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Typical was the Battle of Abu-Ageila, where Egyptian forces with armoured forces included a battalion of tank destroyers and a tank regiment, formed of Soviet World War II armor, which included 90 T-34-85 tanks (with 85 mm guns), 22 SU-100 tank destroyers (with 100 mm guns), and about 16,000 men,[141] clashed with the Israelis with 150 post ...
The Soviet Ground Forces, successor to the Red Army, the title changing in 1945, employed a wide range of different military formations.. The Soviets used the term "Театр войны," Theatre of War (TV), to describe a large area of the world in which there might be several teatr voennykh deistvii, (TVDs) usually translated as theatres of military action/operations. [1]
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tank Corps were to consist of a headquarters, two tank brigades, and a motor rifle brigade, authorized a total of 5,603 men with 20 KV heavy tanks, 40 T-34 medium tanks, and 40 T-60 or T-70 light tanks. The new tank corps lacked artillery, reconnaissance and engineer units, and rear support elements, although its ...
Formations. As of 1981/82 the Soviet Ground Forces had: 36 Tank Divisions, including six Tank Armies with four tank divisions each. 85 Mechanised Infantry Divisions; 6 Airborne Divisions; 2 Naval Infantry Divisions; 3 Naval Infantry Brigades; Tank strength. 20000+ Medium Tanks, T-54/55 and T-62, 1000+ T-10A/M Heavy tanks (reserve) T-10 / T-10M ...
As World War II went on, the complement of supporting units attached to a Soviet army became larger and more complex. By 1945, a Soviet army typically had attached mortar, antitank, anti-aircraft, howitzer, gun–howitzer, rocket launcher, independent tank, self-propelled gun, armored train, flamethrower, and engineer-sapper units.
The Group of Soviet Occupation Forces, Germany was formed after the end of World War II in Europe from formations of the 1st and 2nd Belorussian Fronts, commanded by Georgy Zhukov. On its creation on 9 June 1945 it included: [1] 1st Guards Tank Army (HQ Radebeul) 8th Guards Mechanised Corps; 11th Guards Tank Corps; 2nd Guards Tank Army (HQ ...
Military units and formations of the Soviet–German War (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Soviet Union in World War II" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
51st Tank Division (Soviet Union) 60th Tank Division (Soviet Union) 66th Tank Division (Soviet Union) 75th Guards Tank Division; 76th Tank Division; 77th Tank Division; 78th Tank Division (Soviet Union) 79th Guards Tank Division; 90th Guards Lvov Tank Division (1985–1997) 90th Guards Tank Division (1957–1985) 111th Tank Division (Soviet ...