120th Voronezhskaya Fighter Aviation Division PVO

120-я истребительная Воронежская авиационная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 21941

Activated 5.6.43 in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, as the 9th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, from the 101st Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1945:

• 39th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Zhulyany, Kiev Oblast)
• 146th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Brovary, Kiev Oblast)
• 573rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Nezhin, Chernigov Oblast)
• 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Ozernoye, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 1007th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Konotop, Sumskaya Oblast)

In 2.46 the 573rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO and 1007th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

In 7.46 the 785th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the division.

20.12.48 the 785th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was transferred to the Baku Air Defence District.

5.2.49 renamed 120th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1950:

• 39th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast)
• 146th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast)
• 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Ozernoye, Zhitomir Oblast)

Organisation 1960:

• 39th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast)
• 146th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast)
• 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Ozernoye, Zhitomir Oblast)

1.3.60 renamed Vasilkov Air Defence Division.

Bases:

• Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast, 5.45 - 3.60 [50 13 49N, 30 18 07E]

Subordination:

• 21st Fighter Air Defence Army, 1.2.46 - 2.49
• 16th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 2.49 - 7.54
• 32nd Fighter Air Defence Army, 7.54 - 3.60