315th Rizhskaya Fighter Aviation Division PVO

315-я истребительная авиационная Рижская дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 55778

Activated 4.43 as the 315th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 7.45:

• 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Tukums, Latvian SSR)
• 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Tukums, Latvian SSR)
• 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Tukums, Latvian SSR)

31.1.46 the 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division, but left again 5.46.

In 7.46 the 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 336th Fighter Aviation Division, and was replaced by the 415th and 435th Fighter Aviation Divisions.

1.4.47 the 435th Fighter Aviation Division was disbanded.

Organisation 1950:

• 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobrin, Brest Oblast)
• 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobrin, Brest Oblast)
• 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobrin, Brest Oblast)

In 7.50 renamed 315th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

20.7.50 the 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 133rd Fighter Aviation Division PVO, and was replaced by the 562nd Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

In 9.51 renamed 315th Fighter Aviation Division.

In 7.54 renamed 315th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1958:

• 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Maykop, Adygeyskaya Autonomous Oblast) with MiG-17
• 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gudauta, Abkhazskaya ASSR) with MiG-17
• 562nd Fighter Aviation Division PVO (Krymsk, Krasnodar Kray) with MiG-17

Disbanded 4.60.

Bases:

• Tukums, Latvian SSR, 7.45 - 8.46 [56 56 34N, 23 13 21E]
• Lida, Grodno Oblast, 8.46 - 10.48 [53 52 38N, 25 22 40E]
• Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 10.48 - 7.50 [52 14 14N, 24 20 51E]
• Kimry, Kalinin Oblast, 7.50 - 9.51 [56 47 54N, 37 19 50E]
• Maykop, Adygeyskaya Autonomous Oblast, 9.51 - 4.60 [44 40 51N, 40 02 08E]

Subordination:

• 15th Air Army, 7.45 - 8.46
• 1st Air Army, 8.46 - 1.49
• 26th Air Army, 1.49 - 7.50
• 88th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 7.50 - 9.51
• VVS North Caucasus Military District, 9.51 - 7.54
• North Caucasus Air Defence Army, 7.54 - 4.60