The Italian Aviation Command in the Soviet Union.
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:40 am
Hello to all ; just sharing something I found...............................
The XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, July 25, 1941 - May 7, 1942.
Chronology and marching diary.
July 1941:
July 25, 1941: administrative constitution of the Aviazone Command of the CSIR, under the orders of Colonel Carlo Drago. Major Giovanni Borzoni commanded the XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia. The Order of Battle of Italian aviation Command in the Soviet Union (July 1941-May 1942) was as follows:
XXII° Gruppo autonomo Caccia: 359th, 362nd, 369th and 371st Squadrons with 51 (or 52) Macchi C.200, 3 Caproni Ca.133 and 2 SM81 transports
LXI° Gruppo autonomo Osservazione Aerea: 34th, 119th and 128th Squadrons with 32 Caproni Ca.311 and 1 SM81 (1)
245th and 246th Transport Squadrons with 10 and 6 SM81 respectively
(1): The 61° Gruppo OA apparently used 3 Caproni Ca 164 as liaison, as well as two German-made Fieseler Fi 156 C-3 Storch.
August 1941:
August 9, 1941: XXII° Gruppo is transferred from Tirana to Belgrade. After resupplying, the Macchi take off again in formation in the rain to arrive at Baneasa, an airport near Bucharest, at 5:00 p.m. The patrol of the 3 HQ planes opens the way for the 4 columns of 12 aircraft of each Squadriglia.
August 12, 1941: The XXII° Gruppo is transferred to Tudora, near Odessa, on the border between Romania and Russia. Tudora is a Romanian city located in Botoșani County, Western Moldova region.
Sources: http://www.italie1935-45.com/RA/histoir ... csir1.html (offline)
https://italianaircraftwwii.blogspot.co ... front.html
Cheers. Raúl M .
The XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia, July 25, 1941 - May 7, 1942.
Chronology and marching diary.
July 1941:
July 25, 1941: administrative constitution of the Aviazone Command of the CSIR, under the orders of Colonel Carlo Drago. Major Giovanni Borzoni commanded the XXII° Gruppo Autonomo Caccia. The Order of Battle of Italian aviation Command in the Soviet Union (July 1941-May 1942) was as follows:
XXII° Gruppo autonomo Caccia: 359th, 362nd, 369th and 371st Squadrons with 51 (or 52) Macchi C.200, 3 Caproni Ca.133 and 2 SM81 transports
LXI° Gruppo autonomo Osservazione Aerea: 34th, 119th and 128th Squadrons with 32 Caproni Ca.311 and 1 SM81 (1)
245th and 246th Transport Squadrons with 10 and 6 SM81 respectively
(1): The 61° Gruppo OA apparently used 3 Caproni Ca 164 as liaison, as well as two German-made Fieseler Fi 156 C-3 Storch.
August 1941:
August 9, 1941: XXII° Gruppo is transferred from Tirana to Belgrade. After resupplying, the Macchi take off again in formation in the rain to arrive at Baneasa, an airport near Bucharest, at 5:00 p.m. The patrol of the 3 HQ planes opens the way for the 4 columns of 12 aircraft of each Squadriglia.
August 12, 1941: The XXII° Gruppo is transferred to Tudora, near Odessa, on the border between Romania and Russia. Tudora is a Romanian city located in Botoșani County, Western Moldova region.
Sources: http://www.italie1935-45.com/RA/histoir ... csir1.html (offline)
https://italianaircraftwwii.blogspot.co ... front.html
Cheers. Raúl M .