HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONALE VOLKSARMEE/LUFTSTREITKRAEFTE (NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY/AIR FORCE)

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• Publication Date: August 26, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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Iiationale Volkaarr *6Luftstreit cruefte
(iLti.onal People's kw/Air Force)
DATE OF REPORT 11 duly 195?
PLACE ACQUIRED
LAST REPORT ON SUBJECT
(If applicable)
ANNEXES 10 - blueprints,
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1. In 195C,. a special anain administration, headed by Inspector General
Kessler and without assigned units and charged only with administrative
word:, was established in Johannisthal for the Ministry of the Interior,,
In February 1952, officers were selected from all KVP ("'asernierte
Voltspolizei) head 5uarte -s as flying }ersunrel and detached to a training
course in Pinnow frora where thew were sent to the Kuybishev area on the
Volga River in the USSR in April 19524 An air technical. school was
established in April 1952 and quartered in the Panzer Kaserne on tdache '
Straase in Kamenz3 An incomplete division with Lieutenant Colonel -Jiipert
(fnu) as chief and consisting Lf 3 Kcmraa,ndoc (regiments),, which had been
activated in 4eitluin, was taken over bi the Volkspolizei/Luft (People's
Pol.;i o Air farce; (V P/L ) from the KV F in Jute 1952, and personnel were
wit'.-,dre n from all 1VP headquarters, The l:at Kommando was transferred to
Cottbus;, the 2d Karnando to Bautzen' and she 3rd Ko do to iamenz,
Shortly after the trtrsfer to their new posts, all officers had to
undergo a physical ,sarfl3. as$? io a by a Soviet commission concerning their
physi,ca: fitnees fc.: fling, Those officers who were considered to be
,iaL:.iy fit we:ce assigned as flying personnel to the new air force
.rep lciaete, while a other s who were not pb sically fit or did not want
to ?enter flight se nice ware signed as hsudquarters or technical
pe.rsonimail to the zee-imaents or air technical bases. As a result of the
se1; tton of officcrxu u ;heir fitness for f'lginga, the number of pilot
offi.c;art in the i acividual kormiandos varied considerably and had to be
egG .:.iz si, The 3 kcamisndoa were reorganized into 3 air regiments and
3 ;i t ? i ,3ahai.cal bPase4i (:later oalled air tec,nical battalions) and
qa s NarR~d at the frl:;.swim; locaticnst Let Air Regt and 1st idr. Tech
Bea In Cottbus,. 26. i1ir F egrt and 2d itir Tech Base ire Kainz, 3rd
Al.: ttari;, and 3rd fir Tech Base in Aautzen. a August 1.952, newly induc-'Ked
pe? ac ;a*s s.l wesre assig:ued as student pilots mechanics to the 3 air
ra T:i.;?r..a s? In 3e'pttm er 1952, a Soviet training regiment was assignact
to ter.;- for flight training with Yak-1&i, In A_.gust/Septamber 195F2,k
thL; f"1y .:,..g perauo:ruxl were aonventrated in ai central instructicu course)
in cl ttb,:,s where Oicu .st o ffie rs were J-:*.. chc-',rge of theoreticO,
i a?vsa'.Ioxa~ Three r* t Ln~:azatal comsk nciers were allowed for the first
T,l:a':? J as p?f^3: L er! oil {- i .
Oct,.ber 1952 t,c Z'un 1.953 the flying personnel practiced flyicat?
