2nd Guards Tank Corps
| 24th Tank Corps 2nd Guards Tank Corps |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1942 - 2001 |
| Country |
 Soviet Union (1942 - 1991) Russia (1991 - 2001) |
| Branch |
 Red Army (1942 - 1991)Russian Ground Forces (1991 - 2001) |
| Type | Armored |
| Role | Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations |
| Size | Corps (120 - 200 tanks) |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
Order of Suvorov Order of the Red Banner |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
V.M.Badanov |
The 2nd Tatsinskaya Guards Tank Corps was a Red Army armoured formation that saw service during World War II on the Eastern Front. After the war it continued to serve with Soviet occupation forces in Central Europe. It was originally the 24th Tank Corps. The unit had approximately the same size and combat power as a Wehrmacht Panzer Division, and less than a British Armoured Division had during World War II.
Members of the corps committed the notorious Nemmersdorf massacre, torturing and killing tens of German civilians in October 1944.
The first of the Guards Tank Corps were formed when 26th Tank Corps was renamed 1st Guards Tank Corps in December 1942.
24th Tank Corps was formed in 1942 during the re-establishment of the tank corps as a formation in the Red Army. It was equipped with a mix of T-34 medium, T-60 light, KV-1 heavy, and U.S. Lend Lease M3 Stuart light tanks. It was assigned to 6th Army, and participated in the Stalingrad Defensive Operation on the Don River during July 1942, where it lost almost two-thirds of the tanks. Its 24th Motorized Brigade conducted offensive operations along the Don together with 25th Guards Rifle Division.
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