47th Tank Division (Russia)

This article is about 47th Tank Division (Russia). For the 1942–1997 military unit, see 47th Guards Tank Division.
47th Tank Division
(2022–present)

6th Separate Tank Brigade
(2009–2022)

100th Tank Regiment
(1945–2009)

100th Tank Brigade
(1942–1945)
Russian: 47-я танковая Ченстоховская Краснознамённая, ордена Кутузова дивизия
Great emblem of the 47th Tank Division
Active1942–2009; 2022–present
Country Soviet Union (1942–1991)
 Russia (1991–2009, 2022–present)
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeArmoured Forces
SizeDivision
Part ofMoscow Military District
1st Guards Tank Army
Garrison/HQMulino
MUN 54096
Engagements
DecorationsOrder of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner
Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Order of Kutuzov
Battle honoursCzestochowa
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Azer Nuralievich Ramazanov
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

The 47th Czestochowa Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Tank Division (Russian: 47-я танковая Ченстоховская Краснознамённая, ордена Кутузова дивизия; Military Unit Number 54096) is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces.[1] The late 6th Tank Brigade fought in the war in Donbas of 2014–2015.[2] In 2022, the brigade was reorganized into the 47th Tank Division, retaining its historical form, awards, and combat glory.[3]

History

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The historical predecessor of the 47th Tank Division is the 100th Tank Brigade of the 31st Tank Corps, which was formed on March 3, 1942 in the city of Noginske, Moscow region and began its combat journey near Rzhev, participating in the defeat of the tank divisions of Waffen-SS: “Totenkopf” and “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler". Then the unit took part in battles on the North-Western and Voronezh Fronts. For its actions during World War II, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Kutuzov 2nd class, and the honorific "Czestochowa".[1]

In 1945 the brigade, part of the 31st Tank Corps, became the 100th Tank Regiment as part of a reorganization of the Soviet Tank Troops. At the same time the corps became the 31st Tank Division. The regiment was based in Khmelnitsky. The regiment fought in Operation Danube, the suppression of the Prague Spring. After the end of the operation the regiment stayed in Czechoslovakia with the division and was based at Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.[4] In early 1990 the regiment withdrew to Dzerzhinsk.[1]

The 6th Separate Tank Brigade was formed in June 2009 as part of the 20th Guards Army in Mulino from the 100th Tank Regiment. In August 2014 the brigade's units fought in the Battle of Ilovaisk.[5][6] On 26 August, during a fight near Ahronomichne village, a T-72B3 tank of the 1st Company of the brigade's 3rd Battalion was captured by troops of the Ukrainian 51st Mechanized Brigade.[7] During the Ukrainian forces' withdrawal from Ilovaisk on 29 August, Donbas Battalion fighters were able to seize and destroy another two brigade T-72B3 tanks near Chervonosilske village,[8][9] capturing two prisoners: Ivan Badanin and Eugen Chernov,[6] as well as some paratroopers of the 31st Air Assault Brigade.[10]

In November 2014 the brigade became part of the 1st Guards Tank Army.[11] In February 2015 the brigade's units fought in Battle of Debaltseve.[12]

2022–present

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In 2022, the brigade was disbanded.[13][14] Elements of it were reformed as the 26th Tank Regiment, the 1077th Separate Logistics Battalion and the 63rd separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Unit as part of the 47th Tank Division. The 26th Tank Regiment took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Northeastern front.[citation needed]

The division was reestablished from the 6th Separate Tank Brigade under the command of Colonel Yevgeny Doroshenko on 1 December 2021 as part of the 1st Guards Tank Army at Mulino.[15][16] The command structure and composition of the division remain unclear. Among others, the 47th include elements of the former 6th Tank Brigade,[17] now forming the 26th Tank Regiment,[18][15] the 7th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion,[18] the 1077th Separate Material Supply Battalion,[citation needed] and the 63rd Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion.[citation needed]

The division allegedly suffered significant losses in personnel and equipment.[19] One of the division's tank regiments (26th Tank Regiment) may have been neutralized in March 2022 near Kamyanka, Kharkiv region.[20][21]

The 26th Tank Regiment took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the eastern front around Kharkiv,[22] and suffered substantial losses.[23][24] A 1st Guards Tank Army document covering losses until 15 March, published by Ukrainian intelligence, revealed that the 26th Tank Regiment had lost four killed, 13 wounded and sixteen vehicles, and the 7th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion had lost five killed and 13 wounded.[18] Reportedly, conscripts from the 26th Tank Regiment refused to fight in Ukraine and requested to terminate their contracts.[25]

On April 12, 2022, Ukrainian Defence Intelligence wrote that soldiers of the 47th TD had failed to receive promised additional payments for fighting in Ukraine and that the military leadership had ignored appeals for the money.[26]

On 15 January 2023, the Ukrainians claimed that a battalion the division's 26th Tank Regiment had reportedly been reduced to just 30 men and 10 T-80 tanks.[27]

The division is currently involved in the 2024 Kharkiv offensive where it is operating near Vovchansk.[28]

Commanders

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Commanders of the 100th Tank Brigade

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  • Colonel Ivanov Nikolay Mikhailovich (01.04.1942 — 21.07.1943)
  • Major Potapov Vasily Mikhailovich (22.07.1943 — 27.09.1943)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Verevchenko Pyotr Danilovich (28.09.1943 — 06.02.1944)
  • Colonel Mikhailov Isai Petrovich, (07.02.1944 — 25.11.1944)
  • Colonel Zlenko Mikhail Kuzmich, (26.11.1944 — 15.12.1944)
  • Colonel Gladnev Dmitry Fyodorovich, (16.12.1945 — 24.05.1945)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Cheshuk Nikolay Vasilievich, (25.05.1945 — 11.06.1945)[29]

Commanders of the 6th Tank Brigade

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  • Colonel Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Gurov (30 March 2011 — 20 January 2012)[30][31]
  • ...
  • Dmitri Nikolaevich Baklushin (???? — 2022)

Commanders of the 47th Tank Division

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  • Major General Azer Nuralievich Ramazanov (2024 – present)[32]

Composition in 2024

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References

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