71st Nikopolskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Corps

71-й истребительный Никопольский орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационный корпус
 

Military Unit: 15552; from 9.55: 79552

Commanders:

• Lieutenant-General Evgeniy Yakovlevich Savitskiy, 12.42 - 10.47
• Major-General P.S. Kutachov (1953 - 1955)
• Major-General V.P. Babkov (1956)
• Major-General N.M. Skomorochov, (1960 - 1962)
• Major-General V.I. Ezhkov, (1970)
• Major-General F.T. Styopkin, 10.73 - 8.75
• Major-General A.S. Goryainov, 10.77 - 8.79
• Lieutenant-General Anatoliy Mikhaylovich Kornukov, 1985 - 1988

Activated 10.12.42 as the 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps.

Organisation 1945:

• 265th Fighter Aviation Division (Dallgow, Germany)
• 278th Fighter Aviation Division (Elstal, Germany)

In June 1945 the 286th Fighter Aviation Division in Dallgow, Germany, was added to the corps.

10.1.49 renamed 71st Fighter Aviation Corps.

Organisation 1950:

• 145th Fighter Aviation Division (Rechlin, Germany)
• 175th Fighter Aviation Division (Peenemünde, Germany)
• 263rd Fighter Aviation Division (Finow, Germany)

The 175th Fighter Aviation Division left the corps in 10.51, and was replaced by the 125th Fighter Aviation Division.

The 145th Fighter Aviation Division left the corps in 10.52, and was replaced by the 123rd Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1952:

• 123rd Fighter Aviation Division (Rechlin, Germany)
• 125th Fighter Aviation Division (Finow, Germany)
• 263rd Fighter Aviation Division (Damgarten, Germany)

In 10.53 the 263rd Fighter Aviation Division was replaced by the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division.

The 123rd Fighter Aviation Division left Germany in 10.56.

Organisation 1960:

• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Damgarten, Germany)
• 125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (Rechlin, Germany)

Organisation 1980:

• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Damgarten, Germany)
• 125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (Rechlin, Germany)
• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Merseburg, Germany)
• 126th Fighter Aviation Division (Zerbst, Germany)
• 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (Grossenhain, Germany)

Disbanded 1988.

Bases:

• Lager Döberitz (Falkensee), Germany, 1945 - 1947
• Wittstock, Germany, 1947 - 1988 [53 12 04N, 12 31 23E]

Subordination:

• 1st Air Army, 7.44 - 11.44
• 16th Air Army, 11.44 - 1.49
• 24th Air Army, 1.49 - 4.68
• 16th Air Army, 4.68 - 6.80
• VVS Group of Soviet Forces Germany, 6.80 - 5.88