20th Guard Army

20th Guard Army - XXXX -
National emblem of the 20th Army of the Guard
active	January 1, 1942 to the present
Country	USSR → RF
Armed forces	RA 1942–1946 CA 1946–1992 RS 1992 – present
Armed forces	army
Type	Large association
structure	See outline
Subordinate troops	2–4 corps, 2–5 divisions or independent brigades, regiments and battalions
headquarters	Voronezh (Russia)
Former locations	Eberswalde (until 1993)
Trunk number	89425
Calls	August 21, 1968 Prague Spring
Awards
commander
currently	GM Aleksandr Perjasew
Important commanders	see list

WGT armies stationed in 1991.

The 20th Guards Army (short: 20th GA / Troop Unit №: 89425) is a major unit of the armed forces of the Russian Federation , which is subordinate to the Western Military District. The headquarters of the army is currently in Voronezh (Russia).

The Guard Association was temporarily stationed on the territory of the GDR and was subordinate to the Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany (GSSD for short). The complete withdrawal took place in the Voronezh area by 1993 .

history

The major association has had the following names since it was set up:

• 4th Panzer Army (1st January 1942 first formation | 15 July 1943 second formation)
• 4th Panzer Guard Army (March 17, 1945)
• 4th Guard Armored Division (1946-1949, status)
• 4. Mechanized Guard Army (1949–1957/1960)
• 20th Guard Army (1960)
• 20th Guards Panzer Army (1993, in Voronezh Russia)
• 20th Guard Army (2015)

Lineup

The formation of the 20th Guards Army was mainly made up of the troops and units of the 4th Guards Tank Army of the armed forces of the USSR .

Second World War

The 4th Panzer Army - the forerunner of the 20th Guard Army - consisted of the following groups:

• 6th Mechanized Ural Guard Volunteer Corps
• 11th Volunteer Guard Panzer Corps
• 30th Ural Guard Volunteer Tank Corps
• 189th (225th Guards) Air Regiment
• 118th (6th Guard) Telecommunications Regiment

The first combat missions took place within the framework of the Western Front , after which the army was subordinated to the Brjansk group . After less successful fighting, the army was taken into reserve without the 11th Guards Panzer Corps.

Overall, the 4th Panzer Army took part in the following campaigns and combat missions:

• Oryol operation in 1943
• Operation Kamensk-Podolsk
• Operation Lvov-Sandomir

In the years 1944 and 1945 the fighting took place on the 1st Ukrainian Front . The army has been strengthened in this period by the following associations and units:

• 68th (6th Guard) Flak Division
• 93rd (68th Guards) Armored Brigade
• 22nd (70th Guards) Armored Artillery Brigade
• 200th Light (71st Guards) Artillery Brigade
• 51st Light (7th Guard) Motorbike Regiment
• 20th (3rd Guard) Motorized Engineer Brigade
  • 19th (119th Guards) Panzer Engineer Regiment
  • 312nd Guard Mining Regiment

The 4th Panzer Army distinguished itself in the Vistula-Oder Operation and the Lower Silesian Operation , whereupon on March 17, 1945 it was honored with the title 4th Guards Panzer Army . In the course of the Berlin operation , the army was reinforced by the 5th Mechanized Guard Corps .

Post-war period

GM Matwejew ( CS 20th GA) inspects the 178th Independent MotSchützenbataillon ( Berlin , Karlshorst -1981).

From 1946 to 1949 the association was cadrated and carried the official designation 4th Kadrierte Guard Panzer Division in the group of the Soviet occupation forces in Germany . Afterwards, from 1949 to 1957, the name was changed to the 4th Mechanized Guard Army in the group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany , which was followed in 1960 by the final name of the 20th Guard Army ( Russian 20-aja gwardejskaja obschewoiskowaja Krasnosnamjonnaja armija ).

The army took part in Operation Danube as part of the occupation of Czechoslovakia (from April 21, 1968 - the crackdown on the Prague Spring ).

The 5th and 7th Mechanized Guard Divisions (formerly 5th and 7th Mechanized Guard Corps ), which were formerly part of the army , were relocated back to the USSR. They were replaced by the 25th Panzer Division , 35th and 18th Guards MotSchützendivision (formerly 1st and 14th Mechanized Guards Division ), the latter being renamed in 1982 to 32nd Guards Panzer Division .

Present in Russia

The 20th Guard Army was withdrawn from Germany by the end of 1993 and relocated to the Voronezh area. Here the large association was named the 20th Guards Panzer Army . The army remained in the Voronezh area for about 16 years, after which it was relocated (2010–2015) to the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast , with the headquarters in the Mulino settlement . Finally, in 2015, the headquarters of the army went back to Voronezh and was originally called the 20th Army of the Guard .

