90th Guards Tank Division

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The 90th Guards Tank Division was formed twice. Activated 1932 as the 82nd Rifle Division; 1939 renamed 82nd Motorized Rifle Division; renamed 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division in Mar 1942; then 6th Guards Mechanised Division (Russian:Львовский). Corps in 1945, which then became 6-я гв. мд (1945-57) and then 6-я гв. мед (1957-82, ГСВГ). In 1982 the Division became the 90th Guards Tank in 20th Guards Army at Bernau in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.

During its last years in Germany the Division consisted of the 6th and 68th Guards Tank Regiments, the 81st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, and the 803rd Motor Rifle Regiment. Also part of the Division were the 400th SP Artillery Regiment, the 288th Air defence Missile Regiment, and smaller supporting units.

The Division was withdrawn in 1990-93 from Germany to Chernorech'e in the Volga-Ural Military District and declined to a very low strength. In 1997-99 became the 5968th Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment. A Russian media report circa 2001-5 said the 5968th Base was to be broken up to reinforce the 27th Motor Rifle Division and other units.

Division honorifics were Russian: Львовская краснознаменная, орденов Ленина, Суворова.