| Title: Name: | 5. guards tank army | the 5th Guards Tank Army |
| Original title: Original Name: | 5-я гвардейская танковая aрмия | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 25.02.1943 | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | - | - |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 12.06.1946 | |
| Successor: Successor: | 5. guards mechanized army | the 5th Guards Mechanized Army |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 25.02.1943-06.04.1943 headquarters of the supreme command 06.04.1943-15.04.1943 Backup front 15.04.1943-09.07.1943 Steppe military district 09.07.1943-09.08.1943 the Voronezh front 09.08.1943-10.09.1943 Steppe front 10.09.1943-07.10.1943 headquarters of the supreme command 07.10.1943-20.10.1943 Steppe front 20.10.1943-DD.05.1944 2. Ukrainian front DD.05.1944-23.06.1944 headquarters of the supreme command 23.06.1944-17.08.1944 3. belarusian front 17.08.1944-20.10.1944 1. sea front 20.10.1944-08.01.1945 headquarters of the supreme command 08.01.1945-11.02.1945 2. sea front 11.02.1945-09.07.1945 3. belarusian front 09.07.1945-04.02.1946 Baranovičský military district 04.02.1946-12.06.1946 Belarusian military district | 25.02.1943-06.04.1943 the Supreme Main Command of the Armed Forces 06.04.1943-15.04.1943 Reserve Front 15.04.1943-09.07.1943 Steppe Military District 09.07.1943-09.08.1943 the Voronezh Front 09.08.1943-10.09.1943 Steppe Front 10.09.1943-07.10.1943 the Supreme Main Command of the Armed Forces 07.10.1943-20.10.1943 Steppe Front 20.10.1943-DD.05.1943 2nd Ukrainian Front DD.05.1944-23.06.1944 the Supreme Main Command of the Armed Forces 23.06.1944-17.08.1944 3rd Byelorussian Front 17.08.1944-20.10.1944 1st Baltic Front 20.10.1944-08.01.1945 the Supreme Main Command of the Armed Forces 08.01.1945-11.02.1945 2nd Baltic Front 11.02.1945-09.07.1945 3rd Byelorussian Front 09.07.1945-04.02.1946 the Baranovichi Military District 04.02.1946-12.06.1946 Byelorussian Military District |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 25.02.1943-DD.06.1945 eastern european theater of war DD.06.1945-DD.07.1945 move / transfer DD.07.1945-12.06.1946 Bobrujsk, ? | |
| Commander: Commander: | 25.02.1943-20.10.1943 Rotmistrov, Pavel Alexeyevich (lieutenant-general of tank troops) 20.10.1943-21.02.1944 Rotmistrov, Pavel Alexeyevich (colonel-general of tank troops) 21.02.1944-08.08.1944 Rotmistrov, Pavel Alexeyevich (marshal of tank troops) 08.08.1944-18.08.1944 Solomatin, Mikhail Dmitrievich (lieutenant-general of tank troops) 18.08.1944-26.10.1944 Volskij, Vasily Timofejevič (lieutenant-general of tank troops) 26.10.1944-16.03.1945 Volskij, Vasily Timofejevič (colonel-general of tank troops) 16.03.1945-11.07.1945 Siněnko, Maxim Děnisovič (major general of tank troops) 11.07.1945-DD.01.1946 Siněnko, Maxim Děnisovič(lieutenant-general of tank troops) DD.01.1946-26.04.1946 Solomatin, Mikhail Dmitrievich (colonel-general of tank troops) 26.04.1946-12.06.1946 Polubojarov, Pavel Pavlovich (lieutenant-general of tank troops) | |
| Chief of staff: Chief of Staff: | 25.02.1943-07.06.1943 Baskanov, Vladimir Nikolaevich (colonel) 07.06.1943-24.05.1944 Baskanov, Vladimir Nikolaevich (major general of tank troops) 24.05.1944-12.11.1944 Kaliničenko, Pyotr Ivanovich (major general of tank troops) 12.11.1944-12.06.1946 Sidorovič, Georgy Stepanovich (major general of tank troops) | |
| Subordinate units: Subordinated Units: | | |
| Honorary title: Honorary Name: | - | - |
| Honors: Decorations: | - | |
| Note: Note: | - | - |
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