834th Prazhskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment

834-й истребительный Пражский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 42083

Activated 6.41 as the 12th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

25.1.42 renamed 739th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

20.2.49 (directive 10.1.49) renamed 834th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

No data could be found for this unit after 1952. One theory is that it remained in Germany to train East Germany pilots on the MiG-15, and was disbanded thereafter - another is that it was transferred to Pervomaysk, Nikolayev Oblast, and then disbanded.

Disbanded (?).

Bases:

• Fürstenwalde, Germany, 5.45 [52 23 18N, 14 05 49E]
• Rangsdorf, Germany, 5.45 - 6.45 [52 16 44N, 13 25 41E]
• Dallgow, Germany, 6.45 - 1947 [52 32 06N, 13 06 53E]
• Perleberg, Germany, 1947 - 8.49 [53 03 59N, 11 49 13E] - uncertain
• Parchim, Germany, 8.49 - 10.52 [53 25 43N, 11 46 55E]
• unknown, 10.52 - 1960(?)

Aircraft:

• I-153, 6.41-1942
• LaGG-3, 11.41-1943
• La-5, 4.43-1945
• La-7, 2.45-1951
• MiG-15?

Subordination:

• 286th Fighter Aviation Division, 5.43 - 1.49
• 145th Fighter Aviation Division, 1.49 - 10.52
• ?