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The '''1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division''' (Russian: 1-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Сталинградская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационная дивизия) was an [[Aviation Division]] of the [[Soviet Air Force]]. It was initially formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division as part of the [[8th Air Army]] in May 1942.<ref>Michael Holm, [http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/bad/1gvbad.htm 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division], accessed September 2011, lists the formation as the 266th ShAD, but this appears to be a mistake.</ref> The 8th Air Army was supporting the [[Southwestern Front (Soviet Union)]] as it battled the German advance as part of [[Operation Blau]].
| unit_name = 226th Assault Aviation Division (1942–1943)<br />
1st Guards Assault Aviation Division (1943–1956)<br />
1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (1957–1989)<br />
1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division (1989–1993)<br />
1st Guards Assault Aviation Division (1993–Present)
| image = 1 SAD VSRF.png
| caption = Shoulder Sleeve Patch
| dates = 1942–2009 <br /> 2009-Present
| country = {{flag|Soviet Union}} (until 1991)<br />
{{flag|Russia}}
| branch = {{air force|Soviet Union}} (until 1991)<br />
{{air force|Russia}}
| type = Mixed Aviation Division
| command_structure = [[4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]]
| garrison = [[Yeysk]] (2002–Present)
| battles = [[World War II]]
*[[Battle of Stalingrad]]
*[[Crimean Offensive]]
*[[East Prussian Offensive]]
*[[Battle of Königsberg]]
| decorations = {{plainlist|
*{{Order of Lenin Decoration}}
*{{OrderRedBanner}} (2)
*{{OrderKutuzov2ndClass}} 2nd Class
*{{OrderSuvorov2ndClass}} 2nd Class
}}
| battle_honours = Stalingrad
| battle_honours_label = Honorifics
| commander1 = Major General Tagir Gadzhiyev
}}


The '''1st Guards Stalingrad Composite Aviation Division''' (Russian: 1-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Сталинградская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационная дивизия) is an [[Aviation Division]] of the [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]. It was originally formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division in May 1942 and became the 1st Guards Stalingrad Assault Aviation Division for its performance in the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]. The division fought in the [[Melitopol Offensive]], [[Crimean Offensive]], [[East Prussian Offensive]] and the [[Battle of Königsberg]]. By the end of the war, the division had been awarded the [[Order of the Red Banner]] twice, the [[Order of Lenin]] and the [[Order of Kutuzov|Orders of Kutuzov]] and [[Order of Suvorov|Suvorov]] 2nd class. Postwar, the division relocated to Belarus. In April 1956, it became a bomber division but was converted to a fighter-bomber unit in 1957. In 1989, it became an bomber unit again and moved to [[Krasnodar]] in 1993. At Krasnodar it became an assault unit. The division moved to [[Yeysk]] in 2002 and disbanded in 2009. It was reformed in 2013 with the addition of extra fighter units.
On 18.3.43 the division was renamed the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division. By this time 8th Air Army was part of [[Southern Front]] and included the 2 сак (201 иад, 214 шад), 10 сак (206, 287 иад, 289 шад), 1 Guards ShaD (1 гв шад), 270th Bomber Aviation Division (270 бад), 2 гв. нбад, 6 гв. иад, 8 рап, 406 лбап, and the 678 трап.<ref>BSSA, http://www.tashv.nm.ru/BoevojSostavSA/1943/19430401.html, 1 April 1943</ref>


==History==
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Organisation in May 1945 ([[Ketrzyn]], Poland):
[[File:RIAN archive 225 IL-2 attacking.jpg|thumb|258x258px|[[Ilyushin Il-2]] attack]]
The '''1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division''' was initially formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division as part of the [[8th Air Army]] in May 1942.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/bad/1gvbad.htm|title = 1st Guards Stalingradskaya order of Lenin twice Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Division|date = |access-date = 23 February 2016|website = ww2.dk|publisher = |last = Holm|first = Michael}}</ref> The 8th Air Army was supporting the [[Southwestern Front (Soviet Union)|Southwestern Front]] as it fought the German advance during [[Operation Blau]].

On 18 March 1943 the division was renamed the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division. By this time the 8th Air Army was part of [[Southern Front (Soviet Union)|Southern Front]] and included the [[2nd Mixed Aviation Corps]] ([[201st Fighter Aviation Division]], [[214th Assault Aviation Division]]), 10th Mixed Aviation Corps (206th, 287th Fighter Aviation Divisions, 289th Assault Aviation Division), 270th Bomber Aviation Division, 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division, [[6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division]], 8th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment, 406th Light Bomber Aviation Regiment, and the 678th Transport Aviation Regiment.<ref>[[Combat composition of the Soviet Army]], 1 April 1943</ref>

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Organization in May 1945 ([[Ketrzyn]], Poland):
*74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with [[Il-2]]
*74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with [[Il-2]]
*75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-10
*75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-10
*76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
*76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
*136th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
*136th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2


Division headquarters moved from Ketrzyn to [[Lida]], [[Grodno Oblast]], in the [[Belorussian SSR]], in July 1945.
The division headquarters were moved from Ketrzyn to [[Lida]], [[Grodno Region]], in the [[Belorussian SSR]], in July 1945.