The army

In 1991 (WGT)

The 20th Guard Army belonged to the Western Group of Troops until 1993 and in 1991 had the following:

designation			Location	Cover name	comment
Army headquarters			Eberswalde ( location )	«Vershina»	also staff of the army
	247th Independent Guard and Security Battalion
	27. Missile Brigade		Jüterbog ( location )		TR «R-17» ( SS-1c )
	464th Missile Brigade		Fürstenwalde ( location )		Tactical missiles (TR) «Totschka» ( SS-21 Scarab )
	67th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade		Elstal ( location )
	387th Guards Light Artillery Brigade		Old warehouse ( location )		36 × 2S5 , 33x D20 , 7 × PRP-3 , 6 × 1 W18, 2 × 1 W19
	154. Independent anti-tank division
	337th Independent Combat Helicopter Regiment		Grinding angle		49 × Мi-24 , 8 × Мi-8
	487th Independent Combat Helicopter Regiment		Prenzlau		25 × Мi-24.17 × Мi-8,
	41. Independent helicopter squadron		Finow	«Meschalka»	2 × Mi-8, 2 × Mi-6 , 2 × Mi-24K, 2 × Mi-24R
	479. Independent Engineer Brigade		Eberswalde		2 × BTR-60
	44th Independent Guards Pontoon Bridge Regiment		Frankfurt (Oder) ( location )	"Acropolis"	Troop №: 98101
	483. Independent tugboat engineer battalion
	6th Independent Guards Telecommunications Regiment		Eberswalde		10 × R-145BM , 1 × R-156BTR, 1 × P-240BT, 2 × R-2АМ
	423rd Radio Link Cable Battalion
	464th Independent Radio Regiment 48th Independent Radio Technology Battalion 1034. Independent EloKa battalion		Neudenbritz
	43rd Independent Reconnaissance Battalion		Biesenthal	«Lipasa-40», «Baklaschan»	Troop №: 61512
	283rd Independent Battalion Chemical Defense		neighbourhood
	117th Logistics Brigade 255. Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion 307th Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion		Eberswalde
	74th Independent Motorized Rifle Training Regiment		Krampnitz
	6. Independent Guards Mot Rifle Brigade		Berlin-Karlshorst ( location )	«Мorechod»	Troop №: 67586
		133rd, 154th, 178th Independent Motorized Rifle Battalion 53rd, 54th, 65th Independent Tank Battalion
	Main armament 1990: Main battle tank = 141 × T-64 Armored personnel carrier = 66 × BMP-1 Armored personnel carrier = 34 × BTR-80

25th Guards Armored Division

designation		Location	Cover name	comment
25th Panzer Division (25th PD)		Vogelsang (Zehdenick) ( location )	"Bitotschek"	Troop №: 61000; 1989 withdrawal and reclassification
	162nd Panzer Regiment 459th Independent Telecommunications Battalion Independent battalion chemical defense 69th Independent Repair and Maintenance Battalion
	175th Panzer Regiment 335th Panzer Regiment 1702nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment 14th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion Independent medical battalion	Prenzlau ( location )
	803rd Guards Mot Rifle Regiment	Drögen, Fürstenberg (Havel) ( location )		before 1989 Vogelsang (Zehdenick)
	843th Panzer Artillery Regiment	Schönwalde village ( location )
	479th Independent Engineer Battalion	Eberswalde
	687th Independent Logistics Battalion	Britz-Eberswalde ( location )
Main armament: Main battle tank = 149 Armored personnel carrier = 331 × BMP Armored personnel carrier = 290 × BTR Tank artillery on SPG = 12 6 × SAU Grenade launcher: 72 Multiple rocket launchers: 18 × RSSO

