He Soviet Air - Army University Press

he Soviet Air Experience

by Lieutenant Coldnel David M. Glantz, U.S. Army November 1984

U.S. Army Command and General

Staff College Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-6900

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Glantz, David M. The Soviet airborne experience.

(Research survey / Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ; no. 4)

"November 1984." Bibliography: p. 1. Soviet Union. Arm&-Parachute troops-History. 2. Soviet Union. Arm%-Airborne troops-History. 3. World War, 193%1945-Aerial operations, Russian. I. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Combat Studies Institute. II. Title. III. Series: Research survey (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Combat Studies Institute) ; no. 4. UD485.S65G53 1985 356'.166'0947 64-28536

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CONTENTS

Maps Tables..................*.............................................................. Abbreviations......................................~ Symbols ...............................................

vi: .. ix

xi

Chapter

1. THE PREWAR EXPERIENCE..........................

1

Genesis of the Airborne Concept ................

Early Experimentation ..........................

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Formation of an Airborne Force .................

8

On the Eve of War ...............................

18

2. EVOLUTION OF AIRBORNE FORCES DURING

WORLD WAR II.................................=

25

Initial Airborne Involvement ...................

25

Organization and Employment ....................

28

3. OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT: VYAZ`MA,

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1942 ........................

37

Strategic Context ..............................

37

Operational Planning .

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8th Airborne Brigade A..s..s..a..u..l.t..................................

8th Airborne Brigade Operations ................

53

Conclusions .....................................

56

4. OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT: VYAZ'MA,

FEBRUARY-JUNE 1942..,........................

59

Operational Planning ...........................

59

4th Airborne Corps Assault .....................

63

February Offensive .............................

65

March Offensive ................................

67

April Offensive ................................

Encirclement and Breakout, 1 May-23 June 1942 . . E

Conclusions ....................................

85

5. OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT: ON THE DNEPR,

SEPTEMBER 1943................................

91

Operational Planning ...........................

Airborne Assault ...............................

5th Airborne Brigade O...p..e..r.a..t.i.o..n..s..........................

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Conclusions .. ........

iii

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