Unit Name: | 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Air Regiment |
Dates: | June 1944 – 1945 |
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Battles: | World War II |
Aircraft Fighter: | Lavochkin La-5 |
The 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Air Regiment was a Soviet-supported aviation regiment manned by Czech and Slovak nationals during World War II. Operating the Lavochkin La-5, it was organized in June 1944 and, the following September, was deployed in support of insurgent forces during the Slovak National Uprising.[1] [2] [3]