26th Tank Corps (Apr – 8 Dec, 1942) 1st Guards Tank Corps (8 Dec 1942 – 12 Jul 1945) 1st Guards Tank Division (12 Jul 1945 – Feb 1947)
Active
1942–1947
Country
Soviet Union
Branch
Soviet Army
Type
Armored
Garrison/HQ
Neuruppin (1945–1947)
Engagements
World War II
Battle of Stalingrad
Third Battle of Kharkov
Operation Kutuzov
Operation Bagration
East Prussian Offensive
East Pomeranian Offensive
Berlin Offensive
Decorations
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Battle honours
Don
Commanders
Notable commanders
Alexey Rodin
Mikhail Panov
Military unit
The 1st Guards Tank Division was a tank division of the Soviet Army from 1945 to 1947, stationed in Neuruppin.[1] It was formed in the spring of 1942 as the 26th Tank Corps. The corps fought in Operation Uranus and became the 1st Guards Tank Corps, being redesignated as a reward for its actions in December 1942. It fought in Operation Gallop, the Third Battle of Kharkov, Operation Kutuzov, Operation Bagration, the East Prussian Offensive, the East Pomeranian Offensive and the Berlin Offensive. During the East Prussian Offensive, the division captured Mława, Działdowo and Płońsk and was awarded the Order of Lenin for its actions. The division had been awarded the honorific "Don" for its actions in Operation Gallop. It also was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Suvorov 2nd class.[2]
^Holm, Michael. "1st Guards Tank Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^"1-й гвардейский танковый корпус" [1st Guards Tank Corps]. tankfront.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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