According to experts, tank armies made a great contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. For their services in the Great Patriotic War, they were awarded the title of Guards. According to experts, the formation of such armies had a positive impact on the operational and tactical development of the Red Army. In total, six such military formations were created. One of them was the 1st Guards Red Banner Tank Army.
Formed it in the Great Patriotic War, namely at the end of January 1943. During its history, this formation was repeatedly reorganized. In November 2014, the management of this army was recreated again. Information about the command and composition of the 1st Guards Tank Army is contained in this article.
Introduction to the military formation
1 Guards Red Banner Tank Army is a combined armsguards association, which is subordinate to the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. It is abbreviated as the 1st Guards. TA. Based in military unit No. 73621 in the city of Odintsovo, Moscow Region.
The 1st Guards Tank Army celebrates its anniversary on January 30th. According to military experts, this association inherited military glory, honorary titles and awards of the 1st Guards. TA RKKA.
Beginning of creation
The 1st Guards Tank Army was recruited in early 1943. By the end of January, this formation was finally ready. Back in 1941, the 1st Tank Brigade was awarded the title of Guards and decided to be used as the basis for the 1st Guards Tank Army. It was equipped with mechanized corps, tank and ski brigades, an anti-aircraft artillery division, artillery and other units.
Manual
From the moment of creation and until November 1947, the commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army was N. K. Popel with the rank of Major General. He was a member of the military council of the army. The headquarters was led by Major General M. A. Shalin. Since mid-February, the 1st Guards Tank Army has been part of a special group under the command of General M. S. Khozin. In April of the same year, the army was assigned to the Voronezh Front.
Baptism of fire
The first battle involving the 1st Guards. TA took place on the Kursk Bulge in 1943. This was followed by the Lvov-Sandomierz, Vistula-Oder, Warsaw-Poznan and East Pomeranian strategic operations and the Berlin one, which has an offensive character. At the rateexperts, this tank army operated most effectively from January to February 1945. At that time, the Warsaw-Poznan operation took place. Then the 1st Guards. TA in 18 days with battles overcame 500 thousand meters.
Having broken through the defensive lines, the Soviet tank troops crossed Pilica, Warta and Oder on the move. As a result, it was possible to liberate Polish cities and villages. According to experts, in total, this military formation destroyed German tanks (5,500 units), self-propelled guns (491 units), aircraft (1,161 units), armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles (1,251 units), artillery pieces (4,794 units).), mortars (1,545), machine guns (5,797) and vehicles (31,064).
About line-up
Today, the 1st Guards Tank Army of Russia is equipped with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, missile, anti-aircraft missile and other formations and military units.
According to experts, in 2018 the composition of the 1st Guards is represented by the following formations:
- The headquarters of the 1st Guards Tank Army is located in the city of Odintsovo, Moscow Region.
- 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Order of the October Revolution, Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division named after M. I Kalinin. The military unit is based in the village of Kalininets (Naro-Fominsk district of the Moscow region).
- 4th Guards Tank Kantemirov Order of Lenin Red Banner Division named after Yu. V. Andropov. Based in Naro-Fominsk in military unit No.19612.
- 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner Brigade named after the 60th Anniversary of the Soviet Union.
- 6th Separate Tank Czestochowa Red Banner Brigade of the Order of Kutuzov. Military unit No. 54096 is deployed in the village of Mulino.
- 96th Separate reconnaissance brigade. Military unit No. 52634 in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
- 288th Artillery Warsaw Brandeburg Red Banner Brigade of the Orders of the Red Star, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Kutuzov. Military unit in the village of Mulino (Nizhny Novgorod region).
- 112th Novorossiysk Guards Missile Brigade twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Lenin, Alexander Nevsky, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Kutuzov. Military unit No. 03333 is deployed in the city of Shuya, Ivanovo Region.
- 49th anti-aircraft missile brigade in the Smolensk region in the village of Krasny Bor. The servicemen of the brigade are assigned to military unit No. 21555.
- 60th Administrative brigade (military unit No. 76736) in the Odintsovo district in the village of Bakovka (Moscow region).
- 69th separate MTO brigade (military unit No. 11385) in the Nizhny Novgorod region in the city of Dzerzhinsk.
- 20th Regiment of the RCB of military unit No. 12102 with a base point in the urban-type settlement of Central in Nizhny Novgorod.
According to experts, today in the Moscow region the formation of an engineer-sapper regiment is being carried out, which will also equip the 1st Guards. TA.
About command
From 2014 to 2017, A. Yu. Chaiko inrank of Lieutenant General of the Guard. From April 2017 to 2018, the 1st Guards. TA was under the leadership of the Guard Lieutenant General A. Yu. Avdeev. From April 2018 to the present day, the 1st Guards Tank Army has been headed by S. A. Kisel with the rank of Guards Major General.
In conclusion
According to military experts, during the Great Patriotic War, the German Panzerwaffe, due to successful operations in Western Europe and Poland, had more combat experience than the Red Army. However, the situation changed dramatically when the Soviet tank armies appeared.
