229th Tamanskaya Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division

229-я истребительная Таманская Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 26221

Activated 5.42.

Organisation 5.45 (Pasewalk, Germany):

• 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
• 163rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
• 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment

In 12.45 the 156th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division as the 4th regiment.

In 3.47 the 156th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded.

Organisation 1950:

• 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Brzheg, Poland) with La-7
• 163rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Olawa, Poland) with La-7
• 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Brzheg, Poland) with La-7

In 2.52 the 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was replaced by the 133rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

12.52 to 12.53 the 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment were attached to the division.

Organisation 1960:

• 163rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Pruzhany, Brest Oblast) with MiG-17
• 133rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobrin, Brest Oblast) with MiG-17
• 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobrin, Brest Oblast) with MiG-17

28.5.61 renamed 60th Missile Division.

Bases:

• Pasewalk, East Germany, 4.45 - 8.45 [53 33 33N, 13 57 00E]
• Malbork, Poland, 8.45 - 5.48 [54 01 41N, 19 08 05E]
• Brzheg, Poland, 5.48 - 10.52 [50 50 13N, 17 24 54E]
• Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 10.52 - 1961 [52 14 19N, 24 20 51E]

Subordination:

• 4th Air Army, 5.42 - 2.49
• 37th Air Army, 2.49 - 10.52
• 26th Air Army, 10.52 - 4.61