The 76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was disbanded in April 1947.
The 76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was disbanded in April 1947.


1957 renamed 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (1st IBAD, from 11.11.76 1st ADIB).
In 1957, it was renamed 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (1st IBAD, from 11 November 1976 1st ADIB).<ref name=":0" />


Organisation 1957:
Organization 1957:
*136th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (?) with MiG-15
*136th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lida, Grodno Region) with MiG-15
*686th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Lida]], [[Grodno Oblast]]) with MiG-15
*686th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Lida]], [[Grodno Region]]) with MiG-15
*?th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (?) with MiG-15
*952nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Pruzhany]]) with MiG-15


Organisation 1970:
Organization 1970:
*911th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lida, Grodno Oblast) with MiG-17
*911th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lida, Grodno Region) with MiG-17
*940th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Postavy]], [[Vitebsk Oblast]]) with MiG-17
*[[940th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment]] ([[Postavy]], [[Vitebsk Oblast]]) with MiG-17
*953rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Bobrovichi]], [[Gomel Oblast]]) with Su-7
*953rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Bobrovichi]], [[Gomel Oblast]]) with Su-7


The division was renamed the 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division in 1989.
In 1978 the 953rd Regiment was reequipped with [[Sukhoi Su-24]]s and renamed a Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1980 the 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the [[32nd Bomber Aviation Division]], [[24th Air Army]].


The division was renamed the 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division in 1989.
Organisation 1990:

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*116th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Ross]], [[Grodno Oblast]]) with Su-24 - January 1992 taken over by Belarus. October 1993 renamed 116th Guards Bomber Aviation Base, and 7.94 116th Guards Bomber-Reconnaissance Aviation Base - disbanded August 2010.
Organization 1990:
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*[[116th Guards Assault Air Base|116th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment]] ([[Ros, Belarus|Ross]], [[Grodno Region]]) with [[Su-24]] - January 1992 taken over by the [[Belarus Air Force]]. October 1993 renamed 116th Guards Bomber Aviation Base, and in July 1994 116th Guards Bomber-Reconnaissance Aviation Base - disbanded August 2010.
*305th Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Postavy]], [[Vitebsk Oblast]]) with Su-24 - withdrawn to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and disbanded
*305th Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Postavy]], [[Vitebsk Oblast]]) with Su-24 - withdrawn to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and disbanded
*497th Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Lida]], [[Grodno Oblast]]) with Su-24 - withdrawn to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and disbanded
*497th Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Lida]], [[Grodno Region]]) with Su-24 - withdrawn to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and disbanded.


Divisional headquarters was moved to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and the division became part of the [[4th Air Army|4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence]].
The Divisional headquarters was moved to [[Krasnodar]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], in 1993, and the division became part of the [[4th Air Army|4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence]].

It was disbanded in December 2009.<ref name=":0" />

In 2013 the division was reformed with a bomber aviation unit at [[Morozovsk]], an assault aviation unit at [[Primorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Primorsk]]/Budenovsk, and a fighter aviation regiment at [[Krymsk]], which now appears to have become the [[3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment|3rd Guards Composite Aviation Regiment]]. It was assigned to the [[4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]] along with the 55th Independent Helicopter Regiment,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201112202607/https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/dcs-world-topics/mission-editor-discussion-and-questions/158839-caucasus-theater-unit-profiles#post2649821 https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2649821] as archived on 2020-11-12, from [https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2649821 original]</ref> a transport unit at [[Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast|Rostov]], the [[11th Composite Aviation Regiment]],{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and a reconnaissance/bomber aviation unit at [[Marinovka]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The latter units form the 4th Composite Aviation Division.

