The monograph is devoted to the most important issues of the operational art of the Air Force during the Great Patriotic War. The extensive documentary material shows the role of our Air Force in the fight against Nazi Germany and its satellites, details the development and improvement of the forms and methods of combat use of aviation associations and formations in the performance of various operational and strategic tasks. The book analyzes in detail the issues of the struggle for air supremacy, the use of aviation in offensive and defensive operations of the fronts, the organization and conduct of independent air operations, the management of aviation associations and formations and their interaction with the ground forces.