0 Yr.`s? s and Yak- l.:' s under -porviaior" of the soviet trainixk; unit.
T ,, j at 4iegt practi c%! J1.1-, Got--..buss the 2d Regt in Kamenz with Yak-18&
i 6 ,liotzsche 411-h It c .-ila,r~aaci the 3rd h gt in Be #z cc, Th& other
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Psrwrml n,f the regulate pdrticipated in of ar tfting
o urs a si a
as WahL in. Cotttx~a f~rm October 1952 to l4 y ,1953, h1w4c e
officers i n Cotttus frc 1952 to l 1953, and meoh anies in
Kamen II ;:roQ October 1952 to July 1953. In ?abruly 1953, 102 14IG-158
arrived for tin division in Cottbus and were tear flown tV 3ovi?t pilo t
These aim*aft were im.odiataly transferred to Soviet airf1,1da iftr U,a
17 Am s riotao In May 1.9539 the 2d Air Refit and 2d Air Tech Base in Kcarken , II
were trene 'orrvd to Utz. In October 1953, sash oZ the 3 air r s,;ims tp
was equi.pp rd with 1.0 Y:.,l:-18s and started training without the Soviet
inatractica units. The offlomos who had been detached to Xtkrbiahev in the
USSR for training on T;s43e and Y; ells returned to the G111 in riovehlar
1953, and about 80 of t oee now pilots ware rz-si(r;ned to saoki air red t~
At about the a,-me tirmt, t 3 cir rer irentr ware reorCanizs into 3
division; frith the code do-qigsc.tion Aeroa1tbp The let Aeroc,lub with 3
r.Cimente rhich again tare wiled Komwm&sp w.a quartered in Cottbusr, t1V)
2d AeroclWb with 2 Kw-ramlos in Drewits, and the 3rd Aercc1 ab with 3
Kommmdos .: n R aut en.
30 In April 1954, the 24 loan;, of the 2d Aero3jub waa transferred iron
Drewitz to Jos' rf where a new airfield had been built. At the ar t.i ,&
the newt' rgaaiz ci 5th Air Te Base also tr^:._o sfer to J ksdorfo In
rk v ber 1954, the 24 1. ro*l.ub was filled up to its -uthori sttoragth
and the 3rl itar>anda of this .-eroclub wan ergs Li s At the saw troop - 1.t
taahnLcir.ma c:n1 me t:rarai.a ; iho had terminated their the air tats taniwl. r chool, w?wre t Y:: training Ins rset3 9 ,-
farzvari W the ~.ubs, In ~ 19;n4a
all kc=nnieata Sac ac::mRrleatei trc..f.ning on lane--331a and tertd trcini
with xJO-ILS,
4- In tcct-bor 1955? the eg r '~.:? .ear, nt, of Kamm pilot ell van e^ cd, .t'nr
lack a squr&-T.an ;)f this school was t.?z uef r d to Jockq~brf 13"mbor :L)550 This acgawwsdr n M, to a factory airfield in 9aahi-,li.t3iin
Apa'.l 1956, and f Jiha ie lvv ever airfield at :s3ari nc'
fsriao8 in otrtu aaaovr n'burg-
-1956- In Octobor 1935. a Lufthm3a tafj
.Manse `k No 2i.99o) w w ent?tbli, , In J orfa The pilots awl "oil.
Peaorn&, ~+era ae1 ct Errs al'-1l VP/L unitsa T. a VP/L pilots wow .was . ei
by AeTo . a? ni1ot oa Sax :ya:1, f1r , t't cif t I?.~14
So ~'li~;ht: tt~?:;arizaLj wNa':< acraaole~l i r .l~.,gtaet 1956 A ortion of the 17l r; :r 1
ae ~.tac~ . xars ~ags~ e t anti r wined tbtr .1, 'at O an I+affthcntatat whli
tia>C v t ro ailo'ts u r e t rsara for x * d to Dessau w k a x 'YP/L pilot adh-cKol
was In * ti initial att34:vov o ? orGmnlaation in J.x" 1956k the Is nits ; fly i
poa'0oa 1 ;tarted1 trc.-,.r ng o,n fli :l55 with Soeaiet I tractors , `?
