17th Tank Brigade (Ukraine)

17th Tank Brigade
(2016–present)

17th Guards Tank Brigade
(Sep 2003 – 2016)

17th Guards Tank Division
(1965 – Sep 2003)

37th Guards Tank Division
(1957–1965)

25th Guards Mechanized Division
(1945–1957)

20th Guards Rifle Division
(1942–1945)

174th Rifle Division
(1940–1942)
17th Tank Brigade; (2016–present) 17th Guards Tank Brigade; (Sep 2003 – 2016) 17th Guards Tank Division; (1965 – Sep 2003) 37th Guards Tank Division; (1957–1965) 25th Guards Mechanized Division; (1945–1957) 20th Guards Rifle Division; (1942–1945) 174th Rifle Division; (1940–1942)
Ukrainian: 17-та окрема танкова Криворізька бригада
	17th Tank Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1940–present
Country	Soviet Union; (1940–1991); Ukraine; (1991–present)
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Armoured Forces
Role	Armoured
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Kryvyi Rih; MUN А3283
Patron	Kostiantyn Pestushko
Engagements	World War II; War in Donbass; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Kharkiv; Battle of the Siverskyi Donets; Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line; ;
Battle honours	Kryvyi Rih
Commanders
Current; commander	Pavlo Zhytnyak
Notable; commanders	Lt. Col. Oleksandr Tarnavskiy

The 17th Tank Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 1940. The full name of the brigade is the 17th Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade, named after Kostiantyn Pestushko.

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