1st Guards Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
The 1st Guards 'Vienna' Order of Lenin Order of Kutuzov Mechanized Corps was a Red Army armoured formation that saw service during World War II on the Eastern Front. After the war it continued to serve with Soviet occupation forces in Central Europe. It was originally the 1st Guards Rifle Division. The unit had approximately the same size and combat power as an early-war Wehrmacht Panzer Division, or a British Armoured Division during World War II.
| 1st Guards Mechanized Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1942–1946 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Armoured Forces |
| Type | Mechanized Corps |
| Role | Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations |
| Size | ca. 19,000–20,000 men 180–220 tanks |
| Engagements | Operation Saturn Battle of Kursk Battle of Prokhorovka Lake Balaton Defensive Vienna Offensive Prague Offensive |
| Battle honours | Vienna |
It was under the command of General Lieutenant Ivan Russiyanov, and gained the honorifics "Vienna, Voronezh".
In its final form, as the 171st Guards District Training Centre, it was disbanded while being stationed in Tbilisi in 1992.
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