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The 16th Guards Tank Division was a tank division of the Soviet Army and later the Russian Ground Forces. The division traced its lineage back to the World War II 3rd Tank Corps, formed in the spring of 1942. The corps received its baptism of fire in the Zhizdra-Bolkhov Offensive during the summer and spent the fall in reserve. In early 1943, the corps fought in Operation Gallop and was destroyed in the Third Battle of Kharkov in late February. The corps was rebuilt in the following months and joined the 2nd Tank Army in June. The corps fought in the Battle of Kursk in July and in the in August and September. In early 1944, it fought in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive and the Uman–Botoșani Offensive. For its actions in the latter, the corps received the honorific "Uman" and the Order

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  • The 16th Guards Tank Division was a tank division of the Soviet Army and later the Russian Ground Forces. The division traced its lineage back to the World War II 3rd Tank Corps, formed in the spring of 1942. The corps received its baptism of fire in the Zhizdra-Bolkhov Offensive during the summer and spent the fall in reserve. In early 1943, the corps fought in Operation Gallop and was destroyed in the Third Battle of Kharkov in late February. The corps was rebuilt in the following months and joined the 2nd Tank Army in June. The corps fought in the Battle of Kursk in July and in the in August and September. In early 1944, it fought in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive and the Uman–Botoșani Offensive. For its actions in the latter, the corps received the honorific "Uman" and the Order of Suvorov. During the summer of 1944, the corps fought in the Lublin–Brest Offensive, advancing into Poland. For its actions in the offensive, the corps received the Order of the Red Banner and in November became a guards unit, the 9th Guards Tank Corps, along with the rest of the army. The corps fought in the Vistula–Oder Offensive and the East Pomeranian Offensive in early 1945. For its actions, the corps received the Order of Lenin in April. The corps then fought in the Berlin Offensive, ending the war in the German capital. In the summer of 1945 the corps became a tank division and was relocated to Neustrelitz, becoming part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG). In 1965, the division was renumbered as the 16th Guards Tank Division. The division served with the GSFG through the Cold War and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992 began a withdrawal to Russia which was completed in 1993. The division remained at until its 1997 disbandment, when it became a storage base. The storage base was disbanded in 2009. (en)
  • 3 Korpus Pancerny (ros. 3-й танковый корпус) – jednostka pancerna Armii Czerwonej z okresu II wojny światowej. (pl)
  • 3-й танковый корпус — оперативное войсковое объединение в составе Рабоче-крестьянской Красной армии. (ru)
  • 3-й танковий Уманський Червонопрапорний, ордена Суворова корпус — оперативно-тактичне військове об'єднання в складі ЗС СРСР періоду Другої Світової війни. (uk)
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  • 3 Korpus Pancerny (ros. 3-й танковый корпус) – jednostka pancerna Armii Czerwonej z okresu II wojny światowej. (pl)
  • 3-й танковый корпус — оперативное войсковое объединение в составе Рабоче-крестьянской Красной армии. (ru)
  • 3-й танковий Уманський Червонопрапорний, ордена Суворова корпус — оперативно-тактичне військове об'єднання в складі ЗС СРСР періоду Другої Світової війни. (uk)
  • The 16th Guards Tank Division was a tank division of the Soviet Army and later the Russian Ground Forces. The division traced its lineage back to the World War II 3rd Tank Corps, formed in the spring of 1942. The corps received its baptism of fire in the Zhizdra-Bolkhov Offensive during the summer and spent the fall in reserve. In early 1943, the corps fought in Operation Gallop and was destroyed in the Third Battle of Kharkov in late February. The corps was rebuilt in the following months and joined the 2nd Tank Army in June. The corps fought in the Battle of Kursk in July and in the in August and September. In early 1944, it fought in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive and the Uman–Botoșani Offensive. For its actions in the latter, the corps received the honorific "Uman" and the Order (en)
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  • 3 Korpus Pancerny (ZSRR) (pl)
  • 3-й танковый корпус (ru)
  • 3-й танковий корпус (СРСР) (uk)
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  • 16th Guards Tank Division (en)
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