Dno (air base)
Dno, also known as Grivochki, was a military air base in Dnovsky District, Pskov Oblast, Russia. It was located south of Dno, approximately east of Pskov, and of the Estonian border.
Dno air base was established by the Soviet Union base prior to World War II to serve the Soviet Air Force, with the 7th Air Army operating from there during Winter War from 1939 to 1940. In 1941, Dno was captured by Nazi Germany during Operation Barbarossa and given the German name Flugplatz Griwotschki, who renovated and expanded it for use by the Luftwaffe. On March 15, 1943, the air base was raided by the Soviet 202nd High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment, reportedly destroying 20 German planes and permanently crippling German air activity in the area. In 1944, Grivochki was destroyed by retreating Wehrmacht troops and was never rebuilt, and today nothing remains of the complex except a clearing.