sue. ~.xa +tt ~. Lion f *;ha VP/L in C ttt was 1era n ewer 14'. the NVA in XV '.Sa
and tAjc s. A ~gAero~.).xb vrfl,; t . en, (: vor the Juaa ~^,,~ 1956 r~
reaimig i Aad lot ~~ si td., 'k wing C. J (~ the 'ristO lot Y
~tar' Div r)art~icl ',a$ {..ra
fibs;: ra.s oxi.rrro cry Isal.f in AI.Gust/Sapt-3b 1,9% ii
th l 3rvt Av tc-oolrab aural, -h Asir i'oeh Baste in i utma, were une pee"b , "
divaolke,:; : L%t+er ccn I r. t?ton 17 e: corn aiaafLon of the A Maim Use ,
the, p rson al were to other /L snit a. 3 vaa rte x d o r
the of air '11'/L uru_ `;a ? s add?. , , vas . aungd by t poor ,ouj
of V-.a Obi 10 October 1 A956P tbo 2d rc l-3b ra-i ti-Ja ua
ova 1;1 ".b'? IAA eadt Sri 'F, r Piv., The re, mniz.=:t3.;3n. aff s fast ox-ia A :J,"
'. t a, w?ti b star :,ct u.:'. wia the over c.at ;,gaits l t ?YA
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August sb d near 8ads'burg
Dessau airfield
VA House
Brundeaabsrg Briaat airfield
Aoggsnthia airfield
lieub mdaaburg airfield
Rotherburg airfield
Area of Pasaanik-Prear;lau airfield
(Pin-point location unidentified)
Liokau4ltexo airfield
aoerlite,
BlotSe near Madan
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Bad Sam-ow near So stssl
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Oborwienthall, recreation center
Uauheuaen airfield agar Cottbus
Rieaa/R1Le airfield
both airfields ass ed to
Association for Sport and
Tectmiqus (GST)
Training unite of Rear Services
Pilot school
6th Air To& F 1
3rd Tng Regt of Rea fighter school
Advance detail of Rear. Services
Advance detail of Rear Services
Advance detail of Bear Services
Advance detail of Hear Services
Advance detail -of Rear Services 2
Central :nrppl8 depot of NTA/Luft
Supply depot for aircraft ape" parts
StWply depot for engines and jet
e ines
flA hospttala 95 percent occupied 3
t9VAv A*ft personnel
Sport training courses and health resort
for flyir pal
3 fVA/Luft flying instructors
3 NV.A/Luft. flying instructors
7o Previous designationa3 and numbers assigned to the individual
t+srA o aged into the following new designations:
tin And ~31d 1'b~f jsrtat~! n~
209
Lufthansa training course in
Jockadcmfi disalgad on 5
Novcrb r 1956
300
301
Cottbus Ali, Todh Bo,,;*
302
Dr ewi.?t.-, Air Tech
Dsasauo r4yLng school
heedqur sera
Administration Rear 6ioce
let Air Tech Bn
2d Air tech Bn
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&nasma Air Tech Bess
3rd Air Teak an
304
Bauteen Air Teah Besse
dissolved in Septemr 1956
305
Jodtsdorf Air Tech Sass
312,/]3
Goerlits supply dot
400
500
501
600
let Aeroclub Cottbus
601
14t Kcmmando Cottbus
602
2d Ammando Cottbus
603
3rd Kman4o Cottbus
700
2d Aeroelub Dr vita
701
lot Kodmando Drewrite
702
2d Xoaeazsdo Jodssdo rf
703
3rd Kosem indo Dre cite
5th Air Teah Be
Central supply depot of 11Vl/Z ift
Auguatusbed training hsadquar rs
Knmocs air tecbmioal sehoal
Karsens fighter sobool
let Ftr Div in Cottbsa
let Ftr Wing In Cottbus
2d Ftr Wing in Cottbus
3rd Ftr Wing in Cottbus
3rd Ftr Div in Drwite
7th Ftr Wing in Drevrits
8th Ftr Wing in Joaksdcrt
9th Ftr Wing in Drevits
800.
3rd Aeroelub Bautzen,,
dissolved in Soptembe 1956
801
let Xaiiezx s Bautsai,
dissolved in Septae 1956
802
2d iSom ndo Bautaaexx a
dissolved in September 1956
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dissolved in , eptembe r 1956.
