page_title: 1st Guards Tank Army (Russia)
hierarchical_section_title: 1st Guards Tank Army (Russia)
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Verbandsabzeichen für «Veteranen der 1. Garde-Panzerarmee». English: Unit patch to «Veterans of the 1st Guards Tank Army». Русский: Нагрудный значок «"Ветеран 1-я гвардейская танковая Краснознамённая арми».
context_page_description: The 1st Guards Tank Army is a tank army of the Russian Ground Forces.
  The army traces its heritage back to the 1st Tank Army, formed twice in July 1942 and in January 1943 and converted into the 1st Guards Tank Army in January 1944. The army fought as part of the Red Army on the Eastern Front during World War II. The army was commanded throughout most of the war by Mikhail Katukov. It fought in the early defense during the Battle of Stalingrad, and Operation Uranus, also participated at the Battle of Kursk, Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation, Lvov-Sandomierz Operation, Vistula-Oder Offensive and the Battle of Berlin. After the war, the army was stationed in East Germany as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.
  After the end of the Cold War and the resultant withdrawal of Soviet units in Germany, the army was relocated to Smolensk, disbanded in 1999. The army was reformed in 2014 as part of a Russian military expansion.
context_section_description: The 1st Guards Tank Army is a tank army of the Russian Ground Forces.
  The army traces its heritage back to the 1st Tank Army, formed twice in July 1942 and in January 1943 and converted into the 1st Guards Tank Army in January 1944. The army fought as part of the Red Army on the Eastern Front during World War II. The army was commanded throughout most of the war by Mikhail Katukov. It fought in the early defense during the Battle of Stalingrad, and Operation Uranus, also participated at the Battle of Kursk, Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation, Lvov-Sandomierz Operation, Vistula-Oder Offensive and the Battle of Berlin. After the war, the army was stationed in East Germany as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. 
  After the end of the Cold War and the resultant withdrawal of Soviet units in Germany, the army was relocated to Smolensk, disbanded in 1999. The army was reformed in 2014 as part of a Russian military expansion.
caption: Lapel badge given to veterans of the 1st Guards Tank Army
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