What's New
18 april 2013:
VVS source section added - work in progress
24th march 2013:
Commanders added to all Air Armies - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
29th Air Army and 54th Air Army added
minor corrections to some Air Armies - thanks to André Metzger
Commanders added to all independent Air Defence Armies (with some gaps), with help from Siegmar Frenzel
722nd Bomber Aviation Regiment modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
9th march 2013:
Massive update to the RVSN section:
dates added to almost divisional commanders
new regiments discovered
the 10th Guards Missile Division and it's regiments completely revised
minor updates to most pages
1st Air Army - commanders added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
26th Air Army - commanders added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
1st Air Defence Army for Special Use - commanders added, with help from Siegmar Frenzel
8th independent Heavy Bomber Corps modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
2nd independent Heavy Bomber Corps modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
30th Air Army VGK modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
37th Air Army VGK modified
10th Air Defence Division modified
28th Air Defence Division modified
27th february 2013:
Project 11435 (Kuznetsov class) added
Project 11437 (Ulyanovsk class) added
Project 1144 (Kirov class) added
Project 671RTM (Victor III class) added
Project 685 (Mike class) added
Project 949 (Oscar I class) added
Project 949A (Oscar II class) added
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5th Air Army DA added
22nd Air Army added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
43rd Air Army DA added
50th Air Army DA added
65th Air Army DA added
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Project 1143 (Kiev class) modified
several Air Defence Corps and Air Defence Divisions has been modified - thanks to André Metzger
34th Air Army modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
17th february 2013:
Project 61 (Kashin class) added
Project 1143 (Kiev class) added
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Ministry of Defence page added
General Staff page added
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all Air Defence Corps and Air Defence Divisions has been modified
393rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
16th february 2013:
1st Air Army added
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HQ VDV added
Parachute regiments added
Artillery regiments (airborne units) added
7th february 2013:
several Air Armies added and modified
3rd february 2013:
all Missile Brigades has now been added - with help from Siegmar Frenzel
independent Special Forces Brigades GRU has been added
independent Landing Assault Battalions has been added
391st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment has been added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
474th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment has been modified
27th january 2013:
Missiles brigades armed with Temp-S (SS-12) and Oka (SS-23) has been added, as well as a couple of Scud brigades - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
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113th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
41st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO modified
308th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO modified
19th january 2013:
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17th Air Army added (still incomplete)
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14th january 2013:
36th Air Army added
59th Air Army (2nd Air Army) added
13th january 2013:
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HQ Air Defence Forces (PVO) added
HQ Military Transport Aviation (VTA) added
HQ Long-Range Aviation (DA) added
Both Air Defence Districts added
All Air Defence Armies added
All Air Defence Corps added or modified
All Air Defence Divisions added or modified
All Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigades PVO added (and several modified)
All Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiments PVO added (and several modified)
6th january 2013:
24th Air Army VGK modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
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000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nalchik) added
000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kimry) added
000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kursk) added
000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Pechota) added
24th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade modified
39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade modified
42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade modified
146th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade modified
224th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade modified
33rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment modified
515th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment modified
864th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment modified
29th december 2012:
4th Air Army VGK modified (commanders added)
148th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel PVO modified
737th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO modified
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22nd july 2012:
21st july 2012:
more Air Defence Corps added (7th, 8th, 16th, 19th, 20th and 23rd)
more Air Defence Divisions added (6th, 24th, 25th, 28th and 29th)
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169th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade added - link repaired
000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ostrov) added
14th july 2012:
24th Air Defence Corps (17th Air Defence Division) added
37th Air Defence Corps (7th Air Defence Division) added
38th Air Defence Corps (20th Air Defence Division) added
39th Air Defence Corps (26th Air Defence Division) added
56th Air Defence Corps (33rd Air Defence Division) added
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157th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
163rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
12th july 2012:
327th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment added - thanks to Karoly Vandor, via Siegmar Frenzel
8th july 2012:
VDV (Airborne Troops) sections added - divisional structures has been added - more to come
6th july 2012:
16th Air Army added - with help from Siegmar Frenzel
The first part of a major update on the RVSN is now online - thanks to several new books available:
19th Missile Division and it's subordinated regiments - silo positions and alert duty dates has been updated
The first of several new entries in the Naval Aviation section - thanks to an excellent 700 page book on the Soviet Naval Aviation:
More updates will follow during the weekend.
9th may 2012:
34th Rescue Ship Brigade added
37th Rescue Ship Brigade added
54th Rescue Ship Brigade added
88th Rescue Ship Brigade added
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1st Fortified Area added
Numerous small errors corrected in the naval section - thanks to André Metzger
27th february 2012:
292nd independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
201st independent Mixed Aviation Squadron added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
Border Forces KGB SSSR added (together with Border Regions and Border Guard Ship Brigades)
18th february 2012:
Soviet Navy HQ (VMF) added
Northern Fleet added
Baltic Fleet added
Black Sea Fleet added
Pacific Fleet added
42nd Submarine Division added
7th Minesweeper Brigade added
11th february 2012:
92nd Minesweeper Brigade added
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5th Operational Squadron added
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2nd Air Defence Division changed to 3rd Air Defence Division - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
7th february 2012:
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1st Submarine Flotilla added
2nd Submarine Flotilla added
3rd Submarine Flotilla added
4th Submarine Flotilla added
11th Submarine Flotilla added
8th Submarine Division added
9th Submarine Division added
10th Submarine Division added
21st Submarine Division added
25th Submarine Division added
26th Submarine Division added
28th Submarine Division added
29th Submarine Division added
31st Submarine Division added
33rd Submarine Division added
35th Submarine Division added
40th Submarine Division added
41st Submarine Division added
45th Submarine Division added
50th Submarine Division added
29th january 2012:
61st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
71st Fighter Aviation Corps added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
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10th Air Defence Corps for Special Use added [still incomplete]
12th Air Defence Corps added
14th Air Defence Corps added
15th Air Defence Corps added
28th Air Defence Corps added
49th Air Defence Corps added
60th Air Defence Corps added
1st Air Defence Division added
2nd Air Defence Division added
9th Air Defence Division added
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65th Destroyer Battalion added
Project 56 (Kotlin class) added
Project 56M (Kildin class) added
14th january 2012:
Project 1134 (Kresta I class) added
Project 1134A (Kresta II class) added
Project 1134B (Kara class) added
Project 1164 (Slava class) added
7th january 2012:
Project 956 (Sovremennyy class) added
72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
31st december 2011:
76th Destroyer Brigade added
94th Minesweeper Brigade added
14th independent Guards Anti Submarine Warfare Battalion added
23rd december 2011:
5th Minesweeper Brigade added
21st december 2011:
7th Operational Squadron added
122nd Destroyer Brigade added
172nd Destroyer Brigade added
Project 1123 (Moskva class) added
759th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
19th december 2011:
56th Destroyer Brigade added
226th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment added - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
144th independent Aviation Regiment for Long-Range Radar Detection added
67th independent Aviation Squadron for Long-Range Radar Detection added
more squadrons added, see here
342nd Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
263rd independent Transport Aviation Regiment modified - thanks to Siegmar Frenzel
18th december 2011:
13th Submarine Division added
16th Submarine Division added
17th Submarine Division added
18th Submarine Division added
19th Submarine Division added
24th Submarine Division added