175th Melitopolskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Division

175-я истребительная Мелитопольская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 10264

Activated 6.42 as the 265th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Dallgow):

• 291st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-9
• 402nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-3
• 812th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-9

In 12.45 the 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division as the 4th regiment.

3.4.47 the 812th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded.

20.2.49 (directive 10.1.49) renamed 175th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1950:

• 868th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Brandenburg-Neuendorf, Germany) with MiG-15
• 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Neuruppin, Germany) with MiG-15
• 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Finow, Germany) with MiG-15

24.12.52 the 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment left the division, and was replaced by the new 372nd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1960:

• 868th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Karmeláva, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-17
• 372nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Daugavpils-Lotsiki, Latvian SSR) with MiG-17
• 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Karmeláva, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-17

30.5.61 renamed 58th Missile Division.

Bases:

• Dallgow, Germany, 5.45 - 5.45 [52 32 06N, 13 06 54E]
• Brandenburg, Germany, 5.45 - 8.49 [location in town, not at airfield]
• Finow, Germany, 8.49 - 10.51 [52 49 41N, 13 41 39E]
• Lida, Grodno Oblast, 10.51 - 1953 [53 52 38N, 25 22 40E]
• Karmeláva, Lithuanian SSR, 1953 - 1961 [54 57 50N, 24 05 05E]

Subordination:

• 5th Air Army, 8.42 - 12.42
• 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps, 12.42 - 1.49
• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 1.49 - 10.51
• 26th Air Army, 10.51 - 1953
• 30th Air Army, 1953 - 1961