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2nd Tank Army (1943–1944) 2nd Guards Tank Army 2nd Guards Red Banner Army (1993–1998) | |||||
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2-я гвардейская танковая армия | |||||
Active | 1943–1998 | ||||
Country | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia (1991–1998) | ||||
Branch | Armoured Forces | ||||
Type | Field army | ||||
Role | Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations | ||||
Size | 500–800 main battle tanks | ||||
Part of | Central Military District | ||||
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Commanders | |||||
Notable commanders | Semyon Bogdanov Alexei Ivanovich Radzievsky | ||||
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The 2nd Guards Tank Army (Russian: 2-я гвардейская танковая армия, romanized: 2-ya gvardeyskaya tankovaya armiya) was a large military formation of the Red Army and Soviet Army, later part of the Russian Ground Forces of the Russian Federation.
The army was originally formed in early 1943 as the 2nd Tank Army. It was the first Red Army unit to enter Berlin during the Battle of Berlin.