6th Separate Air Defense Army

Army Formation

The 6th Separate Air Defense Army was formed in February 1961 on the basis of the Leningrad Air Defense Army on the basis of the Directive of the General Staff of the Air Defense Forces.

Army Transformation

• The 15th Separate Air Defense Army was disbanded on March 15, 1980, units and formations of the ground air defense troops were transferred to the Leningrad Military District, and the air units of the army entered the Air Force of the Leningrad Military District ;
• in April 1986, the 6th Separate Air Defense Army was re-formed on the basis of the 18th Red Banner Air Defense Corps , which had previously been part of it;
• In connection with the reform of the Armed Forces of Russia, on June 1, 1998, the 6th Separate Red Banner Air Defense Army was merged with the 76th Red Banner Air Army and was named the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army .
• On September 13, 2005, the 6th Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, was given the honorary title and it became known as the 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense (since September 13, 2005);
• In connection with the ongoing reform of the Armed Forces of Russia, the 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense was reorganized into the 1st Air Force and Air Defense Command , to which all regalia were handed over. The 1st Air Force and Air Defense Command received the name of the 1st Leningrad Red Banner Command of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Western Military District (from December 1, 2009);
• The 1st Leningrad Red Banner Command of the Air Force and Air Defense on August 1, 2015 was reformed ^[2] into the 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army Army and Air Defense Force of the Western Military District.

Title History

• 2nd Air Defense Corps (since 1937);
• Leningrad Corpus Air Defense Region (since November 1941) ^[3] ;
• Leningrad Air Defense Army (from April 7, 1942) ^[4] ;
• The 16th Air Defense Special Corps ^[3] (since the autumn of 1945);
• 16th Air Defense Corps ^[3] (since May 1946);
• The 16th Air Defense Air Defense Corps) ^[3] (since July 1947);
• Leningrad Air Defense District ^[3] (since January 1949);
• Special Leningrad Army Air Defense ^[3] (since June 1954);
• 6th Separate Air Defense Army (since February 1961);
• 6th Separate Red Banner Air Defense Army (since February 22, 1968);
• Air Defense Forces of the Leningrad Military District (since March 15, 1980);
• 6th Separate Red Banner Air Defense Army (since April 1986);
• 6th Red Banner Army Air Force and Air Defense (from June 1, 1998);
• The 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense (since September 13, 2005);
• 1st Leningrad Red Banner Air Force and Air Defense Command (from December 1, 2009);
• 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army Air Force and Air Defense (from August 1, 2015);
• military unit 20032 (until March 15, 1980).

•   Lieutenant-General , Colonel-General ^[5] Zherebin Dmitry Sergeevich , 02.1961 - 01.1962;
•   Colonel-General Aviation Nikolai Dmitrievich Antonov , 02.1962 - 04.1965;
•   Colonel-General of Aviation Kubarev Vasily Nikolaevich , 04.1965 - 1973;
• Colonel-General of Artillery Smirnov Alexey Grigorievich , 08/17/1973 - 03.1980
• Major General Alexander Sokolov ,? -?
• Major General German Vladimirovich Kromin , 1986 - 06.1987 ^[6]
• Lieutenant-General Miruk Viktor Fedorovich , 06.1987 - 1990
• Lieutenant-General Ivanov Anatoly Pavlovich, 1991 - 12.1994 ^[7]
• Colonel-General Aviation Gennady Vasiliev , 12.1994 −07.1998

1961

• 18th Air Defense Corps ( Thais ):
  • The 11th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Gorelovo , Leningrad Region);
  • The 27th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Defense Force ( Pushkin , Leningrad Region);
  • 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Gorelovo , Leningrad Region);
  • The 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Defense ( Veshchevo , Leningrad Region);
  • The 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Lodeynoye Pole , Leningrad Oblast);
  • The 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense (Gromovo-Sakkola, Leningrad Region);
  • The 82nd anti-aircraft missile brigade (Lomonosov, Leningrad Region);
  • The 83rd anti-aircraft missile brigade (Zelenogorsk, Leningrad Region);
  • 84th anti-aircraft missile brigade (Vaganovo, Leningrad region);
  • 86th Guards anti-aircraft missile brigade (Tosno-2-2, Leningrad region);
  • The 104th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Lopukhinka, Leningrad Region);
  • The 105th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Pervomayskoye, Leningrad Region);
  • The 106th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Uglovo, Leningrad Region);
  • The 169th Guards anti-aircraft missile regiment (Vaskelovo, Leningrad Region);
  • The 196th Guards anti-aircraft missile regiment (Kerstovo, Leningrad Region);
  • The 555th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Ostrov, Pskov Region);
  • The 967th anti-aircraft missile regiment ( Tamengont , Leningrad Region);
  • 2nd Radio Engineering Regiment (Gromovo, Leningrad Region);
  • The 16th Radio Engineering Regiment (Gorelovo, Leningrad Region);
• 14th Air Defense Division ( Tallinn ):
  • 425th Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Lasnamäe (Tallinn), Estonian SSR);
  • The 655th Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Pärnu , Estonian SSR);
  • 656th Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense ( Tapa , Estonian SSR);
  • The 1142nd anti-aircraft missile regiment ( Keila-Joa , Estonian SSR);
  • 1176th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Kingisepp (Saaremaa), Estonian SSR);
  • 898th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Valga, Estonian SSR);
  • The 188th anti-aircraft missile regiment (Tapa, Estonian SSR);
  • 1st Radio Engineering Regiment (Maardu, Estonian SSR);
  • 78th Radio Engineering Regiment (Tallinn, Estonian SSR);
  • 192nd Communications Center (Tallinn, Estonian SSR).

The composition of the army until March 15, 1980, remained almost unchanged, except for:

• 18th Air Defense Corps :
  • The 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment disbanded in 1969;
  • The 27th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Defense in October 1970 was transferred to the 10th Mixed Aviation Division of the 73rd Air Force ( 10th Fighter Aviation Division since 1980, Ucharal, Almaty Region );
  • The 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in June 1978 was transferred to the 5th Air Defense Division ( Besovets , Karelia );
  • In May 1980 the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment was transferred to the Air Force of the Leningrad Military District, and in May 1986 it was returned;
  • The 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense was transferred to the Air Force of the Leningrad Military District in May 1980, and returned to May 1986;
• 14th Air Defense Division:
  • The 425th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Defense , the 655th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Defense and the 656th Fighter Aviation Regiment dropped out of the division on December 30, 1977 to the 76th Air Army and returned to the division on 04/30/1986.

• The 6th Separate Air Defense Army for the great services rendered in the battles for the defense of the Fatherland, success in combat training. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 22, 1968, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

• Army headquarters - Leningrad (until September 6, 1991);
• Army headquarters - St. Petersburg (since September 6, 1991);
• parts and connections - Leningrad Military District .

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