2nd Guards Tank Army

2nd Tank Army
(1943–1944)

2nd Guards Tank Army
(1944–1993)


2nd Guards Red Banner Army
(1993–1998)
2-я гвардейская танковая армия
Active1943–1998
Country Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Russia (1991–1998)
BranchArmoured Forces
TypeField army
RoleBreakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations
Size500–800 main battle tanks
Part ofCentral Military District
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Semyon Bogdanov
Alexei Ivanovich Radzievsky
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
2 гв
ТА

The 2nd Guards Tank Army (Russian: 2-я гвардейская танковая армия, romanized2-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.