121st Rostovskaya Fighter Aviation Division PVO

121-я истребительная Ростовская авиационная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 40418

Activated 9.7.43 in Rostov, Rostov Oblast, as the 10th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, from the 105th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1945:

• 182nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast)
• 266th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 628th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Sambor, Lvov Oblast)
• 631st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 961st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Sambor, Lvov Oblast)

31.1.46 the 628th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

5.2.46 the 631st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was transferred to the 127th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

5.2.49 renamed 121st Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1950:

• 182nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast)
• 266th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 961st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Sambor, Lvov Oblast)

17.3.58 the 182nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 266th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 961st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Sambor, Lvov Oblast)

Disbanded 4.60.

Bases:

• Stryy, Lvov Oblast, 5.45 - 1950 [51 16 28N, 28 43 11E]
• Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast, 1950 - 4.60 [51 16 28N, 28 43 11E]

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