PE-2 Guards Units of World War 2

Informationen zum Autor Dmitriy Khazanov is one of Russia's leading experts on the history of Soviet aviation in World War 2. He has written 15 books and a great number of articles, which have been published in Russia, the UK, Germany, Finland, France and Japan. Aleksander Medved is a retired air force colonel who has written a number of books and articles on the history of Soviet and foreign combat aircraft development in World War 2. Klappentext Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples had been built. These equipped more than 80 bomber air regiments, and of the latter, two were accorded Guards Air Corps status, as were six air regiments. Amongst the former was the 2nd Guards Bomber Air Corps, which was commanded by the legendary General Polbin, who was twice made a Hero of the Soviet Union. Pe-2 bomber and reconnaissance versions (the latter in service with four Guards reconnaissance air regiments of the Air Force and one regiment of Naval Aviation) were extensively used from the frozen Arctic north to the balmy Crimea front. A number of Pe-2 also saw brief combat against Japan in the final weeks of World War 2. Zusammenfassung Although the Pe-2 was widely used on the Eastern Front throughout the Great Patriotic War, only the most effective units in the Air Force and Naval Aviation were given Guards status. This is their story. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pe-2 Development Guards bomber air regiments Guards bomber air divisions Guards bomber air corps Guards reconnaissance air regiments Guards bomber air regiments of naval air forces Appendices

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Dmitriy Khazanov is one of Russia's leading experts on the history of Soviet aviation in World War 2. He has written 15 books and a great number of articles, which have been published in Russia, the UK, Germany, Finland, France and Japan.Aleksander Medved is a retired air force colonel who has written a number of books and articles on the history of Soviet and foreign combat aircraft development in World War 2.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dmitriy Khazanov, Khazanov Dmitriy, A. N Medved, Aleksander Medved, Medved Aleksander
• Collaboration: Andrey Yurgenson (Illustrations), Yurgenson Andrey (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 20.02.2013
• EAN: 9781780960654
• ISBN: 978-1-78096-065-4
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Thèmes: Combat Aircraft; Combat Aircraft
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, USSR, Soviet Union, Military aircraft, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era