2nd Guards Tank Corps

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24th Tank Corps 2nd Guards Tank Corps 5th Independent Guards Tank Brigade
Guards banner of the corps
Active	1942–2001, 2009–Present
Country	Soviet Union (1942–1991)  Russia (1991–2001) (2009–Present)
Branch	Red Army (1942–1991)  Russian Ground Forces (1991–2001) (2009–Present)
Type	Armored
Role	Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations
Size	Corps (120–200 tanks)
Part of	36th Combined Arms Army (as of 2022)
Garrison/HQ	Ulan-Ude
Nickname(s)	Tatsinkaya
Engagements	World War II Stalingrad Defense Operation Saturn Tatsinskaya Raid Battle of Kursk Battle of Prokhorovka Baltic Operation Russo-Ukrainian War Kyiv offensive Battle of Ivankiv
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner  Order of Suvorov, 2nd Class
Honorifics	Tatsinsk
Commanders
Notable commanders	V. M. Badanov

The 2nd Guards Tatsinskaya Tank Corps was a tank corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army that saw service during World War II on the Eastern Front of Europe. The unit's most notable moment was in the raid on Tatsinskaya during Operation Little Saturn in World War II. After the war, it continued to serve with the Soviet occupation forces in Central Europe. It was originally the 24th Tank Corps. The formation had approximately the same size and combat power as a Wehrmacht Panzer Division, and less than a British Armoured Division had during World War II.

After the war the Corps became the 2nd Guards Tank Division in 1945.

During the 21st century, the division was reformed and took part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the 36th Combined Arms Army.