1st Air Army

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1st Air Army
Active	May 10, 1942 – January 10, 1949 July 1, 1957 – 1998
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Air Force
Type	Air Army
Size	Several
Part of	Western Front[1][2] 3rd Belarusian Front
Engagements	Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk Battle of Memel Operation Bagration East Prussian Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	T. F. Kucevalov (May–June 1942) S. А. Khudyakov (June 1942 – May 1943) М. М. Gromov (May 1943 – July 1944) T. T. Khryukin (July 1944 – May 1945)[3][4]

The 1st Air Army (Russian: 1-я воздушная армия) was an Air Army in the Soviet Air Force which served during World War II. It was formed on May 10, 1942, within the Soviet Western Front, and renamed the 26th Air Army on January 10, 1949, in the Belorussian Military District.^[5]

After the war, it was reformed on July 1, 1957, and was active until 1998.^[6]