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The Akhtarsk Combat Division was established as part of the flotilla, which included a battalion of marine infantry, an infantry battalion and four anti-aircraft batteries. The flotilla was also assigned 20 Neman R-10s, 12 Ilyushin Il-2s, a fighter squadron with seven Il-2s and a flight
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A division of 4,600 men was deployed for landing operations. The tasks of the flotilla were, for example, fire support for the troops or the creation of mine barriers in the Kerch Strait. She also played an important role in defeating
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and his troops out of Russia. Frunze considered using the Azov flotilla to aid him, but the ships were stuck in Taganrog Bay by an early frost and took no part in the final campaign.
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northeast of Kerch. In January 1944, three more tactical landings were made on the Crimean coast. From November 1943 to April 1944, the flotilla performed supply tasks for the
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The flotilla supported various landing operations and participated in the liberation of Mariupol and the Taman Peninsula. During the
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The Flotilla was re-established on 3 February 1943, and the headquarters of the flotilla became
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was the name given to several Russian naval forces operated on the
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by Romanian Cavalry on 8 August 1942, the Flotilla regrouped at
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was formed from the Azov flotilla, which was disbanded.
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