11 GW Tank Corps. Illustration. I. a. Koshelev

11th Guards tank corps- Connection of the Red Army in Great Patriotic War

Connection History:

Transformed by order of NPO No. 306 of 23.10.1943 of the 6th Tank Corps for the exemplary implementation of combat missions, for heroism and courage, resistance and courage of personnel in battles with German-fascist invaders. The capacity includes the 40th, 44th, the 45th Guards Tank and the 27th Guards Motor Store Brigade. At the end of November 1943, the corps was transferred to the 1st Ukrainian Front, on December 17, its parts focus in the area of \u200b\u200bthe west of Kiev. From 12/24/1943 as part of the 1st tank Army Parts of the case are fighting in the area of \u200b\u200bKazatin and Berdicheva (Zhytomyr-Berdichevskaya offensive 1st Ukrainian Front). To the outcome of December 26th, the corps goes on the line rotten swamps, solitz, Andrushevka, Zarubinitsa and begin the offensive to Berdichev. 01.01.1944. The brigades of the corps in the composition of 1 gv.ttev Lisovets, Ilintsy and continue to step in the direction of Uman, however, receive an order to urgently redirect to Vinnitsa to maintain the resulting in a difficult position 38 A. 7.01.1944, rearrangement, part of the hull transfers to the offensive in the west direction, forcing p. Sob and in the evening of January 8 cut railway Vinnitsa-Gaysin on the section of the humor-Ferdinandovka. 13.1.1944 The corps is surrounded by Ivanovka, from which he leaves in the evening next day . At the end of January 1944, the Corps is temporarily subordinated to the commander of the 40th Army and in its composition participates in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky offensive operation, during which, in collaboration with other compounds, the front reflected the strikes of the enemy's large forces, which attempted to release surrounded by a surrounded group. 6-15.3.1944. Corps in composition 1 GW. Ta is transferred to the area of \u200b\u200bIzyaslav on the dowel. From 21.3.1944, broke through the defense of the enemy on the part of the slices of small, Khmeleis, mastering us. Gorostkov and goes to the Dnestra. 25.3.1944 The part of the corps, participating in the Proskur-Chernivtsi offensive operation, successfully forcing the Dniester and liberate the city of Chernivtsi. In early April 1944, the part of the corps are removed in the second echelon of the front and focus in Transnistria near the river Prut. Order of the VGK dated 16.04.44 for the difference in battles with the defeat of the German-fascist invaders in the foothills of the Carpathians and the exit to the south-western state border the corpus was assigned the name "Karpatsky". By April 17, 1944, the Corps completes the defeat of the scattered enemy groups who broke through Obertin, Kolomyya and occupies a solid defense in the Dniester and Prut Members. On May 10, 1944, parts of the corps overlook the state border of the USSR. From the 12th of May to the end of June, the Corpus is derived to the District Tyzykov, Chernelitsa, Gorodenki at Dewkomplektovka. 4.7.1944th Corps as part of 1 gv.Th. 1 Ukrainian front focuses in the area of \u200b\u200bDubno, preparing to step in the direction of standing, jugs, zubkov, zabchatov. From 17.7.1944, part of the corps, taking part in the Lviv-Sandomir operation, forcing the West Bug river. Having entered into the territory of Poland, the body mastered the bridgehead in the Dobrovette area. Going into a decisive offensive, the hull reaches and forces the San River. By the 27th of July 1944, the city-fortress Menley, Lviv, Stanislav was taken. This day has become a significant milestone in the implementation of the Lviv-Sandomira offensive operation. In early August, the building leads battles with the Tarnobhegian group of the enemy. Applying a strong blow to the northeast direction on the shovel, Yanovice, Ozarow, the corps goes to the Siedlce district and captures the bridgehead on the West Bank of the Vistula (Sandomirlask Brothers). 13.8.1944 The corpus is fighting in the Kharik area next to the parts of 8 GW. MK. On August 31, the 44th Corps as part of 1 GW. It was derived in the second echelon of the front, translated into the reserve of the BGK rates and focuses in the forests of the North-west of Lviv, in the Neimir region. Here, until the end of November 1944, the Corps is replenished with personnel and military equipment, conducts combat and political training. 