Tank Brigades
30 November 1939 These are the tank brigades that were involved in the Winter War |
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Tank Brigade
Commander |
Tank Battalions |
Motor Rifle Battalion |
Recon Battalion |
Maint. Battalion |
Supply Battalion |
Medical Company |
Recovery Company |
Engineer Company |
Signal Company |
Reserve Tank Company |
Notes |
1 Light kombrig V. I. Ivanov |
1 4 8 19 |
167 | 202 | 6 | 314 | 313 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 52 | |
13 Light kombrig V. I. Baranov |
6 9 13 15 |
158 | 205 | 254 | 566 | ? | 8 | 35 | 52 | ? | [1] |
20 Heavy kombrig S. V. Borzilov |
90 91 93 95 |
? | 215 | 256 | 301 | ? | 56 | 38 | 57 | 65 | [2][3][4] |
34 Light kombrig S. I. Kondratev |
76 82 83 86 |
179 | 224 | 274 | 322 | 324 | 23 | 62 | 84 | ? | [5] |
35 Light Col. V. N. Kashuba |
105 108 111 112 |
? | 230 | 37 | ? | ? | ? | 61 | ? | ? | [6] |
39 Light Col. D. Lelushenko |
85 97 98 100 |
? | 232 | 275 | 321 | 219 | 23 | 55 | 99 | 78 | [7] |
40 Light Maj. I. N. Polakov |
155 157 160 161 |
? | 236 | 280 | 336 | 307 | 43 | ? | ? | ? |
NOTES:
[1] The 158th Motorized Rifle and Machine Gun Battalion.
[2] The brigade also had the 45th Antiaircraft Company, 302nd Chemical Company, and 7th Special (Remote Controlled) Tank Company.
As of 09.12.1939, it was additionally assigned the 217th Flame Tank Battalion.
[3] The 215th Recon Company.
[4] The 56th Recovery Battalion. [5] Also had the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion. [6] The 111th Tank Battalion was detached as reserve to the 8th Army.
[7] As of 05.12.39, the 97th and 100th Tank Battalions were detached to
the 9th Army, and the 98th Tank Battalions was detached to the 1st
Rifle Corps, 8th Army |