Soviet Air Force operations in Spanish Civil War

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aircraftDelivered over 1,000
gptkbp:aircraftMarkings Soviet red stars sometimes removed
Spanish Republican markings
gptkbp:aircraftTypeDelivered trainers
fighters
bombers
reconnaissance planes
transport planes
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Operation_X
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:covertOperation true
gptkbp:endDate 1939
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Air Force operations in Spanish Civil War
gptkbp:includedAircraftType gptkb:Polikarpov_I-16
gptkb:ANT-9
gptkb:Tupolev_SB
gptkb:Polikarpov_I-15
gptkbp:includedPersonnel gptkb:Soviet_advisors
Soviet pilots
Soviet ground crew
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalajara
gptkb:Battle_of_Madrid
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ebro
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:first_combat_use_of_Polikarpov_I-16
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Boris_Smirnov
gptkb:Pavel_Rychagov
gptkb:Stepan_Suprun
gptkb:Sergey_Gritsevets
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~1000
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:German_Condor_Legion
gptkb:Italian_Aviazione_Legionaria
Nationalist faction
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:pilotsUsedAliases true
gptkbp:provides gptkb:aircraft
logistics
training
maintenance
tactical support
gptkbp:resultedIn combat experience for Soviet pilots
influence on Soviet air tactics
loss of aircraft
loss of personnel
testing of new aircraft
gptkbp:startDate 1936
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Spanish_Republic
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iosif_Shmushkevich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6