The 20th Fighter Air Defense Division ( 20th Iad ) is a military unit of the USSR armed forces as part of the air defense forces.
 20th fighterAir Defense Division | |
|---|---|
| Troops |  USSR air defense |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 10/01/1950 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 03/01/1961 |
Content
Title History
For the entire period of its existence, the division of the name did not change:
- 20th Air Defense Fighter Division;
- Military unit 06530.
Formation
The 20th Fighter Aviation Division was formed in October 1950 as part of the 78th Air Defense Fighter Corps of the 64th Air Defense Fighter Army at the airfield in Yelets .
Disbandment
The 20th Fighter Aviation Division, in accordance with the directive of the General Staff of the Air Defense Forces of the country, was disbanded as part of the 6th separate air defense army at the airfield of Gromovo, Leningrad Region in 1961.
Division Commanders
As part of associations
| date | District (district) air defense | Air Defense Army | Air Defense Corps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/1950 | Moscow district air defense | 64th Air Defense Fighter Army | 78th Air Defense Fighter Corps |
| 12/01/1950 | China | Shanghai Air Defense District | |
| 10/01/1950 | Leningrad Air Defense District | 25th Air Defense Fighter Army | |
| 06/01/1954 | Special Leningrad Air Defense Army | ||
| 03/01/1961 | 6th Separate Air Defense Army |
Parts and Separate Divisions of the Division
The composition of the division did not change; it included regiments [1] :
| Period | Parts | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 10/01/1950 - 03/01/1961 | 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Red Banner Air Defense Regiment [2] | Tangshan , Veshchevo , MiG-15 , MiG-17 , MiG-19 , transferred to the 18th Air Defense Corps |
| 03/01/1952 - 03/01/1961 | 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Stalingrad Red Banner Air Defense Regiment [2] | Veshchevo , Gromovo , MiG-15 , Yak-25 M, transferred to the 18th Air Defense Corps |
| 03/01/1956 - 01/01/1961 | 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment Air Defense [2] | Gromovo , MiG-15 , MiG-17 |
Basing
| Period | Location |
|---|---|
| 10.1950 - 11.1950 | Yelets , Voronezh region |
| 12.1950 - 02.1952 | Tangshan , China |
| 03.1952 - 06.1953 | Veshchevo , Leningrad region |
| 06.1953 - 04.1961 | Gromovo , Leningrad Region |
Notes
- ↑ A.G. Lensky, M.M. Tsybin. Part I // Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR. Directory". - St. Petersburg: INFO OL, 2013 .-- 164 p. (with ill.) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- A.G. Lensky, M.M. Tsybin. Part I // Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR. Directory". - St. Petersburg: INFO OL, 2013 .-- 164 p. (with ill.) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- A.G. Lensky, M.M. Tsybin. Part II // Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR. Directory". - St. Petersburg: INFO OL, 2014 .-- 108 p. (with ill.) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- A.G. Lensky, M.M. Tsybin. Part III // Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR. Directory". - St. Petersburg: INFO OL, 2015 .-- 144 p. (with ill.) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.