40th Guards Tank Brigade

It leads its history from the 22nd Tank Brigade formed in the Moscow Region in October 1941.

For the heroism, courage, steadfastness, organization, high military skill and discipline shown by the personnel in battles with the Nazi invaders, it was transformed into the 40th Guards Tank Brigade (October 23, 1943) ^{[1] by} Order of the Non-Profit Organization No. 306 of October 23, 1943. On the same day (October 23, 1943) was awarded the Order of the Red Banner .

In the Proskurovsky-Chernivtsi offensive operation, Chertkov ( Chortkov ) distinguished herself in the battles during the liberation of March 23 and was awarded the honorary name Chertkovskaya (April 3, 1944) ^[2] .

For skillful actions that contributed to other formations of the 11th Guards Tank Corps and the 24th Rifle Division in the possession of March 29, Chernivtsi ( Chernivtsi ), was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd degree (April 8, 1944).

The brigade warriors showed high military skill and courage when defeating the enemy in the foothills of the Carpathians and entering the Soviet-Romanian state border, for which she was awarded the Order of the Red Star (April 18, 1944).

Subsequently, she successfully fought in the Lviv-Sandomierz, Warsaw-Poznan and East Pomeranian offensive operations.

For military distinctions during the entry of Soviet troops into the province of Brandenburg, she was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd degree (April 5, 1945).

April 26, 1945 for exemplary fulfillment of command assignments in battles with the German invaders during the breakthrough of German defenses east of the city of Stargard and the capture of the cities of Berwalde , Tempelburg , Falkenburg , Dramburg , Vangerin , Labes , Freienwalde , Schiefelbein , Regenwalde , Kerlin and the manifestation of it awarded the Order of Lenin ^[3] .

In April-May she participated in the Berlin offensive operation. In the battles for Berlin, the assault groups created in the brigade were especially successful.

According to the order of the NCO No. 0013 dated June 10, 1945, the brigade was reorganized into the 40th Guards Tank Regiment .

• Office of the brigade (state number 010/500)
• 1st division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
• 2nd division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
• 3rd division tank battalion (state No. 010/501)
• Motorized battalion of machine gunners (state number 010/502)
• Anti-aircraft machine gun company (state number 010/503)
• Company management (state number 010/504)
• Technical Support Company (state No. 010/505)
• Medsanvzvod (state number 010/506)

Periods of joining the army :

• from 11/30/1943 to 09/06/1944
• from 11/22/1944 to 05/09/1945
• was part of the 11th Guards Tank Corps , the former 6th Panzer Corps (Major General Getman Andrey Lavrentievich ) of the 1st Tank Army (Lieutenant General Katukov Mikhail Efimovich ).

Brigade Commanders

• 1941 - 1942 I.P. Ermakov
• 10/23/1943 - 03/22/1944 Vedenichev Nil Grigorievich , Colonel
• 03/22/1944 - 07/31/1944 Koshelev Ivan Andreevich , lieutenant colonel
• 07/31/1944 - 08/25/1944 Gotovsky Karl Fedorovich , Colonel
• 08/25/1944 - 09/22/1944 Smirnov Mikhail Alexandrovich , lieutenant colonel
• 09/22/1944 - 09/25/1944 Gaev Vitaliy Sergeevich , Colonel
• 09/25/1944 - 06/10/1945 Smirnov Mikhail Alexandrovich , lieutenant colonel

Deputy combat brigade commander

• Lensky Vladimir Eremeevich, guards. Colonel (killed 03/04/1945 - HBS)

Team Chiefs

• 10/31/1943 - 10/09/1944 Samarin Andrey Vasilievich, lieutenant colonel
• 10/09/1944 - 06/10/1945 Nazarenko Nikolay Nikolaevich, lieutenant colonel

Head of Political Department, Deputy Political Commander

• 10/23/1943 - 07/16/1945 Ryabtsev Timofey Emelyanovich, lieutenant colonel

•   Vlasov, Andrei Yakovlevich , guard captain, commander of a tank company.
•   Zakharov, Ivan Konstantinovich , guards senior lieutenant, commander of the 1st tank battalion.
•   Ivanov, Boris Petrovich , guard major, commander of the 1st tank battalion.
•   Nazarenko, Alexander Konstantinovich , guard senior lieutenant, commander of a tank company.
•   Urukov, Vitaliy Ivanovich , guard major, battalion commander.

• 11th Guards Tank Corps
• 22nd tank brigade

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• 40th Separate Guards Tank Chertkovskaya Order of Lenin the Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Red Star Brigade
• 22nd tbr
• 22/40 guards tbr