1st Armored Brigade (Ukraine)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 1st Armored Brigade
1-а танкова бригада


caption= Sleeve patch for the 1st Armored Brigade
dates= December 12, 1942 - present
country= Ukraine
allegiance=
branch= Ukrainian Ground Forces
type= Brigade
role= Armored
size=
command_structure= 8th Army Corps
current_commander= Colonel Ihor Shpak [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10918 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
garrison= А1815 Honcharivske [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10268 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ] Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
equipment=T-64 [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=8568 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
31 T-64BM "Bulat" [http://uamedia.visti.net/cgi-bin/uamedia.sh?CGIQUERY=3&lng=UKR&cli=1&query=visti.local.folkarmy] +&dtb=234&cdb=234&cdn=17178&dbc=1&group=visti.local.folkarmy]
march=
motto=
mascot=
decorations= Order of the Red Banner
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Order of the Red Star
battles= World War II
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Guards unit
identification_symbol_2=
identification_symbol_2_label=Armored branch insignia

The 1st Guards Armored Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Brigade is located in Honcharivske.

Full name of the Brigade is 1st Separate Guards Armored Novohrad Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and Red Star Brigade, ( _uk. 1-а окрема гвардійська танкова Новгородська орденів Червоного Прапора, Кутузова, Богдана Хмельницького, Олександра Невського і Червоної Зірки бригада) [ [http://ww7.president.gov.ua/documents/p_4627.html List of full names of the Ukrainian Military unit] ]

History

The Brigade was formed from the 292nd Guards Armored Novohrad Orders of the Red Banner, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and Red Star Regiment of the 72nd Mechanized Division and 280th Armored Regiment of the 25th Mechanized Division.

Order of Battle

*1st Armored Battalion [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=11361 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
*2nd Armored Battalion
*3rd Armored Battalion
*4th Mechanized Battalion
*Brigade Artillery Group
**Artillery Battalion
**Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
**Reactive Artillery Battalion
*Support Units

Awards

*1945 received the Guards designation. [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=1694 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
*??? received the Order of the Red Star
*??? received the Order of the Red Banner
*??? received the Order of Alexander Nevsky
*??? received the Order of Kutuzov
*??? received the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

References