Soviet Air Forces
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The Soviet Air Forces were the aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union’s military, playing a decisive role on the Eastern Front in World War II and later serving as a major component of Soviet power during the Cold War.
Observed surface forms (10)
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
Korean War ⓘ Russian Civil War ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
close air support for ground forces
ⓘ
emphasis on massed aviation ⓘ strategic nuclear delivery ⓘ |
| established | 1918 ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
Soviet Air Forces
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Air Fleet
|
| garrison | air bases across the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Soviet Air Forces
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Военно-воздушные силы СССР
|
| notableAircraft |
Ilyushin Il-2
ⓘ
Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ MiG-29 ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan MiG-29
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ⓘ Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ Su-22 ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-17
Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-25 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-7 ⓘ Tupolev Tu-16 bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-95
Yakovlev Yak-3 ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alexander Novikov
ⓘ
Konstantin Vershinin ⓘ Pavel Kutakhov ⓘ Pavel Zhigarev ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
key component of Soviet nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
major instrument of Soviet power projection during the Cold War ⓘ one of the world’s largest air forces during the Cold War ⓘ played decisive role on Eastern Front in World War II ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Battle of Moscow ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Battle of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Offensive
Operation Bagration ⓘ air operations in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Axis powers
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
|
| peakAircraftInventory | several tens of thousands of aircraft ⓘ |
| peakPersonnel | over 1,000,000 ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ air transport ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ tactical air support ⓘ |
| shortName | VVS ⓘ |
| subBranch |
Soviet Air Defense Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Defense Forces (PVO) (at various times separate)
Frontal Aviation ⓘ Long-Range Aviation ⓘ Military Transport Aviation ⓘ |
| successor |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Air Force
air forces of post-Soviet states ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soviet Air Force
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-4
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
this entity surface form:
Soviet Air Forces High Command
this entity surface form:
Soviet Air Force
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-104
this entity surface form:
Soviet Air Force
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-134
this entity surface form:
Soviet Air Force
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95