16th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division

16-я гвардейская истребительная Свирская Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 35419; from 10.53: 59504

Activated 11.42 as the 258th Fighter Aviation Division.

27.2.43 renamed 258th Mixed Aviation Division.

24.8.43 renamed 1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division.

11.11.44 renamed 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Monchegorsk(?), Murmansk Oblast):

• 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment

• 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment

• 152nd Fighter Aviation Regiment

The 152nd Fighter Aviation Regiment was probably disbanded in 12.45, and replaced by the 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1949:

• 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast) with P-39 Aircobra

• 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Monchegorsk(?), Murmansk Oblast) with Yak-9

• 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Monchegorsk(?), Murmansk Oblast) with P-39 Aircobra

Organisation 1960:

• 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Wittstock, Germany) with MiG-15/17

• 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Parchim, Germany) with MiG-17

• 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Damgarten, Germany) with MiG-17

Two regiments were converted to Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiments (19th Guards and 20th Guards) in 1961, and were replaced by two Fighter Aviation Regiments (33rd and 787th), from the 125th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1990:

• 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Wittstock, Germany) with MiG-29

• 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Damgarten, Germany) with MiG-29

• 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Finow, Germany) with MiG-29

Organisation 1995:

• 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Millerovo, Rostov Oblast) with MiG-29

• 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zernograd, Rostov Oblast) with MiG-29

Disbanded 5.98.

Bases:

• Monchegorsk(?), Murmansk Oblast, 1945 - 10.53 [67 59 20N, 33 00 58E] - uncertain

• Damgarten, Germany, 10.53 - 30.10.93 [54 15 50N, 12 26 30E]

• Millerovo, Rostov Oblast,10.93 - 5.98 [48 57 15N, 40 17 58E]

Subordinated:

• VVS Belomorskoe Military District, 11.44 - 1.52

• 22nd Air Army, 25.1.52 - 10.53

• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.53 - 5.88

• 16th Air Army, 1990 - 10.93

• 4th Air Army, 10.93 - 5.98