59th Red Banner Air Army

59-я Воздушная Краснознамённая Армия

Military Unit: 26305

Commanders:

Activated 5.42 as the 2nd Air Army.

Organisation 5.45:

29.5.45 STAVKA directive No. 11096 was issued (effective from 10.6.45), renaming the 1st Ukrainian Front to Central Group of Forces. The order also stated the new organisation of the 2nd Air Army.

Organisation mid-1945:

Re-organised in late 1945/early 1946, when several divisions and regiments were either disbanded or transferred out of Austria and Hungary.

Organisation mid-1946:

In the second half of 1947 the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps, 8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division and 12th Guards Fighter Aviation Division left the army, and returned home to the Soviet Union.

Organisation 1948:

10.1.49 renamed 59th Air Army (effective from 2.49).

Organisation 1949:

The 228th Transport Aviation Regiment returned to the Soviet Union in mid-1949.

10.52 the air army was joined by the 10th Guards Fighter Aviation Division and the 330th Fighter Aviation Division, while the 237th Fighter Aviation Division returned to the Soviet Union.

In 7.53 both Corps headquarters returned to the Soviet Union.

Organisation 1953:

Disbanded 9.55, after the peace treaty with Austria took effect.

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