8. The l".AI'Luft irae organised an fol ss
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Chief cf I17A/Luft and Aar Defense Cottbus
with o ief of staff,, 2 rain sections
inci a pcilitisal raeotim and
an air g(e? s tio:aj, and 15
3tWAZ
B4 NVAAut t
Liaison staff to INVA if n Staff
Starategic Air Force
Door &arvioee
InetruF.ot va ounteo'e
Air Dsfenoe in initta stags
Cottbus
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Cottbus
Cottbus
Cottbus
Cottbus
A. t mares, ID ,jtrausberg of the NVI/Iuft in Cottbus was tact PlOnMd.
T
11ei*)za staff to the t
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has been incz~seed since the
PA u~ taken over by the tWNA, 4
9. Theo oz izat.3on of tLe liaison staff to the NVA &in Staff is not keno
In ,:omrLrr 19177 Major Bost" (tom) i chief of the 0
N7ku"'t erns susffest~~:I to 5taraueb~~,,~~,,,,,, lotions Staff of the
13,?tiu30n ?Sfas n The nWI following we# ~bg a3s chief or a lwgw
officers Of' the sta tiers k3Rome
I44car .Sorschuh (ft.)
Sanior Aieutenant Scui^r_=idt (fhu)
10- The Stratc is Air Fr , a or gwized as fo? Lowst
Chiof of ?4VI/Z t Cottbus
Staff IWA/Iur? Cottbus
Sigp 1 battul:Ion Cottbus
l.at t.s
Cottbus
.9 Dmvita JR,",.+?.,T?, '
`~+ Special Affairs:
This office is responsible for the registration in 2 lists and
processing of all special events, such as aircraft catastrophes,
mutiny, crimes, desertions,, List 1 contains notes on special
affairs which must be immediately fEarwarded to the HQ NVA through
signal communication channels?
eta Records:
This office beeps records of personal data of all sub-leader' and
soldiers.
e, Chronicle:
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This section keeps 1-year-chronicles on the history of the NVA/Loft
from its establishment to the present time. The smallest unit to
keep a chronicle is the independent battalion (air technical
battalion) or wing. The chronicles
forwarded to the Chronicle Section of the HQ NVAAuft must be
1 of the followi by February
$g year.
f. Archives:
The archives stores files of personal data of deceased personnel,
which were not sent to the Kreis Kommando, documents older than
2 years that must be preserved, and one copy of each edition
of the periodical "The Combat Pilot".
g. Classified Material Offices
This office records and stores the classified material of the
section.
h. Classified Material Libraryt
This Office keeps files of printed classified material, such as
pamphlets, books, std.
i. Mail Offices
This office is responsible for the registration of incoming and
outgoing mail of the staff and all sections. Mail is partly sent
by courier and partly by postal service.
6. Staff Parachute Services
Chief:
The chief is responsible for the parachute service within the NV:/Luft.
a. Parachute Controls
This section is responsible both for parachute training of flying
personnel and maintenance of parachutes. Officers control parachute
training and make test jumps with new parachutes. Parachute jumps
were made in Neuhausen south of Cottbus.
b. Parachute Registration:
This office keeps, files of available parachutes with record members.
7. Staff Signal Communication:
Chief: ir ?'~?)Yx^!Y" e? 'P"r;!+ t?~.,~?12.^~. ^"*'PTr^..f,.n,~..~~,...~ ~"!F'4e?-'1 /~ ?tea
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including ground-to-air comaunications, but not including air-to-ground
and air-to-air comrunications.
a. Radar Chief:
He is responsible for radar service from the ground, At present,
only radar stations equipped with model P-8 IFF sets are
available.
b, Radio Chief:
He is responsible for radio communications including teletype as'd
radio photography,
c. Telephone Chief:' .
