[1-GTA]1st Guards Tank Army

The 1st Tank Army (IIth formation) was formed on 30 January 1943 (Order No.46021) on the basis of HQ 29th Army, under the command of famous armoured troops commander Mikhail Katukov personally appointed by Stalin, and transferred to the North-Western Front. The 3rd Mechanised Corps (later to become 8th Guards Mechanised Corps) and the 6th Tank Corps (later to become 11th Guards Tank Corps) joined it on formation, and served with the army throughout the war. [1] It was quickly transferred to Voronezh Front for the defense of the Kursk salient's southern shoulder. It was awarded a Guards title and became the 1st Guards Tank Army in April 1944.