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The 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division was an Aviation Division of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1942 to 1998. Originally activated in 1942 as the 258th Fighter Aviation Division from the Air Forces of the 14th Army, then the 258th Mixed Aviation Division; redesignated in accordance with NKO Decree No. 264 as the 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division от 24.08.43;[1] redesignated 16 GvIAD 11 November 1944.

Regiments active with the division during the war included:[1]

  • 17 гшап
  • 19 th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (гиап)(26.11.42 - 13.01.45)
  • 20th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (26.11.42 - 13.01.45)
  • 114 Guards Bomber Aviation REgiment
  • 152nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (06.44 - 13.01.45)
  • 668 шап
  • 773th Fighter Aviation Regiment (IAP) (09.44 - 13.01.45)
  • 858 иап (08.44)

Действовала на Карельском фронте в составе 7 ВА. 27.02.43 г. преобразована в 258 сад.

From 1945 to 1949, the regiments of the division included the 19th Guards, 20th Guards, and 152nd IAPs. 152 IAP disbanded during this period and was replaced by 773 IAP. From its formation from the 258th Aviation Division, to February 1945, it was attached to 14th Army. It was then reassigned to the Belomorsky Military District until 1953. Thereafter it joined the 16th Air Army as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Its headquarters was at Damgarten for many years. As a fighter formation in Germany it appears that it would have faced the NATO air forces in Allied Air Forces Central Europe had any conflict broken out.

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 in the DDR:

  • 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Wittstock)
  • 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Damgarten)
  • 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Finnow)

Composition 1995 in the North Caucasus:

  • 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, at Millerovo (MiG-29)
  • 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, at Zernograd (MiG-29)

It was finally disbanded after serving several years with 4th Air Army in May 1998 while at Millerovo in the North Caucasus Military District.

References

  1. ^ a b AllAces.ru, http://www.allaces.ru/cgi-bin/s2.cgi/sssr/struct/d/sad258.dat
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