Command Structure
At the beginning of the war the basic Russian unit was the Otryad (or Squadron). Originally, these consisted of only six planes, but this was soon increased to ten planes with two machines held in reserve. These Otryads were put together in to Groups of three or four and, like their German counterparts on the Western Front, moved to strategic points on the Front where and when they were needed. Even larger groups of aircraft called Istrebitelnyi Divisyon (fighter wing) were attached to each Field Army.
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