffe's air reconnaissance while the 2nd Regiment between November 1st and 3rd, made 130 flights bombing German positions in the areas of Sadów, Dąbrowa, Łomianki and Dziekanów Polski. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Combatants Wehrmacht i. ... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Coat of Arms Łomianki is a town in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 15,602 inhabitants (2005). ...

On January 14, the Vistula-Oder Offensive started, but due to cloudy weather, until January 19, only the 2nd Regiment took part in combat, bombing enemies' positions in the areas of Modlin, Leszno, Błonie and Sochaczew. The 3rd Ground-Attack Regiment joined the battle on January 16, and under the cover of the 1st Fighter Regiment, attacked German positions in the area of Modlin, Adamówek, Palmiry, Dziekanów, Sieraków and Kaliszki supporting the 47th Soviet Army. After the liberation of Warsaw the 2nd and 3rd Regiments were attacking retreating enemy troops while the 1st Regiment was defending Warsaw as well as reconstructed bridges over the Vistula after the Luftwaffe attacks. During the first period of the Vistula-Oder Offensive the 1st Reg. made 221 combat flights, the 2nd - 107 and the 3rd Reg - 81. Apart from the combat, units of the 13th Transport Aviation Regiment delivered 4620 kg of weapons and ammunition and 176 officers to the western bank of the Vistula during 666 flights. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Modlin was a village near Warsaw in Poland near the banks of rivers Narew and Vistula. ... Sochaczew - a town in central Poland (52. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Modlin was a village near Warsaw in Poland near the banks of rivers Narew and Vistula. ... Cemetery in Palmiry Tomb of Janusz KusociÅ„ski Tomb of Maciej Rataj Palmiry (pronounce: ) is a small village in Poland in Mazovian Voivodship, near Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, north of Warsaw. ... The Vistula (Polish: ) is with 1,047 kilometers (678 miles) the longest river in Poland. ...

Due to the fast advance of Allied forces in the West, the 4 Mixed Division was moved to the Sanniki airfield, and later to Bydgoszcz. From there, aircraft of the division began the next stage of the Vistula-Oder Offensive against the Pomeranian Wall. First, the 3rd Regiment went into action. From February 4 to February 8, the regiment made reconnaissance flights over the Wall in the areas of Szczecinek, Wałcz, Górnica, Barwice, Czaplinek, Węgorzewo Koszalińskie and Białogard, under the cover of the 282nd Soviet Fighter Division. Between February 9 and February 15, the 3rd Regiment attacked German troops surrounded in the area of Piła during 141 flights, and collected data about the enemy during 62 reconnaissance flights. Later on February 15 and February 16, the 3rd and 1st Regiments were attacking the remains of German forces retreating from the Piła area to the rear of the 1st Polish Army near Tarnówka. On February 19, those two units attacked ground targets in the area of Orla, Wierzchowo, Złocieniec and Szczecinek. Before that, on February 14, the 1st Regiment made reconnaissance flights over the airfield and eastern part of Piła. On February 20, the 3rd Regiment attacked rail transports in Szczecinek and Złocieniec. Apart from units of the 4th Division, the 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron also took part in the flights, bombing the fortifications of the Wall on the night of February 8 to February 9. Bydgoszcz ( ; German: ; Latin: ) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Szczecinek (German: ; Kashubian: ) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 40,000 inhabitants. ... WaÅ‚cz is a county town in northwestern Poland with approx. ... Barwice Coat of Arms Barwice (German: ) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodship, in Szczecinek County. ... Coat of Arms Czaplinek (German: ) is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,969 inhabitants (2004). ... BiaÅ‚ogard (IPA: ; German: ; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Biôłogard) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 25,000 inhabitants. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... PiÅ‚a (German Schneidemühl) is a town in northwestern Poland. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tarnówka is a village in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodship, the centre of a rural commune in Zlotów County. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Orla is a census town in Hazaribag district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ... ZÅ‚ocieniec (German: Falkenburg), is a town in Middle Pomerania, in north-western Poland with some 12,000 inhabitants. ... Szczecinek (German: ; Kashubian: ) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 40,000 inhabitants. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

