1st Armored Brigade (Ukraine)

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1st Armored Brigade 1-а танкова бригада
Sleeve patch for the 1st Armored Brigade
Active	December 12, 1942 - present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Brigade
Role	Armored
Part of	8th Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	А1815 Honcharivske[1] Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Equipment	T-64[2] 31 T-64BM "Bulat"[3]
Engagements	World War II
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Kutuzov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order of the Red Star
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Ihor Shpak[4]
Insignia
Guards unit
Armored branch insignia

The 1st Guards Armored Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Brigade is located in Honcharivske.

Full name of the Brigade is 1st Separate Guards Armored Novohrad Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and Red Star Brigade, (Ukrainian: 1-а окрема гвардійська танкова Новгородська орденів Червоного Прапора, Кутузова, Богдана Хмельницького, Олександра Невського і Червоної Зірки бригада)^[5]

Contents 1 History 2 Order of Battle 3 Awards 4 References

[edit] History

The Brigade was formed from the 292nd Guards Armored Novohrad Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and Red Star Regiment of the 72nd Mechanized Division and 280th Armored Regiment of the 25th Mechanized Division.

[edit] Order of Battle

• 1st Armored Battalion^[6]
• 2nd Armored Battalion
• 3rd Armored Battalion
• 4th Mechanized Battalion
• Brigade Artillery Group
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
  • Reactive Artillery Battalion
• Support Units

[edit] Awards

• 1945 received the Guards designation.^[7]
• ??? received the Order of the Red Star
• ??? received the Order of the Red Banner
• ??? received the Order of Alexander Nevsky
• ??? received the Order of Kutuzov
• ??? received the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

[edit] References