11/25/1944 The corps leaves Nemirovsky forests, moves to the north, part of the 1st Belorussian front and to December 1 focuses near the Polish city of Lublin. From 14.1.1945, the Corpus takes part in the offensive of the 1st Belarusian front in the direction of the Pivot (Volo-Oder Operation). Having defeated the remnants of 25 TD enemy, the troops 11 GV.TK rapidly occur to the north-west, bypassing enemy reference points and resistance nodes. The advanced detachment of the case, having broken down to the operational space, rushed to the city of Lovich; 40 and 45 TBR Corps approached Rava Mazowieck. 17.1.1945 Parts of the corps, advanced 150-200 km forward, the second defensive frontier of the enemy broke through, broke into the city of Sbernevice, and at midnight, Govichy was already seized. After passing almost 80 km away., The main forces of the building mastered the Treatment, Burning and reached the Warret River. 19.1.1945. 40 and 45 GW. The Corps TBR leads fierce battles for the city of Klodov and Deme, and 44 GW. TBR captures Gniezno. The main forces of the building, capturing Claude, Victory and passed the gossover, went to Poznan. Rearranged to the Chepury District, the hull is transferred across the Varta River and moves in the direction of the mezeritz, leaving part of the forces for blocking Poznan from the North. 26.1.1945 Parts of the Corps reach the city of Altershpigel (TSHTZEL) on the old German-Polish border. I have not been able to take the city where the advanced divisions of the corps, bypassing the city from the north, forced the river to the Obru and, without meeting the resistance, rushed at the city of Hochwald. Subsequent days, the corps leads bloody battles to overcomize the so-called "Eastern Shaft" of the opponent's defense, which was 20 km away. The west of the River and the Schwerin-Mesheritz-Schvibus river and passing. By the outcome of January 45th of the body came to the Oder River in the region of Kustein's fortress. On February 16-18, 1945, the part of the corps as part of 1 Gv.Th. reflect the strike of the Army Group "Vistula" and make regrouping to the Berlinkhen area, from where they are preparing to begin an offensive operation on the prepandation of Pomerania. By decree of the USSR PVS of 19.02.1945 for mastering the cities of Lovich, the Treatment of the Corps was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. From March 1, 1945, advanced casing troops occur in the northern direction and to the outcome of the day on March 2, the cities of Tsulcific, Labes, are mastered. 3.3.1945 The corps sends the cities of Wangerine and Shlifenbine. On March 5, parts of the body with a front width of 80 km. Out to the Baltic shores. 8.3.1945. 11 GW.TK in the composition of 1 Gv.TU is transferred to the 2 Belarusian front and moves to the east, to the Gdansk Bay. On March 11, he breaking the opponation resistance on the River Pisanitsa, the casing troops came out with his left flank to Helm Spit, the next day - to the port of Putzig. Coming to the Gdansk Bay, the corps immediately rushed to Gdynia. 12.3.1945 parts of the case, forcing r. Redened, the external defensive frontier of the Gdynky Hurray broke through and in the evening of the next day they reached the main defensive border of the enemy in the Ashhenberg area, mastered the cities of Grossendorf, Puzig and enter the battle of Gdynia. On March 19, the attacks of the main band of the Gdynsky Hurray began. To the outcome of the 20th of March, the part of the body broke into the Gross Catz, and after 2 days mastered the Khalin Katz. 24.3.1945 The building brigades (40 and 45 Gw.TBR) took the city of Sopot, and soon with the parts of the 310 SD, the battles were used for the southern outskirts of Gdynia. In early April, Mastering Gdynia, part of the hull in 1 Gv.TU focus on the Berlin direction, at the turn of Oder-neutise. By 15.4.1945, the Corps is put forward to Oder and from March 16th takes part in the Berlin Operation. 