Millerovo
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Millerovo is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District
of Rostov Oblast
, Russia
. Population:
It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller. At the end of the 19th century it became an important part of the Rostov-Voronezh-Kozlovskaya railway.
It was granted town status in 1926.
During World War II
, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by German forces occurred around the city, resulting in the Soviet troops being led off into harsh conditions of captivity.
The basis of the town's economy is grain
.
Five kilometers northwest of the town is the Millerovo military airfield. At the airfield was stationed the headquarters of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
after its withdrawal from Germany in 1993 until 1998 Also until 2009 was stationed the 19th Nikopol Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, (19 Gv IAP) which was part of the 51st Air Defense Corps of the 4th Army of Air Force and Air Defense
. The regiment was reorganized in 2009 as the 6969th Air Base, part of the 7th Brigade of Military-Space Defense. MiG-29 fighters of both the former 19th GvIAP, and the 31st Fighter Air Regiment, previously disbanded in Zernograd
, are located at the airfield.
Millerovsky District
Millerovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 43 in Rostov Oblast, Russia....
of Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
, Russia
Russia
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. Population:
It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller. At the end of the 19th century it became an important part of the Rostov-Voronezh-Kozlovskaya railway.
It was granted town status in 1926.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by German forces occurred around the city, resulting in the Soviet troops being led off into harsh conditions of captivity.
The basis of the town's economy is grain
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Five kilometers northwest of the town is the Millerovo military airfield. At the airfield was stationed the headquarters of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division
The 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division was an Aviation Division of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1942 to 1998. Originally activated in 1942 as the 258th Fighter Aviation Division from the Air Forces of the 14th Army, then the 258th Mixed Aviation Division; redesignated in accordance with...
after its withdrawal from Germany in 1993 until 1998 Also until 2009 was stationed the 19th Nikopol Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, (19 Gv IAP) which was part of the 51st Air Defense Corps of the 4th Army of Air Force and Air Defense
4th Air Army
The 4th Air Army was a Soviet Air Force formation and from 1992 to 2009 was part of the Russian Air Force. From 1998 the army was designated the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the...
. The regiment was reorganized in 2009 as the 6969th Air Base, part of the 7th Brigade of Military-Space Defense. MiG-29 fighters of both the former 19th GvIAP, and the 31st Fighter Air Regiment, previously disbanded in Zernograd
Zernograd
Zernograd is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population:...
, are located at the airfield.