The Air Force Group Army, the campaign corps of the Soviet Air Force, is mainly composed of a number of aviation divisions and regiments, which usually cooperate with other branches of the armed forces and can also independently carry out campaign tasks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIts composition is determined according to the mission, and it is equipped with fighter planes, bombers, attack planes, reconnaissance planes and other equipment. The main task is to destroy and destroy important targets in the enemy's strategic depth and theater of operations.

The Soviet Air Force Group was created in 1936 as the highest combat corps of the Air Force, but due to historical reasons, there were no such units available in the hands of Lin Jun in Minsk.

Air Force Major General Fedor Petrovich Porenin rushed to Minsk on a special plane early in the morning, and he knew that the deputy commander-in-chief was going to do the second biggest! What he didn't expect this time was that the deputy commander had a bolder idea.

Lin Jun, who was walking quickly to the headquarters, was integrating this morning's thoughts again in his mind: So far, the largest combat unit of the air force in the Red Army is the air force of all armies, and this is to decentralize the command of the air force to all armies, that is, the original major military regions.

The Red Army's mechanized corps and infantry corps had their own air units and were flexible in command, but this would also reflect the inadequacy of the group's assault force -- the Air Force Council and the Supreme High Command did not have sufficient strength in the hands of the formed air force, and the shortcomings would become apparent when conducting large-scale strategic campaign operations.

The stronger front armies are fine, but the relatively weaker ones will have big loopholes -- if the high command wants to make some moves, it will have to coordinate among the armies in all aspects, and the problems of difficult coordination and ineffective command will easily occur.

"Form an Air Force Army!"

Lin Jun's plan was very clear: to form an air force equivalent to that used by the US military in World War II, to absorb the action methods of the various air forces of the Nazi Air Force, and to organize a group of air corps that could be effectively commanded and used by the Supreme Command and the Air Force Commission without affecting the air support forces of the lower-level formed units.

Three of the war rooms were Lin Jun's hardcore old subordinates when he fought in Spain and China, and they all had rich practical command and coordination skills. After Lin Jun put forward the idea of forming an air force group, everyone agreed: this will realize the importance of forming a large-scale air campaign group.

"In order to strengthen the assault force of the aviation forces and successfully use the intensive assault of the aviation forces, the aviation forces of the Western Front were combined to form an air force group army, which was named the 1st Air Force Army."

"Marshal, I think that with the integration of units above the division level of the Air Force, there are currently seven aviation divisions that can be effectively used by the Western Front Air Force: the 201st, 202nd, and 203rd Divisions of the Fighter Aviation, the 204th Division of the Bomber Aviation, the 215th Division of the Mixed Aviation, and the 214th and 224th Divisions of the Assault Aviation."

"Once the group army is established, its command will still be in the hands of the front army, and it will only facilitate the unified command of the supreme command." This made Lin Jun realize a problem: Since after the formation of the air force group army of the various armies, there are still a large number of air force units belonging to other army clusters of the front army, and it is impossible to solve the problem by "forming a group army to replace the air force headquarters of the front army", that is to say, the commander of the front army and the air force must still exist, but the troops commanded by commanders like Kobets will shrink somewhat.

"Merge" does not mean "all of them".

The army was Soviet, and Lin Jun didn't have time to think about whether any comrades would make some trouble about it -- he was concerned about who could shoulder the burden of the ****** of the newly formed air force groups!

"It seems that I have to send this proposal to Moscow as soon as possible, it is not yet known the attitude of Comrade Stalin and the Central Committee to this proposal. If approved, the Air Force Committee will decide on the candidates. ”

This is a major policy decision that can only be decided by the People's Commissar of National Defense (at least formally), and it will affect the whole body and require a decision by the Central Committee. The action that needs to be planned for the summoning of Porenin this time does not need to wait for the formation of the air group army to be carried out before it is carried out, and Porenin is extremely efficient -- after receiving Lin Jun's notice yesterday, he has already drafted a battle plan, and it is now in front of everyone.

Lin Jun didn't see any problems, he only needed to strengthen the details to implement it - Lin Jun had learned how to be a decision-maker, rather than having to think carefully about everything himself.

War is the catalyst, and any resolution needs to be swift and vigorous, because any little time saved may be a bargaining chip against the enemy and victory. Lin Jun spoke with the Kremlin on the phone at noon, and Stalin was very interested in his proposal for the formation of an air force group, saying that he would let the Supreme High Command coordinate it.

