29th Tank Corps

29th Tank Corps
29th Tank Corps
Active	1943–1945
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Red Army
Engagements	World War II Battle of Prokhorovka; Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive; Battle of the Dnieper; Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive; East Prussian Offensive;
Decorations	Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Suvorov 2nd class;
Battle honours	Znamianka
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Ivan Kirichenko; Yevgeny Fominykh;

The 29th Tank Corps was a tank corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army. Formed in February 1943, the corps served through the entire war, fighting in the Battle of Prokhorovka, the Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive, the Battle of the Dnieper, the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive, Operation Bagration, and the East Prussian Offensive. After the war ended, it was converted into a tank division.

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