At this stage of the Offensive the 3rd Regiment made 391 combat flights (161 of them were reconnaissance flights), the 1st Regiment made 124 flights and the 2nd Regiment made 51 flights. The whole 4th Division destroyed over 300 wheeled vehicles, 21 locomotives, over 140 horse wagons, 163 railroad cars and much other military equipment. In this same period the Division lost six flying personnel and 5 aircraft (2 Yak-9, 2 Il-2 and 1 Po-2).

On March 1, the 3rd Reg. covered by the 1st Reg. attacked the German defence position on the southern edge of Bojursk in the area of Żabin, and on Hill 156.6, in preparation for the offensive of the 1st Polish Army in that direction. Later on the same day the two units supported an attack of their land forces in the area of Wierzchowo, Żabin and Żabinek. For the next two days the units supported an attack of the 1st Polish Army with direct fire and reconnaissance. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

During the Battle of Kołobrzeg aircraft of the 4th Division were relocated to Mirosławiec. Among encountered difficulties were cloudy weather and problems with fuel supply (especially with the B-70 gasoline used by the Po-2). Due to such circumstances units of the 4th Division were flying only between March 9-March 11 and March 13-March 15, (the 2nd Reg. equipped with Po-2 flew only on the night of March 11-March 12) while battle continued from March 5 to March 17. On those few days the 4th Division made 127 combat flights dropping 25 tons of bombs, sinking 1 transport ship and 4 barges, and destroying 9 batteries of mortars, 3 batteries of field artillery, 8 batteries of anti-aircraft artillery and many points of German defence. KoÅ‚obrzeg (pronounce: [kÉ”wÉ”bʒεg] â–¶(?), Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kòłobrzeg, German: Kolberg) is a city in Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland with some 50,000 inhabitants (2000). ... MirosÅ‚awiec (German: ) is a town in Poland. ... Gasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (75th in leap years). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ...

After the battle, between March 19 and April 8, units of the 4th Mixed AF Division patrolled the shore of Baltic Sea between Kołobrzeg and Dziwnów, and made reconnaissance flights over German positions on Wolin and Chrząszczewska Island. The 1st Regiment also protected positions of the 1st Polish Army from attacks of the Luftwaffe. This same regiment conducted reconnaissance flights over the Chrząszczewska Island V-2 rocket launcher, later heavily damaged by the 3rd Regiment. Aircraft of the 2nd Regiment and 103rd Squadron patrolled Western Pomerania, tracking remnants of the German troops and giving coordinates to land forces. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... Dziwnów (German: ) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodship, in KamieÅ„ County, on the Baltic Sea, at the point where the river Dziwna flows into it. ... Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... The Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V-2) (Reprisal weapon 2 Propaganda name given by Joseph Goebbels) , also known, in the Development Process as the A4 (Aggregat 1-4), was the first and till date has the most lethal combat record of any ballistic missile. ... Historic Western Pomerania (outlined in yellow) Western Pomerania (also West Pomerania, Polish: , German: ), is a geographical and historical region in the west of Pomerania in northern Poland and Germany. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

