23rd Gomelskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Air Defence Division

23-я Гомельская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 19055

Activated 4.60 in Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, from the 216th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1962:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Vaskovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Letneozerskiy, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Organisation 1970:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Talagi, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Letneozerskiy, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 24th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 146th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 515th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Arkhangelsk-Yuras, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Organisation 1980:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Talagi, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Letneozerskiy, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 24th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 146th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 515th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Arkhangelsk-Yuras, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

During 5.80 to 5.86 the two fighter regiments were subordinated to the Leningrad Military District.

The 265th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the division in 5.86.

Organisation 1988:

• 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Talagi, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Letneozerskiy, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 265th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Poduzhemye, Karelian ASSR)

• 24th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 146th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 515th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Arkhangelsk-Yuras, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 145th Radio-Technical Brigade (Arkhangelsk-Vaskovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 18th Radio-Technical Regiment (Belomorsk, Karelian ASSR)

The 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the division 1.7.88.

1993 renamed 22nd Air Defence Corps.

The 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the corps in 1993, while the 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

1994 renamed 22nd Air Defence Division.

The 265th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO and 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO were disbanded 1994.

Disbanded 1.5.02.

Headquarters:

• Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, 1960 - 2002 [64 24 49N, 40 27 28E]

Subordination:

• 10th independent Air Defence Army, 1960 - 4.80

• VVS Leningrad Military District, 4.80 - 4.86

• 10th independent Air Defence Army, 4.80 - 1994

• 6th independent Air Defence Army, 1994 - 1998

• 6th Air Army VVS and PVO, 1998 - 2002