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326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division

Russian Long Range Aviation formation

Field	Value
unit_name	326th Night Bomber Aviation Division (1943–1944)
dates	1943–present
country	Soviet Union (1943–1991)

(1992–present)	branch	Soviet Air Force (1943–1991)

battle_honours	Tarnopol
type	Bomber Aviation division
role	Strategic bombing
decorations	[[File:OrderOfKutuzov2nd.jpg	20px]] Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class
garrison	Ukrainka

326th Bomber Aviation Division (1944–1951) 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (1951–present)

Russia (1992–present)|branch = Soviet Air Force (1943–1991)

Russian Air Force (1992–2015) Russian Aerospace Forces (2015–present)

World War II
- Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy
- Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive
- Vistula-Oder Offensive
- Battle of Königsberg
- Berlin Offensive
- Invasion of Manchuria

History

In 1945, it had three regiments of Tupolev Tu-2 bombers. 12th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment was briefly part of the division in 1959–60 at Ostrov, Pskov Oblast, while flying Tu-16s.

Components in 1990 according to Michael Holm:

Division Headquarters, Tartu
- 132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Raadi Airfield, Tartu, Estonian SSSR) with Tu-22M3 and Tu-16K
- 402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Balbasovo, Vitebsk Oblast) with Tu-22M3 and Tu-16K
- 840th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Soltsy-2, Novgorod Oblast) with Tu-22M3

Headquarters were located at:

Raadi Airfield, Estonian SSR, December 1959–1992 [58 24 08N, 26 49 19E]
Soltsy-2, Novgorod Oblast, 1992–1998 [58 08 16N, 30 19 47E]
Ukrainka (air base), Amur Oblast, 1998–2009/2010 [50 32 21N, 79 11 38E]

From 1987 to 1991, Dzhokhar Dudayev, who later became president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, was the commander of the division.

The division's dispersal airfields included Ugolny Airport near Anadyr, Magadan Airport, and Tiksi.

Composition

The command of the division was at the Ukrainka airbase in the Far East.

The composition of the division included:

182 Guards Red Berlin-Sevastopol Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Tu-95MS planes) (Ukrainka)
79th Red Star Order Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Tu-95MS aircraft) (Ukrainka)
200th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment Brest Red (Tu-22M3 planes) (Belaya)
444th Berlin Order of Kutuzov III, and Alexander Nevsky Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (Tu-22M3 aircraft) (Vozdvizhenka (air base))

In 2007–2009, the 444th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment was disbanded.

As of 2020, the division was reported based at Ukrainka with one element reportedly operating Tu-22M3 bombers from the Belaya air base as part of Russian Long Range Aviation.

Notes

References

Michael Holm, [https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/bad/326tbad.htm 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division], accessed October 2011
[https://airbase.ru/squad/russia/da Long-Range Aviation of the USSR in 1991]
"Russian Military Forces: Interactive Map".

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