The last great operation of the Air Force of the Polish Army in World War II was the Battle of Berlin. On April 14, the 4th Mixed Division was regrouped to the Baranówko airfield located 35 km to the east of the Odra River. On the night of April 15, just before the offensive, the 2nd Regiment attacked German positions near Bad Freienwalde, Neu Ranft, Neu Rüdnitz and Alt Reetz. On April 16, the Allied land forces began the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. In the morning of the first day of the operation the aircraft were useless due to thick fog over the Odra valley. In the evening, only a small group of Il-2's from the 3rd Regiment under protection of fighters from the 1st Regiment attacked German positions on the left bank of the river near Neu Rüdnitz. The situation was similar the next day, but on April 18 and April 19, air force actions were much more intensive. Aircraft of the 3rd Reg. gave close support to the attacking 1st Polish Army while pilots of the 1st Reg. fought with Luftwaffe and made reconnaissance flights for the 1st Polish and 61st Soviet Armies. The 103rd Squadron delivered written orders from the Soviet command posts to field commanders at the front and evacuated wounded soldiers on their way back. During this phase of battle Poles made 330 combat flights. Combatants Soviet Union Communist Poland Nazi Germany Commanders 1st Belorussian Front – Georgiy Zhukov 2nd Belorussian Front – Konstantin Rokossovskiy 1st Ukrainian Front – Ivan Konev Army Group Vistula – Gotthard Heinrici then Kurt von Tippelskirch[2] Army Group Centre – Ferdinand Schörner Berlin Defense Area – Helmuth Reymann then Helmuth Weidling #[3] Strength 2... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... The Oder (or Odra) River (German: Oder, Polish/Czech: Odra, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe (mostly in Poland). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Bad Freienwalde is a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... The Battle of the Oder-Neisse was one of the last pitched battles of World War II. It was fought over four days, from April 16 until April 19, 1945, within the larger context of the Battle of Berlin. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ...

In the next stage of the final battle, between April 20 and April 24, the 4th Mixed AF Division provided air cover, especially during the crossing of the Alte Oder and Ruppiner Canal. At this time Il-2's attacked the German forces during the attack of the 1st Polish Army in the areas of Bernöwe, Oranienburg, Kremmen and Nauen. During this phase of battle Poles made 305 combat flights including 72 of them by night. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... Oranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. ... Kremmen is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. ... Nauen is a German town west of Berlin. ...

On April 24, the Polish 1st Mixed Air Force Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. Filip Aglacow, completed its relocation to airfields in the area of Myślibórz, but only the 2nd Ground-Attack Division and the 3rd Fighter Division because the 1st Bomb Division was still training in central Poland. Those two units increased the strength of the main group of the Polish Air Force almost four times up to four fighter regiments, four ground-attack regiments and one bomber regiment. On the first day only fighters from the 3rd Division took part in the battle covering units crossing the Hohenzollern Canal near Henningsdorf during 41 combat flights. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... GeneraÅ‚ brygady (literally General of a brigade, abbreviated gen. ... MyÅ›libórz (German Soldin) is a town in north-west Poland, in Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania) Voivodship. ... Hennigsdorf is a town north west of Berlin, Germany. ...

Between April 25 and April 29, Polish aircraft discovered a threat from Army Detachment Steiner. The most intensive day of combat between the Polish aviation 1st Army and Steiner's group was April 26. On this day the 2nd Division and 3rd Regiment made 412 combat flights attacking German troops near Löwensberg, Zehdenick, Bercksdorf and Nassenheide in support of units on the bridgehead over the Ruppiner Canal, while the fighters of the 3rd Division and the 1st Regiment made 128 combat flights on that day, fighting against the Luftwaffe that tried to help Steiner's Group. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Army Detachment Steiner (Armeeabteilung Steiner), was a temporary military unit, something more than a corps but less than an army, created on paper by German dictator Adolf Hitler on 21 April 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, and placed under the command of SS Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... Zehdenick is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. ...

After the destruction of Army Detachment Steiner all units of the 1st Mixed AF Division and two divisions of the 1st Mixed AF Corps supported the attack of the 1st Polish Army to the Elbe River. Polish land forces reached the river on May 3. On the same date, in the area of Havelberg and Wulkau, Polish aircraft met with groups of P-51 Mustangs of US Eighth Air Force in the air three times. On the next day the commander of the 1st Belorussian Front, Georgy Zhukov gave an order to stop all combat missions of the air force except reconnaissance. The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Havelberg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflicts most successful and recognizable aircraft. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ... The 1st Belorussian Front (alternative spellings are 1st Byelorussian Front and 1st Belarusian Front) was a military subdivision (Front) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, GCB (Russian: ) (December 1, 1896 [O.S. November 19]–June 18, 1974), was a Soviet military commander who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Nazi occupation, to overrun...