He is responsible for telephone and teletype service as well as
loudspeaker installations. He also controls work in telephone or
teletype installations performed by members of the postal
telecommunication service.
d. Storage Depot:
The depot in Cottbus stores and keeps files of signal equipment.
e Classified Material Office:
This office is in charge of all classified material of the section.
f. Courier Service:
This section has to make available personnel-and vehicles for courier
service, fixes courier routes, and exchanges classified material in
accordance with service regulation No 10/9.
g0 Army Postal Service;
This office has to make a ations for the of i*r
8. Staff Encipherin Service:
The chief is responsible for enciphering all classified material forwarded
by radio, teletype or courier. He is also responsible for the.entire
enciphering service, in particular for the list of code names and call
tnabers of flying personnel.
a. Enciphering Officers:
They are responsible for enciphering and deciphering, and the
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tabut tions for the enciphering service,
b., :Classified Material Office:
This office is respc'nsi'ale for classified material of the enciphering
service o
9. S',aff Reconnaissances
The chief is responsibl?, for the collection of enei reconnaissance
data and for the employment of reconnaissance.
a,, Assistants of Chief:
They evaluate reconnaisaance reports received from the Main Staff
NVA which. in turn receives data only from the Soviet Military
Administration.
b,, Photo Laboratory:
This laboratory is responsible for the devalopping of aerial
photographs and photostats.
c. ~ valuators:
rhey evaluate aerial photographs.
10 o S taf f Interpreter s:
The chief interpreter, a woman, is section chief and interpreter for
Rr.rian with the Chief of NVA/Luft. She is responsible for all tr,anrs,lations
into German and into foreign languages, For the time being, only
ir3terpreter?s for Russian., En fish and French are available.
a Interpreters for Pui sign:
br Interpreters for English and French
ll. Staft Nuclear Protective Service:
Thir, section is : esponsible for the organisation of ABC defense
The chief Is res;;soneible for nuclear protective service ind tr. al-rsi n
in K BC defense within NV'A/tuft,
' uc1ear Irotgsction.Gcrnpany:
This is a central training unit under supervision of the chief of
'uclear Fr otax:tive service, Until February 1957, the prot*ction
xmpary rumbaed only 25 to 30 men who were equipped with some
tctinometers, This company is scheduled to be organized and equipper
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as follows:
Washing and deactivating center equipped with:
Water trucks with water warming devices
Showers and teats for changing clothes
Washing devices for motor vehicles
Tank trucks for deactivating clothes and equipment
Equipment for deactivating aircraft
Protective clothing for personnel of deactivating center
Several teams for the measuring of radiation, equipped with:
3 different types of Soviet-made sets for Alpha, Beta and
Gamma rays; at present, only one type similar to the Geiger
counter is available. Signal flags for staking off the
contaminated areas indicati the degrees of contamination
according to Roentgen units (Rh), 100 Rh? 50 Rh, 1 Rh,
and 1/l0 Rh
Protective clothing lined with lead tissue
Chemical observers equipped withi
Signal flags similar to those used by the teams for the
measuring of radiation
Special equipment, co details available
Protective clothing
Supply platoon equipped with:
Protective masks'
Protective sulfa
Protective capes
Protective devices
At full strength, the nuclear protection company will number about
)40 men,
b. Nuclear Protecting Officers:
They are assigned as inspectors to units for controlling protective
training and protective equipment.
C. Storage Depot:
The depot in Cottbus stored protective clothing, protective devices,
end instruction material. This depot was too small and, therefore,
was scheduled to be ooneiderably enlarged.
12. Staff Dispatcher and Air Control Service:
This section is responsible for the organization and control of air
traffic in the Soviet soneo All flights of WA/tuft must be annourced
at, and confirmed by, the flight control section with the Soviet main
dispatcher in Warder on the preceding day.
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a. Warning Service:
This service transmits warnings to all aircraft aloft and
all airfields in case of catastrophes, such as storms,
thunderstorms, etc, It organises search and rescue service
if aircraft got lost, and organizes aid from the air in case
of aircraft catastrophes. All aircraft catastrophes must be
reported as R-Avio call to the warning service in Cottbus,
telephone No 2300, This telephone number has repeatedly
been published in newspapers since also civilian persons
are obliged to report air catastrophes to the warning service.
