Military Unit: 42066; from 8.56: 13685
Activated 20.10.41 as the 688th Light Bomber Aviation Regiment.
5.42 renamed 688th Assault Aviation Regiment.
8.2.43 renamed 59th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.
10.1.49 renamed 725th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.
8.56 renamed 725th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.
10.56 united with the 393rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO, and renamed 393rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.
10.92 united with the529th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 209th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1.9.01 absorbed the562nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1.12.09 renamed 6972nd Guards Aviation Base.
Bases:
Finow, Germany, 5.45 - 7.45 [52 49 41N, 13 41 40E]
Dresden-Klotzsche, Germany, 1947 - 8.49 [51 07 58N, 13 46 09E]
Altes-Lager, Germany, 8.49 - 1.51 [51 59 45N, 12 58 57E]
Dallgow, Germany, 1.51 - 10.51 [52 32 06N, 13 06 53E]
Dessau, Germany, 10.51 - 12.52 [51 49 54N, 12 11 34E]
Brandis, Germany, 12.52 - 5.54 [51 19 46N, 12 39 21E]
Finsterwalde, Germany, 5.54 - 8.56 [51 36 23N, 13 44 26E]
Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, 8.56 - 10.56 [48 04 13N, 37 44 04E]
Privolzhskiy, Astrakhan Oblast, 10.56 - 9.01 [46 23 45N, 47 53 39E]
Krymsk, Krasnodar Kray, 9.01 - today [44 57 46N, 38 00 12E]
Aircraft:
R-5, 1941-1942
Il-2, 1942-1945
Il-10, 1945-1956
MiG-15, 1956-1960
Su-9, 1960-1964
Su-11, 1964-1981 [not operational until mid-1965]
MiG-23MLA/MLD, 1981-1992
Su-27, 1992-today
Inventory:
11.90: 38 MiG-23MLD [CFE treaty data exchange]
2000: 29 Su-27 [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordinated:
228th Assault Aviation Division, 5.42 - 3.43
2nd Guards Assault Aviation Division, 3.43 - 1.49
114th Guards Assault Aviation Division, 1.49 - 8.56
000 Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 8.56 - 3.60
10th Air Defence Division, 3.60 - 1992
51st Air Defence Corps, 1992 - today