Apart from those main combat units of the AF of the PA other, smaller units like the 17th Liaison Aviation Regiment and the 13th Transport Aviation Regiment were making many flights transporting officers and supply. Also, the 12th Medical Aviation Regiment took part in an operation evacuating 1296 soldiers of the 2nd Polish Army to hospitals in Poznań. PoznaÅ„ ( ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Polish: StoÅ‚eczne Miasto PoznaÅ„ (Latin: , German: , Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ...

Contribution of the Air Force of the Polish Army to World War II

The main task of the Air Force of the Polish Army was support to land forces. Here are the Air Force's statistics for this task:

Ground attacks:

• 13,620 flights including 5,800 combat flights
• 1.300 wheeled vehicles destroyed
• 290 railroad cars destroyed
• 28 locomotives destroyed
• 25 tanks destroyed
• 4 aircraft destroyed on airfields
• 1 transport ship sunk
• 4 barges sunk
• over 400 field artillery batteries destroyed
• 25 mortar batteries destroyed
• 371 buildings burned

Air combat:

• 16 aircraft shot down in 57 battles

Casualties:

• 94 troops including 25 KIA, rest DOW (died of wounds),
• 36 aircraft destroyed
• 24 aircraft damaged

Temporary grave of an American machine-gunner during the Battle of Normandy. ...

Transformation

Up to 11 July 1945 the Red Star was used as the main national mark on aircraft of the Air Force of the Polish Army

A chessboard was used as additional mark until 11 July 1945, and after this date as the only mark on aircraft of the Air Force of the Polish Army

During the first days after the war, 67 of the oldest aircraft were immediately withdrawn from the service, for personnel safety. Those were mainly the Po-2s, Il-2s and Jak-1s. Another task was to reduce the number of active servicemen. The plan was to decrease the number of soldiers to 12,314, including the 3150 commissioned officers. The oldest privates, the non-commissioned officers, and about 300 Soviet officers that were serving in the Air Force of the Polish Army during the war, were first to be demobilized. Image File history File links URSS-Russian_aviation_red_star. ... Image File history File links URSS-Russian_aviation_red_star. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Red star on the Soviet flag The five-pointed red star (a pentagram without the inner pentagon) is a symbol of Communism and Socialism and represents the five fingers of the workers hand, as well as five of six inhabited continents. ... Image File history File links Szachownica-till1993. ... Image File history File links Szachownica-till1993. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or noncom, is a non-commissioned member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ...

On 11 July 1945 Lt. Gen. Połynin ordered that all national marks on aircraft be changed to Polish chessboards. Up to this time all machines were painted like aircraft of the Soviet Air Force with additional Polish chessboards on the sides of planes (the width of the Polish mark was between 300 mm and 350 mm so it was slightly bigger than marks used by the Polish Air Force in Great Britain). July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the air force of the Soviet Union. ... The Polish Air Forces (Polskie Siły Powietrzne) was a name of Polish Air Forces formed in the United Kingdom and France during World War II. Banner of the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain Monument to fallen Polish airmen; Warsaw, Pole Mokotowskie After the collapse of France in...

