175th Melitopolskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Division

175-я истребительная Мелитопольская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 10264

Activated 6.42 as the 265th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (Dallgow):

• 291st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-9

• 402nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-3

• 812th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dallgow, Germany) with Yak-9

• 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Schönwalde, Germany) with La-7

The 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division in 12.45, from the disbanded 193rd Fighter Aviation Division, while the 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment left for Russia.

The 812th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded 4.47.

10.1.49 renamed 175th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1951:

• 868th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Brandenburg-Neuendorf, Germany)

• 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Neuruppin, Germany)

• 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Finow, Germany)

The 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment left the division in 1952, and was probably replaced by an unknown regiment.

Organisation 1958:

• 868th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Karmeláva, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-17

• 000 Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-15/17

• 347th Fighter Aviation Regiment (?, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-15/17

30.5.61 renamed 58th Missile Division.

Bases:

• Dallgow, Germany, 5.45 - 5.45 [52 32 06N, 13 06 54E]

• Brandenburg, Germany, 5.45 - 8.49 [location in town, not at airfield]

• Finow, Germany, 8.49 - 10.51 [52 49 41N, 13 41 39E]

• Lida, Grodno Oblast, 10.51 - 1953 [53 52 38N, 25 22 40E]

• Karmeláva, Lithuanian SSR, 1953 - 1961 [54 57 50N, 24 05 05E]

Subordinated:

• 5th Air Army, 8.42 - 12.42

• 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps, 12.42 - 1.49

• 71st Fighter Aviation Corps, 1.49 - 10.51

• 26th Air Army, 10.51 - 1953

• 30th Air Army, 1953 - 1961