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The tank brigade occupied an intermediate position between a tank regiment and tank divisions of the Red Army. A tank brigade can be separate, that is, formally not part of corps and Field army - in this case, the name of the brigade can have the adjective “separate” added.
The basis for issuing the order was order No. 302010 of the Headquarters, Supreme Commander of the Red Army of 3 October 1944. 16th Tank Brigade was organized on the basis of war-time Soviet armored brigade Table of Organization and Equipment No. 010/500 - 010/506 numbering 1354 soldiers. The units of the brigade were to comprise the following:
Unlike the corps formed in the 30's (which consisted of brigades), these corps (with over 1000 tanks each on paper) would consist of two tank and one mechanized division plus support units (Red Army Handbook 1939–1945, Zaloga and Ness, pp. 65–68).
The army traces its heritage back to the 1st Tank Army, formed twice in July 1942 and in January 1943 and converted into the 1st Guards Tank Army in January 1944. The army fought as part of the Red Army on the Eastern Front during World War II. The army was commanded throughout most of the war by Mikhail Katukov.
The 1st Leningrad Tank Red Banner and Order of Suvorov Brigade was a tank brigade of the Red Army during World War II. The brigade was in the lines during 30 September 1941 to 8 December 1944. The brigade was in the lines during 30 September 1941 to 8 December 1944.
The 19th Perekop Red Banner Tank Corps was a tank corps of the Red Army during World War II. Formed in December 1942, the corps saw its first action in the Sevsk–Dmitrovsk offensive in spring 1943.
The 112th "Revolutionary Mongolia" Tank Brigade (Russian: 112-я танковая бригада «Революционная Монголия», romanized: 112-ya tankovaya brigade "Revolutsionnaya Mongoliya"), previously the 112th Tank Brigade, was a military formation in the Red Army, funded by contributions from the People's Republic of Mongolia, during World War II.
The unit traces its history back to the 244th Separate Tank Regiment of the Red Army. [3] The 244th Separate Tank Regiment was created in 1943. It participated in combat operations as part of the North Caucasian Front and the Separate Coastal Army. [4]