Also the structure was gradually changed. At the beginning of July 1945, the 2nd Night Bomber Regiment "Kraków" was rearmed changing the Po-2s to the Il-2m3s and renamed as the 2nd Ground-Attack Reg. "Kraków". The Headquarters of the 1 Mixed Air Force Corps and some auxiliary units were disbanded as of July 25, including: the 12th Medical Aviation Regiment, 2nd Saxonian Independent Headquarters Squadron, 3007th Field Post Office, 13th Transport Aviation Regiment, 1596th Regiment of Air Defence, 901st Company of Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns, 7th Technic and Technical Operationality Company, 22nd Company for Special Missions and the 5th Independent Camouflage Platoon. Meanwhile some names were also changed: the 15th Independent Reserve Air Force Regiment became the 15th Education and Training Aviation Regiment (Polish: 15. Szkolno-Treningowy Pułk Lotniczy) and the 17th Liaison Aviation Regiment became the 17th Mixed Aviation Regiment. At this same time, a few training units were created that prepared the officers to replace the veterans of World War II: the 16th Independent Company of Preparations and Education (Polish: 16. Samodzielna Kompania Szkolno-Przygotowawcza) subordinated to the new Pilot's Officer's Air Force School (detached from the Officer's Air Force School), the 17th Independent Company of Preparations and Education subordinated to the other branch of the former Officer's Air Force School: Technician's Air Force School, the 2nd Independent Technical Airfield Company (Polish: 2. Samodzielna Kompania Techniczno-Lotnicza subordinated to the 483rd Airfield Service Battalion and the 2nd Independent Technical Airfield Company subordinated to the 513th Airfield Service Battalion. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...

Up to 25 September 1945, the following units were disbanded: the 4th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron, the 5th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron, the 1131st Company of Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns, the 5th Independent Photographic Company, the Section of Liaison Aviation of the 1st Armoured Corps, the 7th Field Laundry and the 7th Household Storage. Some units changed names: the 4th Pomeranian Mixed Air Force Division to the 1st Pomeranian Mixed Air Force Division, the 15th Education and Training Aviation Regiment to the 1st Education and Training Aviation Regiment, the 17th Mixed Aviation Regiment to the 2nd Mixed Aviation Regiment and the 7th Area of Air Bases to the 1st Area of Air Bases. In all other units, except training ones, the number of troops were decreased. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

These were disbanded in October 1945: the 338th Company of Telegraph Builders, the 14th Independent Engineer Airfield Construction Battalion and all the Independent Engineer Airfield Construction Battalions.

These were disbanded in December 1945: the command of the 1st Area of Air Bases (some were subordinated to command units): the 3006th Cereal Storage, the 2003rd Main Air Force Field Storage and the 7th Field Military Household Storage (Polish: 7. Polowy Magazyn Wojskowo-gospodarczy). Also, the names of some units were changed: the 73rd Airfield Service Battalion became the 1st Airfield Service Battalion, the 74th Airfield Service Battalion became the 2nd Airfield Service Battalion, and following this rule: 129th Airfield Service Battalion was renamed as the 3rd Battalion, 130th as the 4th, the 483rd as the 5th, the 495th as the 6th, the 513th as the 7th and the 686th as the 8th. Also the 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron was renamed as the 9th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron that was subordinated to Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego. In 6 December 1945 all units of the Civilian Air Fleet were transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Communication as LOT Polish Airlines. Korpus BezpieczeÅ„stwa WewnÄ™trznego (KBW, Internal Security Corps), special military unit established in 1945 to assure internal order, and fight against independent underground (the remnants of Polish Home Army), Ukrainian armed organizations (UIA), and German ones. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... LOT Polish Airlines (LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze) is an airline based in Poland. ...

In January 1946 the next restructurisation in the chain of command was started. All commands of divisions were disbanded, and all regiments were directly subordinated to the command of the Air Force of the Polish Army. Also disbanded were: the 4th Bomb Regiment, the 5th Bomb Regiment, the 7th Ground-Attack Regiment, the 8th Ground-Attack Regiment, the 2nd Mixed Aviation Regiment, the 9th Fighter Regiment and some other units of backup. Some regiments changed names: the 2nd Ground-Attack Reg. "Kraków" to the 4th Ground-Attack Reg. "Kraków", the 3rd Ground-Attack Regiment to the 5th Ground-Attack Regiment, the 10th Fighter Regiment to the 2nd Fighter Regiment, the 11th Fighter Regiment to the 3rd Fighter Regiment and the 3rd Bomb Regiment to the 7th Bomb Regiment. Also the 1st Education and Training Aviation Regiment was decreased to a Squadron.

