125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division

125-я авиационная дивизия истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 80580

Activated 3.42 as the 125th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1945:

• 441st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

• 730th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

• 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

The 441st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was probably disbanded in 1946, and was replaced by the 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Organisation 1950:

• 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR) with Yak-9

• 730th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kedainiai(?), Lithuanian SSR) with Yak-9

• 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) with Yak-9

10.51 renamed 125th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1960:

• 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Lärz, Germany) with MiG-19

• 730th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Neuruppin, Germany) with MiG-17

• 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Templin, Germany) with MiG-17/19 and Yak-25M

1961 renamed 125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division.

Two regiments were transferred to the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division in 1961 (33rd and 787th), and were replaced by two Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiments (19th Guards and 20th Guards) from the same division.

Disbanded 10.93 (possibly 7.93).

Organisation 1990:

• 19th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lärz, Germany) with MiG-27

• 20th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Templin, Germany) with Su-17M4

• 730th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Neuruppin, Germany) with Su-17M4

Bases:

• Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, 1945 - 10.51 [54 38 07N, 25 17 06E]

• Finow, Germany, 10.51 - 10.56 [52 49 41N, 13 41 39E]

• Rechlin, Germany, 10.56 - 15.7.93 [HQ in town, not at airfield]

• Millerovo, Rostov Oblast, 7.93 - 10.93 [48 57 15N, 40 17 58E]

Subordinated:

• 13th Air Defence Corps, 1944 - 1946

• North-Western Air Defence District, 1946 - 10.51

• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.51 - 5.88

• 16th Air Army, 5.88 - 7.93