Looking to create a new squad 812th Fighter Air Regiment (IAP)
Just checking if anyone might have any objections before doing so? If this has been a previous squad in this or any other arena or if someone else already has use of this identity?
This will be a Yak only squad as it was historically.
Brief History:
Full Regiment Title and Battle Honours
812th "Sevastopol" Red Banner, Order of Suvorov III
Degree, Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Honorific title "Sevastopol"
Order of the Supreme Commander in Chief No. 136 of 14 May 1944.
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 10 July 1944.
Order of Suvorov III Degree
Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 3 May 1945.
“ For exemplary fulfillment of the command’s missions in combat with the German invaders during the forcing of the River Berezina, for capture of the town Borisov, and for the valor and courage displayed during these actions. ”
The 812th IAP was one of the standard formation regiments of the VVS that reached the 500-victory level and had to its credit, among the downed enemy aircraft, a victory over the Me-262 jet fighter. It is not clear why, but not one of the three regiments of the 265th IAD [istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divisiya (fighter aviation division)], including the 812th IAP, received "guards" rank, though by their indicators they surpassed other regiments who were honored more than once.
Five pilots who served in the 812th IAP were awarded the rank Hero of the Soviet Union. Five pilots executed a ram during this period. During the war the regiment lost 67pilots. The stylized image of a bird’s wing on the Yak cowling became the calling card of the entire 3rd IAK istrebitelniy aviatsionniy korpus (fighter aviation corps)], including the 812th IAP.
This symbol, as well as the callsign of the commander of the 3d Corps, General-Leytenant Ye. Ya. Savitskiy-"Dragon", were known during the time of the basic conflicts of the Great Patriotic War (GPW) on both sides of the front during the battles for the Kuban, southern Ukraine, and Crimea, during the liberation of Belorussia, Lithuania, and Poland, and during the capture of Berlin.
<S>...-Gixer
