THE AVIATION FORCES OF THE WESTERN GROUP OF FORCES
(Zapadnaya Gruppa Voysk - ZGV)
(HQ Wünsdorf)
Aviation forces on 1st January 1991
The Army Aviation ( Armeyskaya Aviatsiya - AA)
1 gvTA
(gvardeiskaya tankovaya armiya/guards tank army) (HQ Dresden)
6 ove BU
Heller (Dresden)
(01) Mi-6VKP “Hook-B”, (01) Mi-22 “Hook-C”, (04) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”
(02) Mi-8PPA “Hip-K”, (02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
225 obvp
Allstedt
(20) Mi-8TV/MT/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (20) Mi-24D “Hind-D”, (20) Mi-24V “Hind-E”
485 ovp BU
Brandis
(16) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (24) Mi-8MTV -2 “Hip-H”, (02) Mi-8VzPU "Hip-D"
(05) Mi-9 “Hip-G”
(24) Mi-24V “Hind-E”, (06) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (06) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
2 gvTA
(gvardeiskaya tankovaya armiya/guards tank army) (HQ Fürstenberg)
9 ove BU
Neuruppin
(01) Mi-6VKP “Hook-B”, (01) Mi-22 “Hook-C”
(03-04) Mi-8TV/MT/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (04) Mi-8PPA “Hip-K”, (01) Mi-8R
(01) Mi-9 “Hip-G”, (02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
172 obvp
Parchim (Damm)
(13) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (08) Mi-8MT/MTV-2 “Hip-H”, (25) Mi-24V “Hind-E”
(12) Mi-24P “Hind-F”
439 ovp BU
Parchim (Damm)
(12) Mi-8TV “HipC”, (06) Mi-8MTV-2 “Hip-H”
(16) Mi-24V “Hind-E”, (04) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (06) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
One ove at Lärz: (02) Mi-9 “Hip-G”, (~08) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (08) Mi-24V “Hind-E”
(02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
3 OA
(obchevoyskovaya "udarnaya" armiya/combined-arms "shock" army) (HQ Magdebourg)
296 ove BU
Mahlwinkel
(02) Mi-6VKP “Hook-B”, (04) Mi-8TV/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (02) Mi-8PPA “Hip-K”
(01) Mi-9 “Hip-G”, (02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
178 obvp
Stendal (Borstel)
(20) Mi-8TV/MT/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (20) Mi-24V “Hind-E”, (20) Mi-24P “Hind-F”
440 ovp BU
Stendal (Borstel)
(20) Mi-8TV/MT/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (03) Mi-9 “Hip-G”
(15) Mi-24D “Hind-D”, (12) Mi-24V “Hind-E”
(06) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (06) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
8 gvOA
(gvardeiskaya obchevoyskovaya armiya/guards combined-arms army) (HQ Weimar)
298 ove BU
Hassleben
(09) Mi-2T/U “Hoplite”, (01) Mi-6VKP “Hook-B”, (01) Mi-22 “Hook-C”
(02-03) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (01) Mi-8R, (02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
336 obvp
Nohra (Weimar)
(20) Mi-8TV/MT/MTV-2 “Hip-C/-H”, (21) Mi-24V “Hind-E”, (08) Mi-24P “Hind-F”
486 ovp BU
Altes Lager (Jüterbog)
(20) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (32) Mi-24D/V “Hind-D/-E”
(04) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (04) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”, (02) Mi-9 “Hip-G”
20 gvOA
(gvardeiskaya obchevoyskovaya armiya/guards combined-arms army) (HQ Eberswalde)
41 ove BU
Werneuchen
(05) Mi-2T/U “Hoplite”, (01) Mi-6VKP “Hook-B”, (01) Mi-22 “Hook-C”
(Finow until 9/1990) (02) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (01) Mi-8T "Salon" “Hip-C”, (02) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”
(02) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
337 obvp
Mahlwinkel
(07) Mi-8TV “Hip-C”, (12) Mi-8MT/MTV-2 “Hip-H”, (40) Mi-24D/V “Hind-D/-E”
487 ovp BU
Gross Dölln (Templin)
(16) Mi-8MT/MTV-2 “Hip-H”, (04) Mi-9 “Hip-G”, (16) Mi-24V “Hind-E”
(Werneuchen in 6/1991) (04) Mi-24R “Hind-G1”, (04) Mi-24K “Hind-G2”
ove BU : otdel'naya vertoletnaya eskadril'ya Boyevogo i Upravleniya
obvp : otdel'nyy boevoy vertoletnyy polk
ovp BU : otdel'nyy vertoletnyy polk Boyevogo i Upravleniya
Combined-arms army = composed of all the branches of the ground forces: infantry, recce, artillery, engineers,
NBC, communications, anti aircraft defence, etc.
Capital or small letters? The abbreviations used in this order of battle are identical to those found in Russian
official documents. We have however chosen to use capital letters in the other pages of this site for legibility
reasons.