16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
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The 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division was an Aviation Division
of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1942 to 1998. Originally activated in 1942 as the 258th Fighter Aviation Division from the Air Forces of the 14th Army
, then the 258th Mixed Aviation Division; redesignated in accordance with NKO Decree No. 264 as the 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division от 24.08.43; redesignated 16 GvIAD 11 November 1944.
Regiments active with the division during the war included:
Действовала на Karelian Front
в составе 7th Air Army.
27.02.43 г. преобразована в 258 сад.
From 1945 to 1949, the regiments of the division included the 19th Guards, 20th Guards, and 152nd IAPs. 152 IAP disbanded during this period and was replaced by 773 IAP. From its formation from the 258th Aviation Division, to February 1945, it was attached to 14th Army
. It was then reassigned to the Belomorsky Military District
until 1953. Thereafter it joined the 16th Air Army as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
. Its headquarters was at Damgarten for many years. As a fighter formation in Germany it appears that it would have faced the NATO air forces in Allied Air Forces Central Europe
had any conflict broken out.
Organisation 1960:
Two regiments were converted to Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiments (19th Guards and 20th Guards) in 1961, and were replaced by two Fighter Aviation Regiments (33rd and 787th), from the 125th Fighter Aviation Division.
Organisation 1990 in the DDR:
Composition 1995 in the North Caucasus:
It was finally disbanded after serving several years with 4th Air Army
in May 1998 while at Millerovo
in the North Caucasus Military District
.
Aviation Division
An Aviation Division was a type of formation of the Military Air Forces of the Red Army during the Second World War, the Military Air Forces of the Soviet Union, Forces of Anti Aircraft Defence of the Soviet Union and Aviation of the Military Naval Fleet, and since 1991 remain major formations...
of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1942 to 1998. Originally activated in 1942 as the 258th Fighter Aviation Division from the Air Forces of the 14th Army
14th Army (Soviet Union)
The 14th Army was formed in October 1939 in the Leningrad Military District. It participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, during which its 52nd and 104th Rifle Divisions fought in the Battle of Petsamo.From 24 June 1941 the Army included...
, then the 258th Mixed Aviation Division; redesignated in accordance with NKO Decree No. 264 as the 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division от 24.08.43; redesignated 16 GvIAD 11 November 1944.
Regiments active with the division during the war included:
- 17th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment (гшап)
- 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (гиап)(26.11.42 - 13.01.45)
- 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (26.11.42 - 13.01.45)
- 114th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 152nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (06.44 - 13.01.45)
- 668th Assault Aviation Regiment (шап)
- 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (IAP) (09.44 - 13.01.45)
- 858th Fighter Aviation Regiment (иап) (08.44)
Действовала на Karelian Front
Karelian Front
The Karelian Front was a Front of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, and operated in Karelia.- Wartime :...
в составе 7th Air Army.
27.02.43 г. преобразована в 258 сад.
From 1945 to 1949, the regiments of the division included the 19th Guards, 20th Guards, and 152nd IAPs. 152 IAP disbanded during this period and was replaced by 773 IAP. From its formation from the 258th Aviation Division, to February 1945, it was attached to 14th Army
14th Army (Soviet Union)
The 14th Army was formed in October 1939 in the Leningrad Military District. It participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, during which its 52nd and 104th Rifle Divisions fought in the Battle of Petsamo.From 24 June 1941 the Army included...
. It was then reassigned to the Belomorsky Military District
Belomorsky Military District
The Belomorsky Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, active from in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Civil War and just after the Second World War....
until 1953. Thereafter it joined the 16th Air Army as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
The Group of Soviet Forces in Germany , also known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany and the Western Group of Forces were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany....
. Its headquarters was at Damgarten for many years. As a fighter formation in Germany it appears that it would have faced the NATO air forces in Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951...
had any conflict broken out.
Organisation 1960:
- 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Wittstock, Germany) with MiG-15/17
- 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Parchim, Germany) with MiG-17
- 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Damgarten, Germany) with MiG-17
Two regiments were converted to Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiments (19th Guards and 20th Guards) in 1961, and were replaced by two Fighter Aviation Regiments (33rd and 787th), from the 125th Fighter Aviation Division.
Organisation 1990 in the DDR:
- 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (WittstockWittstockWittstock is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in north-western Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 20 km east of Pritzwalk, and 95 km northwest of Berlin. It was the location of the 1636 Battle of Wittstock between Sweden and an alliance of the Holy Roman...
) - 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Damgarten)
- 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment (FinnowEberswaldeEberswalde is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German Federal State of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42144 , geographical location . The town is often called Waldstadt , because of the large forests around it, including the...
)
Composition 1995 in the North Caucasus:
- 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, at MillerovoMillerovoMillerovo is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller...
(MiG-29) - 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, at ZernogradZernogradZernograd is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population:...
(MiG-29)
It was finally disbanded after serving several years with 4th Air Army
4th Air Army
The 4th Air Army was a Soviet Air Force formation and from 1992 to 2009 was part of the Russian Air Force. From 1998 the army was designated the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the...
in May 1998 while at Millerovo
Millerovo
Millerovo is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller...
in the North Caucasus Military District
North Caucasus Military District
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also includes the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla....
.