6th Guards Rifle Division (1941–1945) 15th Guards Mechanized Division (1945–1957) 47th Guards Tank Division (1957–1960) 47th Guards Tank Training Division (1960–1965) 45th Guards Tank Training Division (1965–1987) 72nd Guards District Training Centre (1987–1991) 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre (1991–present) |
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Active | 1941–present |
Country |
Soviet Union (to 1991) |
Type |
Infantry, Tank (former) |
Garrison/HQ | Borisov |
Engagements | |
Decorations |
Order of Lenin |
Battle honours | Rivne |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Colonel Igor Korol |
Notable commanders |
Dmitry Onuprienko |
Soviet Union (to 1991)
Infantry, Tank (former)
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
The 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre is a training centre of the Belarus Armed Forces. It trains warrant officers and junior specialists for the Belarus Armed Forces and is based in Borisov. The centre is currently led by Colonel Igor Korol. The 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre traces its history back to the Soviet 120th Rifle Division. For its actions during the Yelnya Offensive, the division became the 6th Guards Rifle Division in September 1941. In November 1945, the division became the 15th Guards Mechanized Division. On 15 May 1957, it became the 47th Guards Tank Division. The division became a training unit in 1960 and was renamed the 45th Guards Tank Training Division in 1965. In 1987, it became the 72nd Guards District Training Centre. In 1992, it was taken over by Belarus and became the 72nd Guards Joint Training Centre.