126th Fighter Aviation Division
126-я истребительная авиационная дивизия
Military Unit: 45193; from 10.53: 79852
Activated 5.42 as the 126th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.
Organisation 5.45 (Zwölfaxing, Austria):
802nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO with Spitfire IX
822nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO with La-5
833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO with P-39
In 2.53 the 35th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the division, replacing either the 802nd or the 822nd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
10.53 renamed 126th Fighter Aviation Division.
In 10.53 the 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division, replacing either the 802nd or the 822nd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Organisation 1954:
116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-17
35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-15
833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-15
In 3.60 the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment replaced the 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Organisation 1990:
73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Köthen, Germany) with MiG-29
35th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zerbst, Germany) with MiG-29
833rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Jüterbog-Altes Lager, Germany) with MiG-23MLD
In 5.91 the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment returned to the Soviet Union, and was replaced by the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment a few months later.
Disbanded 9.92.
Bases:
Zwölfaxing, Austria, 4.45 - 3.48 [48 06 01N, 16 28 03E]
Ploesti, Romania, 3.48 - 2.53 [44 55 34N, 25 57 38E]
Batumi, Adzharskaya ASSR, 2.53 - 10.53 [41 36 31N, 41 36 08E]
Zerbst, Germany, 10.53 - 25.8.92 [52 00 04N, 12 08 40E]
?, Russia, 8.92 - 9.92
Subordinated:
Southwestern Air Defence District, 1945 - 1948
Ploesti Air Defence Region, 1948 - 2.53
Batumi Air Defence Region, 2.53 - 10.53
61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.53 - 5.80
71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 5.80 - 4.88
16th Air Army, 4.88 - 8.92