From 2 May 1944 , Colonel Vladimir German served as division commander . During the month , the 79th , 82nd , and 250th Regiments were transferred to the 6th Air Defense Corps . They were replaced by the 253rd , 582nd , and 870th Regiments . The division did not see combat and provided air defense for Yaroslavl . From January 1945 , the 72nd was part of a special group of air defense troops covering the Yalta Conference . After the end of the conference , the division provided air defense for the Separate Coastal Army until the end of the war , as part of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
72nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union)