10th Independent Air Defence Army explained

The 10th Independent Red Banner Air Defence Army (Military Unit Number 41137) was an army of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, active from 1960 to 1994. The headquarters was at Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

The army originated from the White Sea Air Defence Corps of the Northern Military District (Soviet Union), which was commanded by twice Hero of the Soviet Union General-major Pyotr Pokryshev:

Northern Air Defence Army

To cover the European North in 1958 on the basis of the White Sea Air Defence Corps, the Northern Air Defence Army was formed in accordance with a directive of the General Staff of the Air Defence Forces dated June 17, 1958. The new army included:

In 1959 a Guards air defence artillery regiment was incorporated into the Northern Air Defence Corps; subsequently, the anti-aircraft missile brigade (Peninsula)]). In 1960, an air defence missile regiment (upgraded into a brigade) was relocated from the Odessa Air Defence Corps to the Arkhangelsk Region with its control point in Mirny. To strengthen fighter aviation, the 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment was transferred from the Air Force of the Northern Fleet, reequipped with the Yak-25, and relocated to Letneozersky Plesetsk District.

On March 24, 1960, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Forces decided to transform the Northern Army into the 10th Independent Air Defence Army. Subordinate formations were also assigned combined-arms numbers:

Around 1965, the 359th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment, Military Unit Number 28064, was formed at Vaskovo Airport, Arkhangelsk Oblast, and joined the Army.[8] It was only disbanded in 1994.

Forces in the 1980s

Fighter Regiments of the 10th Army PVO 1988

RegimentBaseEquipmentRemarks
57th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentBesovetsSukhoi Su-15TM 5th Air Defence Division, moved to Norilsk-Alykel 1990; disbanded 10.93.[10] Absorbed 991st IAP 1978.
72nd Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentMikoyan MiG-314th Air Defence Division, honorifics Polotsk Order of Suvorov
174th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentMonchegorsk (air base)Mikoyan MiG-3121st Air Defence Corps, 2 Gds Naval IAP in 1945
265th Fighter Aviation RegimentPoduzhemye, Karelian ASSRSukhoi Su-15TM5th Air Defence Division. Disbanded 1994.
431st Fighter Aviation Regiment Sukhoi Su-15TM21st Air Defence Corps
445th Fighter Aviation RegimentSavatiya (air base) (Kotlas)Mikoyan MiG-25P23rd Air Defence Division
518th Fighter Aviation RegimentTalagiMikoyan MiG-3123rd Air Defence Division[11]
524th Fighter Aviation Regiment LetneozerskMikoyan MiG-25P23rd Air Defence Division. Disbanded 1994[12]
641st Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentSukhoi Su-274th Air Defence Division
941st Fighter Aviation RegimentSukhoi Su-2721st Air Defence Corps
The army was disbanded on 1 December 1994.[13]

References

  1. Order of the People's Commissar of Defence from 1954
  2. The General Staff of the General Staff of the Air Defence Forces of June 17, 1958
  3. The General Staff Directive of the Air Defence Forces of June 17, 1958
  4. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of April 30, 1975
  5. Web site: 216th Fighter Aviation Division PVO . 2022-10-31 . www.ww2.dk.
  6. Web site: 4th Air Defence Division . 2022-10-31 . www.ww2.dk.
  7. Web site: 4th Air Defence Division . 2022-10-31 . www.ww2.dk.
  8. Web site: 359th independent Transport Aviation Regiment . November 24, 2022.
  9. Web site: 21st Air Defence Corps . Ww2.dk . 2013-10-03.
  10. Web site: 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO . Ww2.dk . 2013-10-03.
  11. Web site: 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO . Ww2.dk . 2013-10-03.
  12. Web site: 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO . Ww2.dk . 2013-10-03.
  13. Michael Holm 10th independent Air Defence Army

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