21.4.1945. Parts of the body along with parts of 29 GW. SC burst into the suburb of the German capital. By decree of the USSR PVAS dated 04.26.1945 for mastering the city of Putzig, the building was awarded the Order of Suvorov II degree. On the night of May 2, 1945, the last assault on the central sector of Berlin began. In the morning, part of the housing in 1 gv. Tired in Tiergarten and connected with parts of 2 gv. Troops and the troops of Polish. Berlin capitulated. Order of the VGK of 06/11/1945 for the differences in battles for Berlin, the Honorary Name of Berlin is assigned a corpus. //////////////////// Tank Corps. Parts included in the 11th GW. TC, the general commercial numbers are assigned by the Directive of the General Staff No. Org / 3/141088 of 10/30/1943 on October 30, 1943. Corpus in the reserve of BGK bet on dowomoplection in the Sumy area. On November 21, 1943, the Corpus became part of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front. January 21, 1944 he entered the operational submission of the 40th Army. On February 19, 1944, the Corps was led to the reserve of the 1st Ukrainian Front. On March 12, 1944, the Corps is included in the Troops of the 1st GW. That. July 6, 1944 by the provision of the Guards Banner. August 31, 1944. Corps together with the 1st GW. That was bred to the reserve of the BGK rates on the mercy of Nemirov. November 25, 1944. Corps as part of the 1st GW. That is included in the troops of the 1st Belarusian Front. March 8, 1945 Corps as part of the 1st GW. That is included in the troops of the 2nd Belarusian Front. March 26, 1945. Corps as part of the 1st GW. That is included in the troops of the 1st Belorussian front and was in its composition until the end of the war. In July 1945, the corps was reformed in the 11th Guards Tank Division. ////////// October 23, 1943 Order of the NKO USSR No. 306 dated October 23, 1943 on the transformation of the 6th Tank Corps in the 11th Guards Tank Corps on December 24, 1943. Introduced into the breakthrough in Zhytomyrsko -Bardic operation of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front 4 - 18 February 1944. Participation of parts of the corps in the defeat of the Surrounded Korsun-Shevchenkovskaya grouping of the enemy March 21, 1944. Transition of the hull into the offensive in the Proskurovo-Chernivtsi operation of the 1st Ukrainian Front. The exit of parts of the building to the Dnister March 29, 1944. Liberation by the Chernovtsy Corps and exit to the south-western state border of the USSR on March 30, 1944. Order of the Supreme Commander with the announcement of gratitude to the personnel of the corps for successful martialctions. Assignment of the housing of the honorary name "Karpatsky" on July 6, 1944. Awarding the corps of the Guards Banner on July 17, 1944. Entering the 1st Ukrainian Front into a breakthrough in Lviv-Sandomir operation. The exit of the hull to the Soviet-Polish state border of the USSR, the beginning of the liberation of Poland from the German-fascist invaders on July 23, 1944. Forcing r. San July 27, 1944 Taking the city of Peremyshl (Przemysl) July 30, 1944. Beginning of the forcing by the corps of the river. Vistula and fighting for mastering the Sandomir Decorations on January 15, 1945. Entering into a breakthrough in VOLO-ODEROUS OPERATION Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front on January 29, 1945. Beginning of fights on the breakthrough of the Mesheritsky fortified district on February 2, 1945. Forcing parts of the Corps of the Oder, the seizure of the bridgehead on its West Bank March 1, 1945. The beginning of the hostilities of the Corps in the East Pomeranian operation March 4 1945 exit of parts of the building to the Baltic Sea in the area of \u200b\u200bG. Kolberg (Kolobrzhega) on March 12, 1945. Boots to Danzig (Gdanskaya) Bay 19 - March 25, 1945. The participation of the corps in the liberation of Gdynia on April 16, 1945. In the breakthrough in the Berlin operation of the troops of the 1st Belorussian front on April 22, 1945, breakthrough in Berlin in the area of \u200b\u200bPrigodnoda Ulyndhorst on May 2, 1945 Exit to the center of Berlin. The end of the hostilities of the corps in the Great Patriotic War. Order of the Supreme Commander about the assignment of the housing of the honorary name "Berlin"


