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The 'Baku Air Defence Army' () was formed on the Eastern Front of World War II, following the decree of the USSR State Defense Committee of April 5, 1942. Previously known as the Baku Air Defence Corps, its main objective became sheltering the Baku oil fields from German raids. During the intense German air reconnaissance in May-October, 1942 the Army included the 8th Air Defence Fighter Corps, seven anti-aircraft regiments, one anti-aircraft machine-gun regiment, a searchlight regiment, a barrage balloon regiment and some other units.^[1] During its actions, the Army downed eight aircrafts.^[2]

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1. Бакинская армия ПВО
2. Действующая армия... не знала трудностей с нефтепродуктами

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★ Operation Edelweiss