The 1st Guards Armored Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces

Ukrainian Ground Forces

The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...

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The Brigade is located in Honcharivske

Honcharivske

Honcharivske is an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine. It's the administrative center of Chernihivsky Raion. 1st Armored Brigade is stationed in the settlement....

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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,

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

72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 72nd Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was previously named the 29th Rifle Division and then the 72nd Guards Rifle Division of the Soviet Ground Forces.-World War II:...

 and 280th Armored Regiment of the 25th Mechanized Division

25th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)

The 25th Rifle Division 'Chapayevskaya was a Russian, and later Soviet, Red Army formation formed during the Russian Civil War. It was named after its civil war commander, Vasily Chapayev...

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Order of battle

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

Awards

• 1945 received the Guards
  Guards unit
  Guards units are elite units and formations in the armed forces of the former Soviet Union, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. These units were awarded Guards status after distinguishing themselves in service, and are considered to have elite status. The Guards designation originated during the...
  
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• ??? received the Order of the Red Star
  Order of the Red Star
  Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
  
  
• ??? received the Order of the Red Banner
  Order of the Red Banner
  The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
  
  
• ??? received the Order of Alexander Nevsky
  Order of Alexander Nevsky
  The Order of Alexander Nevsky is an order of merit bestowed by the Russian Federation. It is named in honour ofAlexander Nevsky's struggle with the Teutonic Knights....
  
  
• ??? received the Order of Kutuzov
  Order of Kutuzov
  The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet and Russian military award, named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov ....
  
  
• ??? received the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
  Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
  Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky may refer to:* Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky , state military award in the Soviet Union* Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky , state military award in Ukraine...