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2nd Tank Army (1943–1944)
2nd Guards Tank Army (1944–1993)
2nd Guards Red Banner Army (1993–1998)
2nd Guards Combined Arms Army (2001–Present)
2-я гвардейская танковая армия
Active
1943–1998 2001–Present
Country
Soviet Union (1943–1991) Russia (1991-present)
Branch
Armoured Forces
Type
Field army
Role
Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations
Size
500–800 main battle tanks
Part of
Central Military District
Engagements
East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin Russo-Ukrainian War
Commanders
Current commander
Major General Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Gurov
Notable commanders
Semyon Bogdanov Alexei Ivanovich Radzievsky
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
2 гв
ТА
Military unit
Russian Armies
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The 2nd Guards Tank Army (Russian: 2-я гвардейская танковая армия, romanized: 2-ya gvardeyskaya tankovaya armiya) was a large military formation of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army, now part of the Russian Ground Forces of the Russian Federation.
The army was originally formed in early 1943 as the 2nd Tank Army. It was the first Red Army unit to enter Berlin during the Battle of Berlin.
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