90th Guards Armored Division

designation		Location	Cover name	comment
90th Guards Armored Division (90th PD)		Bernau ( location )	«Wesjoly»	Troop №: 61150
Mobile GS 6th MSD				1 × PRP-3 , 3 × R-145BM , 2 × R-156-BTR
	6th Guards Panzer Regiment	Bad Freienwalde (Oder)
	68th Guards Panzer Regiment 82nd Guards Mot Rifle Regiment, later 215th GPR	Bernau near Berlin ( location )
	81st Guards Mot Rifle Regiment	Eberswalde ( location )
	803rd Motorized Rifle Regiment	Vogelsang (Odertal)		Exchange for the 215th GPR
	69th Motorized Rifle Regiment	Wünsdorf ( location )
	400th Panzer Artillery Regiment	Frankfurt (Oder)		Troop №: 61103
	288th anti-aircraft missile regiment (until 1978 288th Guards anti-aircraft missile regiment)	Bernau near Berlin, Schönow ( location )		Anti-aircraft missile complex: «ОSА»; Troop №: 60954
	30. Independent reconnaissance and EloKa battalion			16 × BMP-2, 6 × BMP-1K, 1 × BMP-1KSch, 1 × R-145BM, 1 × R-156BTR
	33rd Independent Telecommunications Battalion			10 × R-145BM, 1 × R-2АМ
	122nd Independent Engineer Battalion	Olympic Village ( location )
	1122. Independent logistics battalion	Bernau near Berlin ( location )	«Awila»	Troop №: 61087
	32nd Independent Repair and Reconditioning Battalion	Bernau near Berlin ( location )
	26. Independent Medical Battalion	Bernau near Berlin ( location )
	Main armament: Main battle tank = 249 Armored personnel carrier = 427 × BMP Armored personnel carrier = 28 × BTR Tank artillery on SPG = 126 × SAU Grenade launcher: 36 Multiple rocket launchers: 18 × RSSO

32nd Guards Armored Division

designation		Location	Cover name	comment
32nd Guards Armored Division		Jüterbog ( location )	«Mikka»	Troop №: 60875
Staff 32nd PD
	287th Guards Panzer Regiment	Old warehouse ( location )
	288th Guards Panzer Regiment	Jüterbog ( location )
	343rd Guards Panzer Regiment	Jüterbog ( location )
	469th Guard Armored Artillery Regiment	Old warehouse ( location )
	1009th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment	Jueterbog
	32nd Independent Reconnaissance and EloKa Battalion	Jüterbog ( location )
	211. Independent Telecommunications Battalion	Jüterbog ( location )
	148th Independent Engineer Battalion	Jüterbog ( location )
	Independent battalion chemical defense	Jueterbog
	90th Independent Logistics Battalion	Jüterbog ( location )
	19th Repair and Reconditioning Battalion	Jüterbog ( location )
	636th Independent Medical Battalion	Prenzlau

35th Motorized Rifle Division

designation		Location	Cover name	comment
35th Motorized Rifle Division		Krampnitz ( location )
Staff 35th MSD			«Biology»	Troop №: 60654
	62nd Motorized Rifle Regiment	Olympic Village ( location )
	64th Motorized Rifle Regiment	Potsdam
	96th Motorized Rifle Regiment	Wünsdorf ( location )
	83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment	Krampnitz
	283rd Guards Armored Artillery Regiment	Olympic Village ( location )
	200th anti-aircraft missile regiment	Krampnitz ( location )
	19th Independent Tank Battalion	Olympic Village ( location )
	485. Independent anti-tank division	Jüterbog ( location )		in the sense of Panzerjägerabteilung
	59th Independent Reconnaissance and EloKa Battalion	Olympic Village ( location )
	647th Independent Telecommunications Battalion	Krampnitz ( location )
	18th Independent Engineer Battalion	Potsdam ( location )
	1127. Independent logistics battalion	Potsdam ( location )
	37th Repair and Reconditioning Battalion	Potsdam ( location )
	60th Independent Medical Battalion	Potsdam ( location )

Stock 2017 (Armed Forces Russia)

designation			Location	Troop №	comment
Army headquarters			Voronezh
	3rd Motorized Rifle Division		Boguchar (Voronezh District)		Exhibition: 2016 Normative division
	Staff 3rd MSD		Boguchar	54046
		237th Guards Panzer Regiment	Waluiki	91726
		252nd Guards Mot Rifle Regiment	Boguchar	91711
		99th Guards Panzer Armory Regiment	Boguchar	91727	also normative regiment
		1143rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment	Belgorod Oblast
		84th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion	Waluiki	22263
		159. Independent anti-tank artillery division			in the sense of Panzerjägerabteilung
		692nd Independent Telecommunications Battalion	Waluiki	22463
		337th Independent Engineer Battalion	Boguchar	91717
		911. Independent logistics battalion	Boguchar	54366
		231st Independent Medical Battalion	Boguchar	83833
		Independent drone company
		Independent EloKa company	Waluiki
		Independent ABC company
	144th Motorized Rifle Division		Smolensk , Jelnya ( Smolensk Oblast )		Listed in 2016
	Staff 144. MSD		Boguchar	54046
		488th Motorized Rifle Regiment	Klintsy ( Bryansk Oblast )	12721
		182nd Motorized Rifle Regiment	TÜP Saimishche (Bryansk Oblast)
		254th Motorized Rifle Regiment	Yelnya
		228th Panzer Regiment	Yelnya
		856th Guards Tank Artillery Regiment	Pochep (Bryansk Oblast)	23857	also normative regiment
		1259th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
		148th Independent Reconnaissance Battalion	Smolensk	23872
		1281. Independent artillery division	Yelnya
		295th Independent Engineer Battalion	Yelnya
		686th Independent Telecommunications Battalion	Smolensk
		1032. Independent logistics battalion
		Independent medical battalion
		Independent drone company
		Independent EloKa company
		Independent ABC company
	1. Independent tank brigade		Boguchar
	49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade		Krasnyi Bor (Smolensk)
	448th Missile Brigade		Kursk

