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15th Air Defense Division

Field	Value
unit_name	15th Air Defense Division
15. divizija protivvazdušne odbrane
dates	1964–1986
country
branch	Yugoslav Air Force
type	Division
size	5 regiments
garrison	Zagreb
garrison_label	HQ
disbanded	1986

15. divizija protivvazdušne odbrane The 15th Air Defense Division (Serbo-Croatian: 15. divizija protivvazdušne odbrane/ 15. дивизија противваздушне одбране) was an air defense division established in 1964 5th Air Defense Zone (Serbo-Croatian: 5. zona protivvazdušne odbrane / 5. зона противваздушне одбране).

History

The 5th Air Defense Zone was formed in 1964, and it was reorganized into 15th Air Defense Division on July 25, 1966. The divisions command was first at Pleso, and by order from June 13, 1969, it has been moved to Zagreb. Its task was aerial defense of western part of the airspace of Yugoslavia. It has consisted from four regiments, one fighter aviation regiment, two rocket air defense regiments and one air reconnaissance regiment, and other smaller units. It was disbanded on February 28, 1986, when its command was reorganized into command of 5th Corps of Air Force and Air Defense.

Assignments

Command of Yugoslav Air Force (1964-1978)
5th Aviation Corps (1978–1986)

Previous designations

5th Air Defense Zone (1964-1966)
15th Air Defense Division (1966-1986)

Organization

Commanding officers

Date appointed	Name
	Đuro Prilika
	Aleksandar Bračuna
	Anton Tus
	Nikola Benić
	Nikola Maravić
	Živan Mirčetić

References

Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 353.

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