2nd Guards Tank Corps
| 24th Tank Corps (1942–1943) 2nd Guards Tank Corps (1943–1945) 2nd Guards Tank Division (1945–2001) | |
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| Active | 1942–2001 |
| Country | Soviet Union (1942–1991) Russia (1991–2001) |
| Branch | Red Army (1942–1991) Russian Ground Forces (1991–2001) |
| Type | Armored |
| Role | Breakthrough and Exploitation in Deep Operations |
| Size | Corps (120–200 tanks) |
| Part of | 36th Combined Arms Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Ulan-Ude |
| Nickname(s) | Tatsinkaya |
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| Honorifics | Tatsinsk |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | V. M. Badanov |
The 2nd Guards Tatsinskaya Tank Corps was a tank corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army that saw service during World War II on the Eastern Front of Europe. The unit's most notable moment was in the raid on Tatsinskaya during Operation Little Saturn in World War II. After the war, it continued to serve with the Soviet occupation forces in Central Europe. It was originally the 24th Tank Corps. The formation had approximately the same size and combat power as a Wehrmacht Panzer Division, and less than a British Armoured Division had during World War II.
After the war the Corps became the 2nd Guards Tank Division in 1945.
During the 21st century, the division was reformed into the 5th Guards Tank Brigade, as part of the 36th Combined Arms Army.