Army Commander

• March 1944 - August 1947 - Army General Dmitri Danilowitsch Lelyuschenko
• August 1947 - December 1951 - Lieutenant General of the Armored Forces Viktor Timofejewitsch Obukhov
• December 1951 - May 1953 - Major General of the Armored Forces Pyotr Ivanovich Kalinichenko
• May 1953 - January 1955 - Lieutenant General Vladimir Nikolayevich Komarov
• 01, 1955 - January 1960 - Lieutenant General of the Armored Forces Vladimir Fillippowitsch Tschisch
• January 1960 - December 1964 - Lieutenant General of the Armored Forces Viktor Fillippowitsch Kotow
• December 1964 - May 1968 - Lieutenant General Mikhail Grigoryevich Khomulo
• May 1968 - May 1970 - Lieutenant General of the Armored Forces Ivan Leontjewitsch Velitschko
• May 1970 - October 1972 - Lieutenant General of the Armored Forces Nikolai Ivanovich Lapygin
• December 1972 - July 1975 - Lieutenant General Vladimir Ivanovich Siwenok
• 1975–1979 - Lieutenant General Vladimir Mikhailovich Archipov
• 1979–1981 - Lieutenant General Ivan Vasilyevich Tschelombejew
• 1981–1983 - Lieutenant General Pyotr Ivanovich Gusjew
• 1983–1985 - Lieutenant General Albert Michailowitsch Makaschow
• 1986–1988 - Lieutenant General NP Chumakov
• 1988 - October 1990 - Major General Mikhail Ivanovich Archipov
• October 1991 - June 1993 - Lieutenant General Nikolai Vasilyevich Pugachev
• June 1993–1994 - Lieutenant General Alexei Dmitrijewitsch Nafjodow
• 1994 - March 2000 - Lieutenant General Vladimir Petrovich Chushikov
• March 2000 - August 2002 - Major General Sergei Afanassjewitsch Makarov
• August 2002 - November 2004 - Lieutenant General Alexander Nikolajewitsch Postnikow-Strelzow
• November 2004 - February 2005 - Major General Sergei Yakovlevich Chaban
• January 2005 - April 2008 - Lieutenant General Andrei Vitalievich Tretyak
• April to November 2008 - Major General Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin
• June 2009 - April 2012 - Major General Sergei Sergeyevich Yudin
• April 2013 - July 2014 - Major General Alexander Pavlovich Lapin
• July 2014 - July 2015 - Major General Alexander Yuryevich Chaiko
• July 2015 - August 2016 - Major General Sergei Yuryevich Kuzovlev
• August 2016 - January 2017 - Major General Yevgeny Valeryevich Nikiforov

See also

• List of Soviet military bases in Germany
• Group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany

Bibliography

• Ленский А. Г., Цыбин М. М. «Советские сухопутные войска в последний год Союза ССР. Справочник ». С.-Пб., 2001 г.

Web links

Commons : Group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• История 20 Армии
• Состав 20 ГОА на сайте ГСВГ
• Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany, GSSD (Russian)
• List of all associations and units from the end of the 1980s / beginning of the 1990s (Russian)
• Location database for NVA / GSSD. MGFA of the Bundeswehr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 20-я армия нашла командующего на Сахалине ( русский ) In: Коммерсант . February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
2. ↑ specnaz / ЗАПАДНАЯ ГРУППА ВОЙСК
3. ↑ НТА-Приволжье :: Штаб 20-й армии в августе будет перебазирован из Воронежа в Нижегородскую оаблазтет -
4. ↑ В 2015 году штаб вернули в Воронеж .
5. ↑ Берлинская бригада . Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
6. ↑ Состав соединений и частей 20 общевойсковой Армии . Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
7. ↑ specnaz / ЗАПАДНАЯ ГРУППА ВОЙСК . Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

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