18th Guards Taganrogskaya Red Banner orders of
Suvorov and Kutuzov Military-Transport
Aviation Division
18-я гвардейская военно-транспортная
Таганрогская Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова
авиационная дивизия
Military Unit: 18380
Activated 6.42 from the 4th Reserve Air Group, as the 270th
Bomber Aviation Division.
23.10.43 renamed 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Division.
Organisation May 1945:
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134th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Chernyakhovsk,
Kaliningrad Oblast) with Pe-2
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135th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Chernyakhovsk,
Kaliningrad Oblast) with Pe-2
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4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Chernyakhovsk,
Kaliningrad Oblast) with Pe-2
In 1947 the 134th Guards and 135th Guards Bomber Aviation
Regiments were disbanded, and was replaced by the 35th Guards and 800th Bomber
Aviation Regiments.
Organisation 1955:
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4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Chernyakhovsk,
Kaliningrad Oblast) with Il-28
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35th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
(Nivenskoye, Kaliningrad Oblast) with Il-28
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800th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Nivenskoye, Kaliningrad
Oblast)
with Il-28
In 1960 the 35th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment was disbanded,
and was replaced by the 128th Guards
Bomber Aviation Regiment
10.7.64 renamed 11th Guards Military-Transport Aviation
Division.
4.66 renamed 18th Guards Military-Transport Aviation Division.
Organisation 1965:
Organisation 1991:
Disbanded 1998.
Bases:
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Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 4.45 - 7.45 [54 36 36N,
21 48 19E]
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Bobruisk, Mogilev Oblast, 7.45 - 1947 [53 06 15N, 29 12 26E]
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Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1947 - 1960 [54 36 36N,
21 48 19E]
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Siauliai, Lithuanian SSR, 1960 - 1992 [55 53 36N, 23 23 45E]
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Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, 1992 - 1998 [51 42 34N, 55 01
09E]
Subordination:
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8th Air Army, 1942 - 6.44
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1st Air Army, 6.44 - 1947
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15th Air Army, 1947 - 1949
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30th Air Army, 1949 - 7.64
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HQ VTA, 7.64 - 1998