20th Guards Combined Arms Army

20th Guards Combined Arms Army
(1960–present)
4th Guards Mechanized Army (1946–1960)
4th Guards Tank Army (1945–1946)
4th Tank Army (1942–1945)
20th Guards Combined Arms Army; (1960–present)4th Guards Mechanized Army (1946–1960)4th Guards Tank Army (1945–1946)4th Tank Army (1942–1945)
Active	1942–present
Country	Soviet Union (1942–1991); Russia (1991–present)
Branch	Red Army (1942–1945); Soviet Ground Forces (1945-1991); Russian Ground Forces (1991–present)
Type	Armoured
Size	currently 2 motor rifle divisions, 2 artillery/missile brigades + several other auxiliary regiments
Part of	Moscow Military District (1992–2010); Western Military District (2010 – present)
Garrison/HQ	Voronezh
Engagements	World War II Russo-Ukrainian War Second Battle of Lyman; Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive;
Commanders
Current; commander	Major general Sukhrab Akhmedov
Notable; commanders	Vasily Badanov; Dmitry Lelyushenko;

The 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (originally designated as the 4th Tank Army, 4th Guards Tank Army in 1945, 4th Guards Mechanised Army in 1946, and the 20th Guards Army in 1960 within the Soviet Ground Forces) is a field army. In 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the army became part of the Russian Ground Forces. Military Unit Number в/ч 89425.

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