In May and June 1946 military education was reformed. Military Pilots of the Polish Army School in Dęblin was renamed as the Polish Air Force Academy, while a few schools of junior specialists, the 16th and 17th Independent Companies of Preparations and Education were replaced by the Independent Educational Company of Junior Aviation Specialists (Polish: Samodzielna Szkolna Kompania Młodszych Specjalistów Lotniczych). Also one new unit was created: the Section of Liaison Aviation of Command of Polish Army. This unit had to secure communication between the command of the army and commands of military districts. DÄ™blin is a town, population 19,000, on the Wieprz River, in Lublin Voivodship, Poland. ...

In December 1946 the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Airfield Service Battalions were disbanded. At this same time the Temporary Storage of Preservation and Conservation of Reserve Aircraft (Polish: Tymczasowy Magazyn Przechowywania i Konserwacji Samolotów Rezerwowych) was created.

In 1947 some storage was closed: the Storage of Airfield Equipment and Building Materials, the Storage of Fuel and Greases, 2nd Air Force Repair Workshops of type "C" and Guarding Company of Central Air Force Storage.

In 1946 the last Poles that were educated in Aviation Schools in the Soviet Union returned to Poland. Others rejoining the service between 1945 and 1947 included 205 pre-war officers and non-commissioned officers that returned from POW camps, and disbanded units of Polish Air Forces in Great Britain including such famous pilots like Maj. Stanisław Skalski. The Polish Air Forces (Polskie SiÅ‚y Powietrzne) was a name of Polish Air Forces formed in France and the United Kingdom during World War II. The core of the Polish air units fighting alongside the allies were experienced veterans of Polish September Campaign of 1939 and they largely contributed... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... StanisÅ‚aw Skalski was born in Kodyma, Poland, on 27 October, 1915. ...

On March 13, 1947, the Air Force of the Polish Army was renamed as the Polish Air Force (Polish: Wojska Lotnicze), ending its transformation to a peacetime Air Force. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Despite reorganisation, some units (the 2nd Independent Mixed Air Force Regiment, 9th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron, aviation sections of military districts and partially, units of the Air Force Academy) were used against Polish anti-communist guerillas and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, up to 14 November 1947. Mainly Po-2 aircraft were used in those fights, in reconnaissance, liaison, propaganda and sometimes in ground-attack missions. Il-2's were also used in a few fights. Units of the Air Force of the Polish Army were also used in propaganda actions before the Polish people's referendum, 1946. This is a monument to the Armia Krajowa in Sopot, Poland. ... UPA appeal poster. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Peoples referendum (referendum ludowe) of 1946, also know as 3 times YES (3 razy TAK) was a referendum held in Poland on 30 June 1946 on the authority of State National Council (Krajowa Rada Narodowa) (order of 27 April 1946). ...

