1st_Fighter_Air_Defense_Army
1st Fighter Air Defense Army
Military unit
The 1st Fighter Air Defense Army (Russian: 1-я воздушная истребительная армия ПВО) was an air army of the National Air Defense Forces during World War II, responsible for the air defense of Moscow. Formed in June 1943 from the 6th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, the army was disbanded during the postwar reorganization of the Air Defense Forces.