The combat route of the 11th Guards Carpathian-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Corps





Defense battles of the 6th Tank Corps on the Kursk Arc July 6-12, 1943. The direction of Contacts of the 10th and 5th Guards Tank Corps July 12, 1943


Exit of advanced units of the 6th Tank Corps on the Railway Kharkov - Poltava in the area of \u200b\u200bhigh polls and fights with approached enemy reserves on August 9-17, 1943


The fighting of the 11th Guards Tank Corps in Zhytomyr-Berdichevskaya Operation December 28, 1943 - January 16, 1944



The fighting of the 11th Guards Tank Corps for crossing the river. San and city-fortress Menley 22-27 July 1944


Andrey Lavrentievich Hetman


Commander of the 112nd Tank Division Colonel A. L. Hetman


Command of the 6th Tank Corps (right to left): Major General Corps Commander tank troops A. L. Getman, Head of Staff Colonel N. S. Komarov and Commissioner of the Corps Brigadier Commissioner P. G. Grishin



Overgoing Red Banner MK and MGK VLKSM, handed 6th tank corps


Text of the decision of the Central Committee of the WHCMM on June 9, 1942. On the establishment of a transbaning pennant of the Central Committee of the VLKSM, the best tank crew of the 6th Tank Corps



Squoke 100th Tank Brigade Zhenya Danilyuk



Commander of the 112nd Red Banner Tank Brigade M. T. Leonov (Right) and the head of the Political Close of Brigade S. B. Vobyan (1943)



Marshal Choibalsan, head of the Mongolian delegation People's Republicwho arrived at the front, presents gifts to the soldiers of the 112nd Red Banner Tank Brigade "Revolutionary Mongolia" (January 1943)


Marshal Choibalsan performs at the rally of tank in the 112nd Red Banner Tank Brigade



Tank Column "Revolutionary Mongolia" on the march (1943)



From left to right: hero Soviet Union Major F. P. Borido, commander of the brigade Colonel M. T. Leonov, Commander of the battalion Hero of the Soviet Union Major P. I. Orekhov (June 1943)



Commander of the 6th Tank Corps A. L. Hetman among the personnel of the compound (April 1943)



Commander of the 200th Tank Brigade N. V. Morgunov presents the compeced Vympel of the Central Committee of the TSK VLKSM, the best tank crew of Lieutenant Tikhanovsky



A group of officers during classes in the city of Obovoi; On the right commander of the brigade Colonel M. T. Leonov, on the left Chief of staff Lieutenant Colonel I. I. Gusakovsky



Motilates of the 112nd Tank Brigade are fighting on a Kursk arc


I. I. Rybalko



Colonel M. T. Leonov (left) and Lieutenant Colonel I. I. Gusakovsky during a counterattack on a Kursk arc


I. K. Drygailil


Hero of the Soviet Union M. K. Zamula


P. G. Spirin



Presentation of the Guards Banner of one of the parts of the 11th Guards Tank Corps



A. L. Hetman (right) among officers of the 44th Guards Tank Brigade



44th Guards Red-known tank brigade in its original position before entering a breakthrough on December 24, 1943 in the foreground The team composition of the brigade



Forward, on Berdichev! (December 1943)


Hero of the Soviet Union P. I. Orekhov


Hero of the Soviet Union G. S. Petrovsky


N. G. Venichev


Hero of the Soviet Union Yu. S. Sokolov


Hero of the Soviet Union V. M. Gintst


Hero of the Soviet Union I. K. Zakharov


Hero of the Soviet Union I. P. Yarkin


Hero of the Soviet Union V. N. Maksakov



Head of the Political Distribution of the Brigade Lieutenant Colonel V. Tosaznev (left) signs party documents before serving them on the advanced young communists of the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 44th Guards Tank Brigade. In the center of the Deputy Commander of the 2nd Tank Battalion on Politchee Captain Dranchenko and the Senior Instructor Political Distribution of the Brigade Major Radul (Right) (March 1944)



Military Council of the 1st Guards Tank Army. Second right Commander of the army Colonel Colonel Tank Forces M. E. Katukov



Last parting before the forcing the Dniester. In the foreground, the commander of the 44th Guards Tank Brigade Colonel I. I. Gusakovsky (left) and the head of the Political Cultural Brigade Colonel V. Tosaznev



Crossing the artillery of motorized rifle battalions of the 40th and 44th Guards Tank Brigades (1944)



Tankists of the 11th Guards Tank Corps among liberated residents


I. A. Koshelev


Hero of the Soviet Union M. V. Chuginin


Hero of the Soviet Union G. I. Bogdanenko


Hero of the Soviet Union F. P. Krivenko


S. F. Zubov



Meeting of the body fighters with the local population of one of the liberated villages (Ukraine, 1944)



Presentation of party tickets to young communists before Sandomier Operation (July 1944)



Tank Column 44 Guards Tank Brigade (1944)



Intelligence Tank (Ukraine, 1944)



Case tanks go ahead after the elimination of the enemy ambush (Poland, 1944)



