Order of Suvorov The 1st Guards Kirovograd-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutzov Assault Aviation Corps (1st Gv shak) was a military formation of the Red Air Force during the Second World War, and of the Soviet Air Force until 1949.

In the Battle of Kursk (Operation Citadel), General Vasily Ryazanov became a master in the use of attack aircraft en masse, developing and improving the tactics of Il-2 operations in co-ordination with infantry, artillery and armored troops.

About half of those lost were shot down by fighters, the rest falling to anti-aircraft fire.

[5] The 1st Assault Aviation Corps was part of the 'operational army' ((ru:Действующая армия и флот, in combat) from October 17, 1942 to February 5, 1944, a period of 477 days.

The corps was still part of the 'operational army' after its elevation to Guards status and remained in combat until 11 May 1945.