4th Guards Tank Division
| 4th Guards Tank Division | |
|---|---|
| 4-я гвардейская танковая Кантемировская дивизия имени Ю. В. Андропова | |
Great emblem of the 4th Guards Tank Division | |
| Active | 1942–2010 2013–present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Armored |
| Size | 12,000–14,000 soldiers, 320 T-80 tanks |
| Part of | 1st Guards Tank Army Moscow Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast |
| Nickname(s) | Kantemirovskaya |
| Patron | Yuri Andropov |
| Motto(s) | Honour and glory |
| Equipment | T-80U, T-80UYe-1, 2S1M1, 2B11, Msta-S, BMP-2, BTR-82А, Uragan, Grad, Tornado-G, Strela-10, Tor, Tiger, BREM-1, P-240TMN, R-142N, R-166 |
| Engagements | World War II 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt 1993 Russian constitutional crisis First Chechen War South Ossetia – 1997 Second Chechen War Kosovo War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Decorations | |
| Battle honours | Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Yevgeny Nikolayevich Zhuravlyov |
| Insignia | |
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The 4th Guards Tank Division is a Guards armoured division of the Russian Ground Forces. The division is named after Yuri Andropov.
The division has the Military Unit Number 19612 and is one of the key formations of the Moscow Military District. All of the division's units, as well as headquarters, are based in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, 70 kilometers (43 mi) southwest of Moscow.