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| 4th Guards Tank Division | |
|---|---|
| 4-я гвардейская танковая Кантемировская дивизия имени Ю. В. Андропова | |
 Great emblem of the 4th Guards Tank Division | |
| Active | 1942–2010 2013–present |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Armored |
| Size | 12,000–14,000 soldiers, 320 T-80 tanks[1] |
| Part of | 1st Guards Tank Army Moscow Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast |
| Nickname(s) | Kantemirovskaya |
| Patron | Yuri Andropov |
| Motto(s) | Honour and glory |
| Equipment | T-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] |
| Engagements | World 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 | |
| Honorifics | Kantemirovka |
| 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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- ^ a b "В Кантемировской танковой дивизии началось двустороннее батальонное тактическое учение". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division Open Day 2017 - Part 2". 2017-06-01. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kuzmin, Vitaly (2017). "Tankman's Day 2017 celebration in 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division". www.vitalykuzmin.net. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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