61st Guards Minskiy Fighter Aviation Corps

61-й гвардейский истребительный Минский авиационный корпус

Military Unit: 55735; from 9.55: 78598

Commanders:

• Lieutenant-General Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Beletskiy, 9.42 - 1945

• Major-General Sakharov, 1945 - 18.7.46

• Major-General Vasiliy Stalin, 18.7.46 - 15.7.47

• Colonel P. F. Tschupikov, (10.51)

• Major-General Kotschergin, (1953/1954)

• General G. U. Dolnikov, (1960, 1966)

• Major-General Schibanov, (1968 - 1971)

• Major-General A.N. Zakrevskiy, (1972-1973)

• Colonel A. E. Strischakov, (1975)

Activated 10.9.42 as the 1st Fighter Aviation Corps.

18.3.43 renamed 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps.

Organisation 1945:

• 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Ludwigslust, Germany)

• 4th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Werder, Germany)

In June 1945 the 240th Fighter Aviation Division in Oranienburg, Germany, was added to the corps.

The 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division left the corps in 9.48.

10.1.49 renamed 61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps.

The 131st Fighter Aviation Division arrived from Poland 10.49.

Organisation 1950:

• 170th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Zerbst, Germany)

• 119th Fighter Aviation Division (Falkenberg, Germany)

• 131st Fighter Aviation Division (Grossenhain, Germany)

A major reorganization took place in 10.51 - the 131st and 119th Fighter Aviation Divisions left Germany, and was replaced by the 6th Guards and the 105th Fighter Aviation Divisions.

Organisation 1952:

• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Merseburg, Germany)

• 170th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Zerbst, Germany)

• 105th Fighter Aviation Division (Grossenhain, Germany)

In 10.53 the 170th Guards Fighter Aviation Division was replaced by the 126th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division (Merseburg, Germany)

• 126th Fighter Aviation Division (Zerbst, Germany)

• 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (Grossenhain, Germany)

5.80 renamed 669th Front Aviation Corps (mobilization).

Bases:

• Woltersdorf, Germany, 1945 - 1945 [52 28 01N, 13 44 33E]

• Perleberg, Germany, 1945 - 1946 [53 03 59N, 11 49 13E]

• Wittstock, Germany, 1946 - 1947 [53 12 04N, 12 31 23E]

• Wittenberg, Germany, 1947 - 1980 [51 51 10N, 12 38 05E]

Subordinated:

• 3rd Air Army, 7.44 - 2.45

• 15th Air Army, 2.45 - 4.45

• 16th Air Army, 4.45 - 1.49

• 24th Air Army, 1.49 - 4.68

• 16th Air Army, 4.68 - 5.80