Organization 2020:

* 3[[3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment|rd Guards Composite Aviation Regiment]] ([[Krymsk (air base)|Krymsk]]) Two Squadrons: [[Su-27]]SM3 Flanker (as of 2019) (may have started re-equipping with [[Su-57]] as of December 2020)
* 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment ([[Millerovo (air base)|Millerovo]]) Two Squadrons: [[Su-30]]SM (as of 2019)
* 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment ([[Morozovsk (air base)|Morozovsk]]) Three Squadrons: [[Su-34]] (as of 2019)
* 368th Assault Aviation Regiment ([[Budyonnovsk (air base)|Budennovsk]]) Two Squadrons: [[Su-25]]SM/SM3 (as of 2019; reported upgrading to SM3 variant as of 2021)


==References==
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==Further reading==
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[[Category:Military units and formations of the Soviet and Russian Air Forces]]
*'Sharing out the remnants of Soviet aviation', [[Jane's Defence Weekly]], 17 April 1993
{{Soviet Union divisions}}

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[[Category:Bomber aviation units and formations of the Soviet Air Forces]]
[[Category:Aviation divisions of the Russian Air Forces]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2009]]
[[Category:Military units and formations awarded the Order of the Red Banner]]

Latest revision as of 13:15, 22 December 2023

226th Assault Aviation Division (1942–1943)

1st Guards Assault Aviation Division (1943–1956)
1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (1957–1989)
1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division (1989–1993)

1st Guards Assault Aviation Division (1993–Present)
Shoulder Sleeve Patch
Active1942–2009
2009-Present
Country Soviet Union (until 1991)
 Russia
Branch Soviet Air Forces (until 1991)
 Russian Air Force
TypeMixed Aviation Division
Part of4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Garrison/HQYeysk (2002–Present)
EngagementsWorld War II
Decorations
HonorificsStalingrad
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Tagir Gadzhiyev

The 1st Guards Stalingrad Composite Aviation Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Сталинградская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационная дивизия) is an Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It was originally formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division in May 1942 and became the 1st Guards Stalingrad Assault Aviation Division for its performance in the Battle of Stalingrad. The division fought in the Melitopol Offensive, Crimean Offensive, East Prussian Offensive and the Battle of Königsberg. By the end of the war, the division had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner twice, the Order of Lenin and the Orders of Kutuzov and Suvorov 2nd class. Postwar, the division relocated to Belarus. In April 1956, it became a bomber division but was converted to a fighter-bomber unit in 1957. In 1989, it became an bomber unit again and moved to Krasnodar in 1993. At Krasnodar it became an assault unit. The division moved to Yeysk in 2002 and disbanded in 2009. It was reformed in 2013 with the addition of extra fighter units.

History[edit]

Ilyushin Il-2 attack

The 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division was initially formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division as part of the 8th Air Army in May 1942.[1] The 8th Air Army was supporting the Southwestern Front as it fought the German advance during Operation Blau.

On 18 March 1943 the division was renamed the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division. By this time the 8th Air Army was part of Southern Front and included the 2nd Mixed Aviation Corps (201st Fighter Aviation Division, 214th Assault Aviation Division), 10th Mixed Aviation Corps (206th, 287th Fighter Aviation Divisions, 289th Assault Aviation Division), 270th Bomber Aviation Division, 2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division, 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 8th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment, 406th Light Bomber Aviation Regiment, and the 678th Transport Aviation Regiment.[2]

Organization in May 1945 (Ketrzyn, Poland):

  • 74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
  • 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-10
  • 76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
  • 136th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2

The division headquarters were moved from Ketrzyn to Lida, Grodno Region, in the Belorussian SSR, in July 1945.

The 76th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was disbanded in April 1947.

In 1957, it was renamed 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (1st IBAD, from 11 November 1976 1st ADIB).[1]

Organization 1957:

  • 136th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lida, Grodno Region) with MiG-15
  • 686th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lida, Grodno Region) with MiG-15
  • 952nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Pruzhany) with MiG-15

Organization 1970:

In 1978 the 953rd Regiment was reequipped with Sukhoi Su-24s and renamed a Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1980 the 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, 24th Air Army.

The division was renamed the 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division in 1989.

Organization 1990:

The Divisional headquarters was moved to Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, in 1993, and the division became part of the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence.

It was disbanded in December 2009.[1]

In 2013 the division was reformed with a bomber aviation unit at Morozovsk, an assault aviation unit at Primorsk/Budenovsk, and a fighter aviation regiment at Krymsk, which now appears to have become the 3rd Guards Composite Aviation Regiment. It was assigned to the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army along with the 55th Independent Helicopter Regiment,[3] a transport unit at Rostov, the 11th Composite Aviation Regiment,[citation needed] and a reconnaissance/bomber aviation unit at Marinovka.[citation needed] The latter units form the 4th Composite Aviation Division.

Organization 2020:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Holm, Michael. "1st Guards Stalingradskaya order of Lenin twice Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Division". ww2.dk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ Combat composition of the Soviet Army, 1 April 1943
  3. ^ https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2649821 as archived on 2020-11-12, from original

Further reading[edit]

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