Airfield No. 6 became the de facto temporary air force high command, Lin Jun gave Polenin the authority to carry out the entire air counterattack plan, and Kobets assisted - with this pair of "golden partners", Lin Jun believed that he could do better than himself.

Porenin's plan was so large that, once executed, the First Air Campaign would continue until after the rainy season and into winter, and he gave his troops only a week to prepare.

Looking at the two major generals of the Air Force who were busy on the huge operational maps and drawings, plus Sergei who was lying on a recliner next to him, pointing with his uninjured arm, Lin Jun knew that they could do well without needing themselves, so he temporarily left the headquarters.

Lin Jun left, and his subordinates had no opinion: Vuginskaya was still lying in the hospital. "Do your best, so that the deputy commander has more time to spend with his lover." What the comrades thought in their hearts.

Vukinskaya was still asleep, and Lin Jun didn't disturb her, just accompanied her on the side. Because the deputy commander was here, the guards outside the door simply asked the operator to quickly set up a phone to facilitate the outside world to contact Lin Jun.

Sure enough, less than an hour later, the telephone bell rang next to Landscoc, and it was Kobetz's voice coming from inside.

Quietly opened the door, "Marshal, Moscow is a long distance, Comrade Stalin called." ”

Lin Jun had an indescribable premonition, took the earpiece, and waited for the transfer to sound: "Hello, Comrade Stalin." ”

"Andrey, your proposal has been consulted by the Supreme High Command, and we need you to return to Moscow to make a detailed statement on the formation of the Air Force Group and the air campaign you are preparing. Also, the State Defense Committee has decided to promote you to Marshal of the Soviet Union. ”

"Comrade Stalin, this will have a certain negative effect on my departure from Minsk." Lin Jun did not have to hide his words to Stalin: he was ready to come to Belarus to live and die with Minsk, and if the news of the deputy commander-in-chief's return to Moscow spread, it might have a certain impact on the hearts of the front-line commanders and fighters.

"No, you will return to Minsk immediately after receiving the promotion, for a maximum of two days. The news of your return to Moscow can be announced to the Front, and comrades will be glad to have a Marshal of the Soviet Union in Minsk. ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, I'll be on my way in an hour." Lin Jun didn't have a choice.

"It's a little late today, just tomorrow."

"It's still too late, the airport has the best night pilots."

"Well, stay safe, the members of the High Command will be waiting for you in the Kremlin."

Hanging up the phone, Lin Jun found that his wife had woken up, probably because of what he had just said that woke her up, and he was looking at him.

"Go and sort out my bag, I don't have to bring anything else. You and Gusev went to Moscow with me, and the others remained at the airport. ”

"Yes, Marshal, I'll get the airport ready."

"I'll go to the headquarters in ten minutes and take off in an hour."

Landscoch went out with the telephone, he already understood that the deputy commander-in-chief was going to return to Moscow for a short time, and he also heard what Comrade Stalin was saying.

"Kaya, I'm going back to Moscow temporarily, the day after tomorrow at the latest. Don't go to work until I come back, take care of your body first.

Vuginskaya nodded, but looked a little worried: she didn't understand how her husband would return to Moscow, and she couldn't ask.

A look between husband and wife can understand each other's thoughts, Lin Jun sat on the edge of the bed, held his wife's hand and said, "Report to work, the National Defense Committee wants to promote me to Marshal of the Soviet Union." ”

Her husband was about to become the youngest "Marshal of the Soviet Union" in the history of the Soviet Union, the highest rank in the Soviet Army, but Vuginskaya was not particularly happy about her husband's promotion - the mechanic Andrei was not much different from the Marshal of the Soviet Union.

And what about Lin Jun? There wasn't much excitement, maybe the news was "a little bit out of time" - not because of the emotions of men and women, because of the brutal war, which made him not think too much about himself.

When Lin Jun arrived at the headquarters, the comrades all congratulated him from the bottom of their hearts -- the 28-year-old Marshal of the Soviet Union, what an honor!

Lin Jun did not indulge in the congratulations of his subordinates, but immediately made a phone call with Zhukov and informed him of his itinerary: "I will report the situation at the front to the high command, and I will come back the day after tomorrow." ”

"Don't worry, Andrey, there will be no problems in Minsk."

At present, the Western Front does not have a comprehensive understanding of the overall situation, and Lin Jun's return to Moscow is very beneficial to Minsk - this will put all the forces of the German army on the ground, and Zhukov is confident that there will be no problems in the short term.

Zhukov came to a conclusion after a month of offensive and defensive battles: there was already a problem with the supply of fuel to the Germans! (To be continued.) )