206th Melitopolskaya Red Banner Assault Aviation Division

206-я штурмовая Мелитопольская Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 23244

Activated 5.42 as the 206th Fighter Aviation Division.

13.7.42 renamed 206th Assault Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Mitava, Lithuania):

• 503rd Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
• 806th Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2/10
• 807th Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2

4.55 renamed 206th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division.

Organisation 1956:

• 503rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment with MiG-15
• 806th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment with MiG-15
• 807th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Brody, Lvov Oblast) with MiG-15

Disbanded 5.57 - both the 806th and 807th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiments were transferred to the 289th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division.

Bases:

• Mitava, Lithuanian SSR, 4.45 - 6.45
• Brody, Lvov Oblast, 8.45 - 5.57 [50 07 47N, 25 10 18E]

Subordination:

• 7th Assault Aviation Corps, 7.43 - 1.49
• 68th Assault Aviation Corps, 1.49 - 1955
• 57th Air Army, 1955 - 5.57