216th Gomelskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Division PVO

216-я истребительная Гомельская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 7.42 as the 282nd Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 5.45 (?, Germany):

• 127th Fighter Aviation Regiment
• 517th Fighter Aviation Regiment
• 774th Fighter Aviation Regiment

12.45 the 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division as the 4th regiment.

10.4.47 the 774th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded.

20.2.49 (directive 10.1.49) renamed 216th Fighter Aviation Division.

7.49 renamed 216th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1950:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kala (Baku), Azerbaizhan SSR) with Yak-9
• 676th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Adzhikabul, Azerbaizhan SSR) with Yak-9
• 878th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Sangachaly, Azerbaizhan SSR) with Yak-9

In 8.53 the 676th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO left the division.

Organisation 1960:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vaskovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast) with MiG-17
• 878th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Talagi, Arkhangelsk Oblast) with MiG-17

4.60 renamed 23rd Air Defence Division.

Bases:

• Grossenhain, Germany, 7.45 - 12.45 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]
• Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, 12.45 - 7.49 [49 55 29N, 36 17 27E]
• Kala (Baku), Azerbaizhan SSR, 7.49 - 7.52 [40 24 25N, 50 12 03E]
• Anshan, China, 5.7.52 - 27.7.53 [41 06 17N, 122 51 21E]
• Vaskovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, 8.53 - 1960 [64 26 27N, 40 25 26E]

Subordination:

• 16th Air Army, 11.44 - 12.45
• VVS Kiev Military District, 12.45 - 5.47
• 17th Air Army, 5.47 - 2.49
• 69th Air Army, 2.49 - 7.49
• 42nd Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 7.49 - 7.52
• 64th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 7.52 - 7.53
• Belomorskiy Air Defence Corps, 7.53 - 1.57
• Polyarny Air Defense Division, 30.1.57 - 4.60