177th Guards Cherkasskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Bomber Aviation Division

177-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Черкасская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 53974

Activated 7.42 as the 293rd Bomber Aviation Division.

5.2.44 renamed 8th Guards Bomber Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Sprottau, Germany):

• 160th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with Pe-2

• 161st Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with Pe-2

• 162nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with Pe-2

The 35th Bomber Aviation Regiment joined the division in 12.45, from the disbanded 219th Bomber Aviation Division.

The 35th Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 221st Bomber Aviation Division (Crimean Oblast) in 3.47.

10.1.49 renamed 177th Guards Bomber Aviation Division.

Organisation 1950:

• 674th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Strasshof, Austria) with Pe-2

• 727th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Götzendorf, Austria) with Pe-2

• 880th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Strasshof, Austria) with Pe-2

Organisation 1960:

• 674th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Debrecen, Hungary) with Il-28

• 727th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Kunmadaras, Hungary) with Il-28

• 880th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Debrecen, Hungary) with Il-28

Disbanded 7.60.

Bases:

• Sprottau, Germany, 4.45 - 7.45 [51 33 38N, 15 35 17E]

• Strasshof, Austria, 7.45 - 1.52 [48 18 02N, 16 37 15E]

• Wien-Aspern, Austria, 1.52 - 7.53 [48 13 33N, 16 30 21E]

• Debrecen, Hungary, 7.53 - 7.60 [47 29 20N, 21 36 55E]

Subordinated:

• 1st Bomber Aviation Corps, 10.42 - 2.44

• 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Corps, 2.44 - 12.44

• 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Corps, 12.44 - 1.49

• 44th(?) Guards Bomber Aviation Corps, 1.49 - 7.53

• 59th Air Army, 7.53 - 9.55

• Special Corps, 9.55 - 11.56

• VVS Southern Group of Forces, 11.56 - 7.60