Organisation at the end of the war

• Command of the Air Force of the Polish Army (Dowództwo Lotnictwa Wojska Polskiego)
  • 1st Mixed Air Force Corps (1. Mieszany Korpus Lotniczy)
    • 1st Bomb Division (1. Dywizja Lotnictwa Bombowego)
      • 3rd Bomb Regiment (3. Pułk Lotnictwa Bombowego)
      • 4th Bomb Regiment (4. Pułk Lotnictwa Bombowego)
      • 5th Bomb Regiment (5. Pułk Lotnictwa Bombowego)
    • 2nd Brandenburg Ground-Attack Division (2. Brandenburska Dywizja Lotnictwa Szturmowego)
      • 6th Ground-Attack Regiment (6. Pułk Lotnictwa Szturmowego)
      • 7th Ground-Attack Regiment (7. Pułk Lotnictwa Szturmowego)
      • 8th Ground-Attack Regiment (8. Pułk Lotnictwa Szturmowego)
    • 3rd Brandenburg Fighter Division (3. Brandenburska Dywizja Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego)
      • 9th Fighter Regiment (9. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego)
      • 10th Fighter Regiment (10. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego)
      • 11th Fighter Regiment (11. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego)
  • 4th Pomeranian Mixed Air Force Division (4. Pomorska Mieszana Dywizja Lotnicza)
    • 1st Fighter Regiment "Warszawa" (1. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego "Warszawa")
    • 2nd Bomb Regiment (2. Pułk Lotnictwa Bombowego "Kraków")
    • 3rd Ground-Attack Regiment (3. Pułk Lotnictwa Szturmowego)
  • 7th Area of Air Bases (7. Rejon Baz Lotniczych)
    • 7th Communication Company (7. Kompania Łączności)
    • 7th Technic and Technical Operationality Company (7. Kompania Techniczno-Eksploatacyjna)
    • 107th Wheel Transport Battalion (107. Batalion Transportu Samochopdowego)
    • 901st Company of Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns (901. Kompania Przeciwlotniczych Karabinów Maszynowych)
    • 2003rd Air Force Field Storage (2003. Polowy Magazyn Lotniczy)
    • 7th Household Storage (7. Skład Gospodarczy)
    • 95th Field Office of the Polish National Bank (95. Polowa Kasa Narodowego Banku Polskiego)
    • 23rd Independent Station of Oxygen Supply (23. Samodzielne Stanowisko Dostarczania Tlenu)
    • 73rd Airfield Service Battalion (73. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 74th Airfield Service Battalion (74. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 129th Airfield Service Battalion (129. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 130th Airfield Service Battalion (130. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 483rd Airfield Service Battalion (483. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 495th Airfield Service Battalion (495. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 513rd Airfield Service Battalion (513. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
    • 686th Airfield Service Battalion (686. Batalion Obsługi Lotnisk)
  • 2nd Saxonian Independent Headquarters Squadron (2. Saksońska Samodzielna Eskadra Sztabowa)
  • 6th Independent Transport Aviation Squadron (6. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Transportowego)
  • 12th Medical Aviation Regiment (12. Pułk Lotnictwa Sanitarnego)
  • 13th Transport Aviation Regiment (13. Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego)
  • 14th Independent Air Reconnaissance and Correction of Artillery Fire Regiment (14. Samodzielny Pułk Rozpoznania Lotniczego i Korygowania Ogniem Artylerii)
  • 17th Liaison Aviation Regiment (17. Pułk Lotnictwa Łącznikowego)
  • 6th Independent Regiment of Communication (6. Samodzielny Pułk Łączności)
  • 1596th Regiment of Air Defence (1596. Pułk Obrony Przeciwlotniczej)
  • 1st Independent Engineer Airfield Construction Battalion (1. Samodzielny Inżynieryjny Batalion Budowy Lotnisk)
  • 2nd Independent Engineer Airfield Construction Battalion (2. Samodzielny Inżynieryjny Batalion Budowy Lotnisk)
  • 14th Independent Engineer Airfield Construction Battalion (14. Samodzielny Inżynieryjny Batalion Budowy Lotnisk)
  • 1763rd Air Force Hospital (1763. Szpital Lotniczy)
  • Officer's Air Force School (Oficerska Szkoła Lotnicza)
  • 15th Independent Reserve Air Force Regiment (15. Samodzielny Zapasowy Pułk Lotniczy)
  • 27th Technical Air Force Storage (27. Techniczny Skład Lotniczy)
  • 953rd Quartermaster Storage (953. Skład Intendencki)
  • 620th Air Force Ammunition Storage (620. Lotniecze Składy Amunicji)
  • 338th Company of Telegraph Builders (338. Kompania Budowy Telegrafu)
  • 6th Independent Radio Station of Ground Aircraft Service (6. Samodzielna Radiostacja Naziemnej Obsługi Samolotów)
  • 18th Company of Ground Support of Flights (18. Kompania Ziemnego Zabezpieczenia Lotów)
  • 5th Independent Camouflage Platoon (5. Samodzielny Pluton Maskowania)
  • 5th Independent Photographic Company (5. Samodzielna Kompania Aerofoto)
  • 22nd Company for Special Missions (22. Kompania do Zadań Specjalnych)
  • 6th Aircraft Minor Repairs Workshops (6. Warsztaty Napraw Samolotów
  • 131st Aircraft Repair Workshops (131. Warsztaty Remontowe Samolotów)
  • 54th Mobile Repair Base (54. Ruchoma Baza Remontowa)
  • 17th Field Repair Workshops (17. Polowe Warsztaty Remontowe)
  • 192nd Field Repair Workshops (192. Polowe Warsztaty Remontowe)
  • 193rd Field Repair Workshops (193. Polowe Warsztaty Remontowe)
  • 817th Field Repair Workshops (817. Polowe Warsztaty Remontowe)

