The
9th Tank Corps was formed on 12 May 1942 in the
Moscow Military District. It fought in Russia, Poland, and Germany until 1945. In 1945 the 9th Tank Corps was redesignated the 9th Tank Division.
1942 Initial Composition: • 23rd Tank Brigade (T34-76) • 95th Tank Brigade (T34-76) • 187th Tank Brigade(T34-76) • 10th Motorized Rifle Brigade The 9th Tank Corps participated in the offensive of the left wing of the
Western Front in the summer of 1942. On 7 June the corps was stationed in the area of Voymirovo, Barankovo (
Kaluga Oblast), Kochukovo and Sukhoy Sot (east of
Kirov). On the orders of the commander of the
16th Army, the corps had the task, by 6 July 1942, to enter into the breach 'Black' to exploit the advantageous situation in the direction of Oslinka, Zhizdra, and Orlya. The corps entered combat only on the evening of 7 July. Due to poor reconnaissance and the movement of the first echelons, the corps became mired in a swamp. The corps suffered heavy losses, such that one of the brigades lost 50% of its tanks. The entire night of 7–8 July was consumed by the recovery of mired vehicles. In general, commitment of the corps did not influence the battle, and on 14 July, the corps went on the defence. In August 1942, the corps took part in a counterattack against the enemy in the area of
Sukhinichi and
Kozel'sk. In September 1942 the 10th Motorized Brigade was removed to form a mechanized unit. The brigade was finally replaced in November 1942 with the assignment of the 8th Motorized Brigade from the
8th Tank Corps. The corps remained in reserve until February 1943. During this time the 187th Tank Brigade left the corps and was replaced by the 108th Tank Brigade. • 23rd Tank Brigade (T-34/85) (COL S.V. Kuznetsov) • 95th Tank Brigade (T-34/85) (LTC N.M. Sekunda) • 108th Tank Brigade (T-34/85) (COL V.N. Baranyuk) • 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade • 1455th SU Regiment (SU-76M) • 1508th SU Regiment (SU-76M) • 218th Guards Mortar Regiment (36 × 120 mm mortar) • 216th Antiaircraft Regiment (24 × 37 mm guns) • 90th Motorcycle Battalion • 286th Guards Mortar Battalion (8 BM-13) • 109th Engineer Battalion • 696th Signal Battalion • 8th Aviation Signal Company • U/I Aviation Signal Company • 76th Chemical Company • 34th Maintenance Company • 79th Field Tank Repair Base • 102nd Field Motor Vehicle Repair Base • 31st Field Bakery Section • 925th Field Post • 1935th Field Office of the State Bank On 24 June 1944 the corps began to take part in the
Belorussian Offensive, stepping on the direction of Bobruisk district
Rogachev Zhlobin. On 26 June, the hull broke forward and went to the
Bobruisk in the east, went on the east bank of the Berezina river near Titovka, and by the next morning, he grabbed all the roads and crossing the north-east of the city. On 1 July is on the march from the vicinity of
Osipovichi (8th Motorized Brigade in the area of settlement Shishchiny, The 95th Tank Brigade near the village of Lev, 23rd Tank Brigade - at the crossing in the village Zhitniy). On 4 July, the corps was included in the
Cavalry-Mechanised Group of General
Issa Pliyev and launched an attack on
Baranavichy, which was taken on 8 July. Then was sent to
Minsk, but was redirected to the southwest, participated by the 23rd Tank Brigade in the release of
Berezino participated in the liberation of
Slonim a, Novogrudok and during the
Lublin-Brest Operation, of
Brest. In October 1944 the corps received its final reinforcement of the war with the assignment of the: • 36th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment (21 IS-II) • 868th Light Artillery Regiment (24 76 mm guns) were added to the unit. in mid-late 1945. As part of the occupation forces, the 9th Tank Division was assigned to the ต๋อม (known from 1946 to 1957 as the 1st Guards Mechanized Army).
1957–1965 13th Heavy Tank Division In 1957, it was reorganized and re-designated as the 13th Heavy Tank Division receiving the T10M. It reverted to its original 9th Tank Division designation in 1965.
1965–1991 9th Tank Division The division retained this designation until the Soviet withdrawal from Germany in 1991 when it was moved to
Smolensk and disbanded. Its divisional headquarters during the Cold War was based at
Riesa. At the beginning of 1991, the division included two tank and two mechanized infantry regiments (both
BMP). It was equipped with
T-80 tanks. •
1st Guards Tank Regiment|1st Guards Tank Chertkovsky double Order of Lenin Red Banner Orders of Suvorov. Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky regiment them. Marshal of Armored Forces Mekatvkova (Zeithain): 89 T-80, 60 BMP (33
BMP-2, 23
BMP-1, 4
BRM-1K), 18
2S1 Gvozdika ('Carnation') self-propelled howitzers, 6 BMP-1KSH, 2 PRP-3, 4, 3 RHM, 1 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 3
MT-55A • 70th Guards Tank Proskurov-Berlin Red Banner Order of Lenin Order of Kutuzov regiment im.G.I.Kotovskogo (Zeithain): 90 T-80, 60 BMP (32 BMP-2, 24 BMP-1, 4 BRDM-1K), 18 2S1, 6 BMP-1 KSH, 2 PRP-3, 4, N RHM, 1 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 1 R-145BM, 2 MT-55A • 302nd Motor Rifle Regiment (Riesa): 30 T-80, 147 BMP (95 BMP-2, 45 BMP-1, 7BMP-1K), 24 armored personnel carriers (10
BTR-70, 14
BTR-60), 18 2S1, 18
2S12, 9 BMP-1KSH, 3 PRP-3, 4, 3 RHM, 2 BREM-2, 2 PU-12, 6
MT-LBT (for 100-mm MT-12 AT guns) • 1321st Motor Rifle Glukhovskoy-Rechitsa Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment (
Jüterbog): 29 T-80, 152 BMP (94 BMP-2, 51 BMP-1, 7 BRDM-1K), 18 2S1, 18 2S-12, 9 BMP-1KSH, 3 PRP-3, 4, 3 RHM, 2 BREM-2, 3 PU-12, 6 MT-LBT (for 100-mm towed MT-12 AT guns) • 96th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (
Borna): 54
2S3 "Acacia", 18
BM-21 "Grad"; 5
PRP-3/4, 3 1V-18, 1 1V-19, 2 R-145 BM, 1 R-156 BTR • 216th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Zeithain): in addition to a
SAM P-145BM or
1 P-156 armored personnel carrier • 13th Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Battalion (Zeithain): 17 BMP-2, 7 BRM-1K; 1 BMP-1KSH, 2 R-145 BM, 1 R-156 BTR • 696th Battalion (Riesa): 10 R-145BM, 1 P-156 armored personnel carriers, 2
P-2AM • 109th Engineer Battalion (Oschatz): 2
IRM, 2 MT-55A • 112th Chemical Protection Battalion • 1071st independent battalion for material support • 68th Repair Battalion • 200th Medical Battalion On 19 November 1990 the 9th Tank Division had: • 238 tanks (T-80) • 443 BMP (271 BMP-2, 143 BMP-1, 29 BRM-1K) • 24 APCs (10 BTR-70, 14 BTR-60) • 126 self-propelled guns (72 2C1, 54
2S3) • 36 mortars
2S12 "Sani" (120mm) • 18 MLRS BM-21 "Grad"
Honorifics 9th Bobruisk-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Division ==Commanders==