126th Fighter Aviation Division

126-я истребительная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 45193; from 10.53: 79852

Activated 5.42 as the 126th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 5.45 (Wien, Austria):

• 802nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 822nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

In 2.46 the 802nd and 822nd Fighter Aviation Regiments PVO were disbanded.

In 4.46 the 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO and the 982nd Fighter Aviation Division PVO joined the division.

30.4.49 renamed 126th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1950:

• 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobuleti, Adzharskaya ASSR) with Yak-9
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Batumi (Chorokhi), Adzharskaya ASSR) with Yak-9
• 982nd Fighter Aviation Division (Vaziani, Georgian SSR) with Yak-9

In 10.51 the 982nd Fighter Aviation Division was replaced by the 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1960:

• 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-17
• 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-15
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-15

In 3.60 the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment replaced the 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1970:

• 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Köthen, Germany) with MiG-21
• 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-21 and Yak.28P
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-21

Organisation 1980:

• 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Köthen, Germany) with MiG-23
• 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-23
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-23

Organisation 1990:

• 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Köthen, Germany) with MiG-29
• 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-29
• 833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-23MLD

In 5.91 the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment returned to the Soviet Union, and was replaced by the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment a few months later.

Disbanded 9.92.

Bases:

• Zwölfaxing, Austria, 4.45 - 3.48 [48 06 01N, 16 28 03E]
• Ploesti, Romania, 3.48 - 2.53 [44 55 34N, 25 57 38E]
• Batumi, Adzharskaya ASSR, 2.53 - 10.53 [41 36 31N, 41 36 08E]
• Zerbst, Germany, 10.53 - 25.8.92 [52 00 04N, 12 08 40E]
• ?, Russia, 8.92 - 9.92

Subordination:

• Southwestern Air Defence District, 1945 - 1948
• Ploesti Air Defence Region, 1948 - 2.53
• 34th Air Army, 4.49 - 10.53
• 61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.53 - 5.80
• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 5.80 - 4.88
• 16th Air Army, 4.88 - 8.92