159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment

• 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment;
• 88th Fighter Aviation Novorossiysk Regiment;
• 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Novorossiysk Regiment;
• 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Regiment;
• 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment;
• 6961st Guards Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Order of the Suvorov base;
• Aviation group of the 7000th Air Base;
• Military unit (Field mail) 40431 (until 09/01/2009);
• Military unit 52906 (since 09/01/2009).

Assignments of 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment

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The 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on April 13, 1940, in the Kyev Special Military District in Vinnitsa on the basis of the 4th Separate Fighter Aviation Squadron on I-16 aircraft.

The 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment was at Vinnitsa on June 22, 1941, when the German Operation Barbarossa began.{{Cite web |last=Niehorster |first=Dr Leo |title=Air Command, Kiev Special Military District, Red Army, 22.06.41 |url=http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/41_oob/kiev/air.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=niehorster.org}}

The 159th Novorossiysk Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on April 14, 1944, by ranging the 88th Novorossiysk Fighter Aviation Regiment amongst the Guards for the exemplary performance of combat missions and the courage and heroism shown at the same time on the basis of Order of the NPO of the USSR.Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 55 of 14.04.1944

From 1945 the regiment was based in Poland. It was assigned to the 239th Fighter Aviation Division from February 1952 onwards. From 1945 to 1948 at Malbork; from 1948 to 1952 at Brzeg; from 1952 to 1961 at Kluczewo Airport; for about eight months in 1961 at Kolobrzheg; from 1961 to 1964 at Żagań; stationed again at Kluczewo from August 1964 to July 1992; and in July 1992 returning to Petrozavodsk Airport in Karelia.{{cite web|last=Holm|title=159th Guards Novorossiyskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment|url=https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/iap/159gviap.htm|access-date=2022-12-15}}

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• In the autumn of 2009, the 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment was reorganized into the 6961st Guards Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Base.
• The 6961st Guards Aviation Novorossiysk Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Base on December 1, 2010, in accordance with the formation of a new image of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, was reorganized into the aviation group of the 7000th Aviation BaseDirective of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 017 of August 9, 2010; Directive of the General Staff No. 314/4/0654 of July 19, 2010; Order of the Commander of the Western Military District of September 13, 2010 No. 4/1/016; Directive of the Headquarters ZVO dated September 20, 2010 No. 4/1/022.
• Since 2016 - again the 159th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

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Category:Regiments of the Russian Air Forces

Category:Fighter aviation regiments of the Soviet Union in World War II

Category:Military units and formations established in 1944

Category:Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 3rd class

Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2009