| 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(1993–2009) | |
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| Active | 1942–2009 |
| Country |  Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia |
| Branch |  Soviet Air Forces (until 1991) Russian Air Force |
| Type | Mixed Aviation Division |
| Part of | 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Yeysk (2002–2009) |
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| Honorifics | Stalingrad |
The1st Guards Stalingrad Composite Aviation Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Сталинградская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознаменная орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационная дивизия) was anAviation Division of theRussian 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 theBattle of Stalingrad. The division fought in theMelitopol Offensive,Crimean Offensive,East Prussian Offensive and theBattle of Königsberg. By the end of the war, the division had been awarded theOrder of the Red Banner twice, theOrder of Lenin and theOrders of Kutuzov andSuvorov 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 a bomber unit again and moved toKrasnodar in 1993. At Krasnodar it became an assault unit. The division moved toYeysk in 2002 and disbanded in 2009.
The1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division was initially formed as the 226th Assault Aviation Division as part of the8th Air Army in May 1942.[1] The 8th Air Army was supporting theSouthwestern Front as it fought the German advance duringOperation Blau.
On 18 March 1943 the division was renamed the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division. By this time the 8th Air Army was part ofSouthern Front and included the2nd 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):
The division headquarters were moved from Ketrzyn toLida,Grodno Region, in theBelorussian 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:
Organization 1970:
In 1978 the 953rd Regiment was reequipped withSukhoi Su-24s and renamed a Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1980 the 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the32nd 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 toKrasnodar,Krasnodar Krai, in 1993, and the division became part of the4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence.
It was disbanded in December 2009.[1]
