6th Guards Donskaya-Segedskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division

6-я гвардейская истребительная Донская-Сегедская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 10362; from 10.51: 57643

Activated 9.6.42 as the 268th Fighter Aviation Division.

18.3.43 renamed 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Czechoslovakia):

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-9
• 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-9
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-9

12.45 to 3.47 the 91st Fighter Aviation Regiment was attached to the division as the 4th regiment.

Organisation 1950:

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Brandis, Germany) with MiG-15
• 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Köthen, Germany) with MiG-15
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Merseburg, Germany) with MiG-15

The 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment replaced the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in 3.60.

Organisation 1960:

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Falkenberg, Germany) with MiG-17
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Merseburg, Germany) with MiG-17
• 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Altenburg, Germany) with MiG-17

21.8.68 to 10.11.68 deployed to Line (Linich), Czechoslovakia [49 40 31N, 13 16 14E].

Organisation 1970:

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Falkenberg, Germany) with MiG-21PF
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Merseburg, Germany) with MiG-21PF
• 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Altenburg, Germany) with MiG-21S

Organisation 1980:

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Falkenberg, Germany) with MiG-23M
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Merseburg, Germany) with MiG-23M
• 296th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Altenburg, Germany) with MiG-21SMT

In 7.89 the 296th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, and was replaced by the 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1990:

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Falkenberg, Germany) with MiG-29
• 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Merseburg, Germany) with MiG-29
• 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Altenburg, Germany) with MiG-29

Disbanded 9.91.

Bases:

• Zidlochovice, Czechoslovakia, 5.45 - 17.8.45
• Tiraspol, Moldovian SSR, 17.8.45 - 10.51 [46 52 05N, 29 35 21E]
• Merseburg, Germany, 23.10.51 - 31.8.91 [51 21 45N, 11 57 06E]
• Millerovo, Rostov Oblast, 31.8.91 - 9.91 [48 57 15N, 40 17 58E]

Subordination:

• 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 1945 - 1.49
• 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 1.49 - 10.51
• 61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.51 - 5.80
• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 5.80 - 4.88
• 16th Air Army, 4.88 - 8.91
• VVS North Caucasian Military District, 8.91 - 9.91