,All NVAjtLuft units are warned when enemy aircraft enter the sonee
b. Flight r eoorda :
This sub-section keeps reoords on all flights, aircraft
catastrophes and balloons shot down by NVA/Luft units,
c, Dispatcher Service:
The dispatchers daily enter all flights into tabulations, control
all communications between aircraft and airfields during air
activity and, if necessary, cut in on this conunication.
The tabulations must be daily submitted to the chief of staff.
13. Staff Training:
This staff is in charge of the organization and control of all
training activity,
The chief is responsible for central control of training and holds
briefings with the chief inetruCtore of the units.
a, Planning:
This sub-section is responsible for the training program for
operational unite, schools, training courses, instructive
methodical training, and staff training.
bz Records and Reports:
This sub-section keeps records on all types of training,
including flight training, makes reports on training activity
and forwards these reports to Main Staff NVA.
c., Sports:
This sub-section is responsible for regulations for sports
and preliminary sport for flight personnel, procures apart
equipment, este.bl.ishee sprat fields and obstacle courses
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and holds training courses.
d. Military Training:
This sub-section issues training manuals for military training
and holds training dowses.
e. Training in Firings
This sub-section controls and supervises training in firing of
NVA/tuft units, issues manuals and directives, and is responsible
for the aaiatenance of firing ranges,
f. Draftsmen:
They make drawings for . the. training manuals.
g. Classified Material Offices
This office is responsible for the classified material of the
section.
h. Classified Material Library:
This office keeps files of classified material, such as pamphlets,
books, and other printed material.
14. Staff Meteorological Service:
This is the central weather service for the NVA/Lsdt.
Chief:
The-chief is the personal advisor of the, Chief NVA/Luft in meteorological
questions.
so Meteorologists:
They conduct weather reconnaissance in connection with meteorological
stations both of NVA/Luft and on the civilian sector. Weather
balloons are used..Weather data are transmitted every 90 minutes.
b. Weather Technicians:
They are responsible for weather reconnaissance and weather forecast
in large areas, draw emnoptieal weather and temperature charts.
c. Archives:
The archives stores all weather and-temperature charts.
d. Weather Radio Operators and heather. Teletypists:
They maintain radio and teletype connection with all civilian
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weather stations of the NVA and NVA/Luft as well as with Soviet
headquarters. '
They draw schematic sketches, weather and temperature charts
based on data received from'weather technicians.'
15. Staff Classified Materials
This section keeps records on all classified material of NVA,Luft
and stores classified material of the staff which is not stored with
individual' suctions.
a. Central Classified Material Office:
This office stores all classified material concerning the Chief
of NVA/Lutt and the chief of staff.
b, Courier Office of Classified Material Section:
This office forwards classified material of the entire staff1 the
classified material locked begs and sealed envelopes is handed
over to the courisis of the signal communication section.
c. Central Classified Material Library:
This office keeps records on all classified material such as
pamphlets and books of NVA/Luft; at least one copy of each
printed document is available. The office also stores files of
all classified material older than 2 years.
The Staff Classified Material distributes the official seals issued
by the Main Staff NVA. The Classified Material Section of the Main
Staff NVA employee engravers and has a seal factory in Berlin. The
official seals are forwarded by courier from the Classified Material
Section of the NVA/Luft to the classified material sections of the
individual units where they are kept under lock and key.
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Description of Attachments (all attachments are organizational charts
and are referred to as annexes in the Field Continents of the report):
Attachment As. NVA/Luft and Air Defense
3: NVA/Luft
C: Rear Services
D: Main Political Section
E Main Section Aix Rngineer Service
'Ft Sections Subordinate to the Chief of Staff, NVA/Luft
First Fighter Division
Third Fighter Division
I First Fighter Division Headquarters
,J8 Third Fighter Division Headquarters
ID 108 and Soviet Advisors' Control of Fighter Division
Fighter wing
" MA Sections Subordinate to the Chief of Rear Services
Fifth Air Technical Battalion
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