On a small prival



Tank landing on the way to crossing Vistula (1944)



Commander of the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 44th Guards Tank Brigade Major M. S. Pinsky puts tankers to the task of forcing p. Vistula (July 1944)


Hero of the Soviet Union A. P. Ivanov


Hero of the Soviet Union V. S. Yudin


Hero of the Soviet Union K. Ya. Usanov


Hero of the Soviet Union A. F. Koval


Hero of the Soviet Union Z. N. Akhmetzyanov



Commander and employees of the Polytotel Corps (1944). In the first row: Lieutenant-General A. L. Hetman (second right) and Major General I. M. Sokolov (first right)


Hero of the Soviet Union A. Kh. Babajanyan (photo 1971)



A group of generals and officers of the 1st Guards Tank Army during the preparation of the Vorol-Oder operation. Right left: Major General I. F. Frolov, Lieutenant-General M. A. Shalin, Colonel A. Kh. Babadzhanyan, Major General P. A. Markov, Colonel P. A. Garkusha, Lieutenant-General A. L . Hetman



Forcing r. PILS OF THE FIRST SUBLICATION OF THE COINT - 44th Guards Tank Brigade (January 1945): Crossing motorized rifles



The ice will not stand. How to be?



Vyhod via Walre



It remains very little


Hero of the Soviet Union P. A. Dniprov


Hero of the Soviet Union A. V. Menshikov


Hero of the Soviet Union I. H. Kravchenko


Hero of the Soviet Union F. P. Borido


Hero of the Soviet Union V. M. Bevelin


Hero of the Soviet Union P. F. Kolesnikov

Case participated in? Operations of the Great Patriotic War:

  1. Rzhevsko-Sychevskaya Operation of the troops of the Western Front
  2. Kursk battle
  3. Kiev defensive operation
  4. Dniprovsko-Carpathian Strategic Offensive Operation (Exemption of the Right Bank of Ukraine)
  • Zhytomyr-Berdichev Front Offensive Operation
  • Participation of parts of the corps in the defeat of the Surrounded Korsun-Shevchenko group of the enemy
  • Proskur-Chernivtsi Front Offensive Operation
  • Lviv Sandomira Strategic Offensive Operation
  • Fold-Oder Strategic Offensive Operation
    • Warsaw-Disposal Front Offensive Operation
  • Eastern Pomeranian Strategic Offensive Operation
  • Berlin Operation of Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front
  • October 23, 1943 Order of the USSR No. 306 of October 23, 1943 on the transformation of the 6th Tank Corps in the 11th Guards Tank Corps

    On December 24, 1943, the commissioning of the 1st Ukrainian Front in the Zhitomir-Berdichev Operations

    February 4 - 18, 1944. Participation of parts of the corps in the defeat of surrounded Korsun-Shevchenkovskaya grouping of the enemy

    On March 21, 1944, the transition of the hull into the offensive in the Proskurovo-Chernivtsi operation of the 1st Ukrainian Front. The output of the parts of the case to the Dniester

    March 29, 1944 Liberation by the Chernovtsy Corps and exit to the south-western state border of the USSR

    On March 30, 1944, the order of the Supreme Commander with the announcement of gratitude to the personnel of the corps for successful fighting. Assignment of the housing of the honorary name "Carpathian"

    On July 17, 1944, input to the breakthrough in the Lviv-Sandomira operation of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Case output to the Soviet-Polish state border of the USSR, the beginning of the liberation of Poland from the German fascist invaders

    July 30, 1944, the start of the forcing by the case of the r. Vistula and battles for mastering Sandomir Bridgehead

    February 2, 1945 Forcing the parties of the Oder building, the seizure of a bridgehead on its West Bank

    May 2, 1945 Exit to the center of Berlin. The end of the hostilities of the corps in the Great Patriotic War. Order of the Supreme Commander about the assignment of the housing of the honorary name "Berlin"

    Final statement by types of combat activities (by number of days)

    in the offensive in defense in reserve rates of VGK in the reserve of Front in the reserve of the army in the 2nd echelon in the 3rd echelon
    1941 - - - - - - -
    1942 - - - - - - -
    1943 9 - 35 24 - - -
    1944 88 62 85 56 31 43 -
    1945 92 - - 12 18 - -
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