4th Guards Tank Division

4th Guards Tank Division
4-я гвардейская танковая Кантемировская дивизия имени Ю. В. Андропова
Great emblem of the 4th Guards Tank Division
Great emblem of the 4th Guards Tank Division
Active1942–2010
2013–present
CountryRussia Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeArmored
Size12,000–14,000 soldiers, 320 T-80 tanks[1]
Part of1st Guards Tank Army
Moscow Military District
Garrison/HQNaro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast
Nickname(s)Kantemirovskaya
PatronYuri Andropov
Motto(s)Honour and glory
EquipmentT-80U,[2] T-80UYe-1,[3] 2S1M1,[4] 2B11,[5] Msta-S,[2] BMP-2,[4] BTR-82А,[6] Uragan,[7] Grad,[2] Tornado-G,[8] Strela-10,[9] Tor,[3] Tiger, BREM-1, P-240TMN, R-142N, R-166[9]
EngagementsWorld War II
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
First Chechen War
South Ossetia – 1997
Second Chechen War
Kosovo War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Decorations
HonorificsKantemirovka
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Yevgeny Nikolayevich Zhuravlyov
Insignia
Sleeve patch

The 4th Guards Tank Division[a] is a Guards armoured division of the Russian Ground Forces. The division is named after Yuri Andropov.

The division has the Military Unit Number 19612 and is one of the key formations of the Western Military District. All of the division's units, as well as headquarters, are based in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, 70 kilometers (43 mi) southwest of Moscow.

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  5. ^ "4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division Open Day 2017 - Part 2". 2017-06-01. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Экипажи танков Т-80 и бронетранспортеров БТР-82А Кантемировской танковой дивизии выполняют упражнения контрольных стрельб". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  7. ^ Kuzmin, Vitaly (2017). "Tankman's Day 2017 celebration in 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division". www.vitalykuzmin.net. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Около 50 РСЗО "Смерч", "Град" и "Ураган" поступят в общевойсковые соединения ЗВО до конца текущего года". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  9. ^ a b "Exercises with conscripts in 4th Kantemirovskaya Tank Division". vitalykuzmin.net (in Russian). 2011-12-16. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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