Units detached for cooperation with other commands: The National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski in Polish), is the central bank of Poland. ...

• Cooperating with the Communication Command of the Polish Army:
  • 4th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron (4. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Łącznikowego)
  • 5th Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron (5. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Łącznikowego)
• Cooperating with the 1st Polish Army
  • 103rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron (103. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Łącznikowego)
• Cooperating with the 2nd Polish Army
  • 3rd Independent Liaison Aviation Squadron (3. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Łącznikowego)
• Section of Liaison Aviation of the Armoured Force Command of the Polish Army (klucz łącznikowy przy dowództwie wojsk pancernych WP)
• Section of Liaison Aviation of the 1st Armoured Corps (klucz łącznikowy przy 1. Korpusie Pancernym)

Civil Aviation subordinated to PAF Command: Polish flag over Berlin. ...

• 18th Regiment of Civil Aviation Fleet (18. Pułk Lotnictwa Cywilnej Floty Powietrznej)
• 19th Regiment of Civil Aviation Fleet (19. Pułk Lotnictwa Cywilnej Floty Powietrznej)
• 7th Independent Squadron of Civil Aviation Fleet (7. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Cywilnej Floty Powietrznej)
• 8th Independent Squadron of Civil Aviation Fleet (8. Samodzielna Eskadra Lotnictwa Cywilnej Floty Powietrznej)
• 13 civilian airports

Aircraft (data as of 1 June 1945)

On 1 June, 1945 16,288 troops served in the People's Air Force, including 3,381 commissioned officers, and 902 civil workers. In addition, 1893 soldiers including 417 commissioned officers served in the Civil Aviation Fleet, subordinated to the Air Force. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Airworthy Po-2 in Soviet markings at the Moscow MAKS air show The Polikarpov U-2 or Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik (Russian: , from Russian kukuruza (кукуруза) for maize)[1]. The reliable, uncomplicated and forgiving aircraft, powered by a 99 hp (74 kW) Shvetsov air... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (Russian: ) was a ground attack aircraft of World War II, and was produced by the Soviet Union in huge numbers; in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 36,163 were built. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Yak-9 Yak-9D The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II. Like the Yak-3, it was a development of the earlier Yak-1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Pe-2 in flight The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Cyrillic: Петляков Пе-2), nicknamed Peshka (Пешка - Pawn) was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was fast and maneuverable yet durable, and was manufactured in large numbers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: УТ-2) was a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until the 1950s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Yakovlev Yak-1 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft and the first among the wars many successful Yakovlev fighters. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Yak-3 fighter The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian language: Як-3) was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft regarded as one of the best fighters of the war. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ...

References

• Czesław Krzemieński, Wojna powietrzna w Europie 1939-1945, Warszawa 1983, Wydawnictwo MON ISBN 83-11-06862-3
• Czesław Krzemieński, Polskie lotnictwo wojskowe 1945-1980, Warszawa 1989, Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności ISBN 83-206-0782-5