This page lists tank brigades of the Red Army during World War II. The tank brigade occupied an intermediate position between a tank regiment and tank divisions of the Red Army.
A tank brigade can be separate, that is, formally not part of corps and Field army - in this case, the name of the brigade can have the adjective “separate” added.
For courage, heroism of the personnel, and military merits during World War II, a total of sixty-eight brigades received the honorary title - "Guards"; 112 were awarded honorary names, 114 were awarded orders, and 34 of them deserved six or more awards and distinctions.[1] The brigades that received five and six orders included the 1st, 44th, 47th, 50th, 52nd, the 65th and the 68th Guards Tank Brigade.[2]
After the end of the war, the remaining tank brigades were reorganized as tank regiments.
The Russian Tank Troops are the main descendant of these formations in the early twenty-first century.
^Military Encyclopedia Volume 3. 1995. p. 535. Appendix 3. “Guards brigades and regiments that distinguished themselves during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 (deserving six more awards and distinctions."
^Collective of authors (1973). Soviet tank troops 1941-1945. Military historical essay (Conclusion). Moscow: Voenizdat. p. 329.
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