2nd Guards Tank Army

2nd Tank Army
(1943–1944)

2nd Guards Tank Army
(1944–1993)

2nd Guards Red Banner Army
(1993–1998)

2nd Guards Combined Arms Army
(2001–Present)
2nd Tank Army; (1943–1944) 2nd Guards Tank Army; (1944–1993) 2nd Guards Red Banner Army; (1993–1998) 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army; (2001–Present)
2-я гвардейская танковая армия
Active	1943–1998; 2001–Present
Country	Soviet Union (1943–1991); Russia (1991-present)
Branch	Armoured Forces
Type	Field army
Role	Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations
Size	500–800 main battle tanks
Part of	Central Military District
Engagements	East Pomeranian Offensive; Battle of Berlin; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Gurov
Notable; commanders	Semyon Bogdanov; Alexei Ivanovich Radzievsky
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol

The 2nd Guards Tank Army (Russian: 2-я гвардейская танковая армия, romanized: 2-ya gvardeyskaya tankovaya armiya) was a large military formation of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army, now part of the Russian Ground Forces of the Russian Federation.

The army was originally formed in early 1943 as the 2nd Tank Army. It was the first Red Army unit to enter Berlin during the Battle of Berlin.

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