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1st Czechoslovak independent tank brigade (1944-1945)
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| From-To: |
10.08.1944 [1] - 01.10.1945 [2] |
| Commander: |
staff captain Janko Vladimír [3] |
| Number: [4] |
09/1944 - 926 persons [5]
01.01.1945 - 1195 persons
19.02.1945 - 1470 persons
28.02.1945 - 1528 persons
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| National composition: |
[wba] |
| Composition: |
[wba] |
| Under command: [6] |
1st Czechoslovak army corps
18.03.1945 - 4th Ukrainian front [7], Soviet 38th army [8]
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| Movement: |
Kivercy - rw Kamenec Podolsky - Rusów [PL] (11.05.) - Palagièe (29.07.) - Przemysl - Barycz - Bóbrka - Dukla (20.09.) - Zboiska (26.09.) - Ninę Komárnik [SK] (07.10.) - Wola Niżna [PL] 2b,3b - Bóbrka 1b (27.12.)
- Jasło 1b (15.01.) - river Ondava [SK]
- Bukovce (20.01.) - Kemarok - Lasek + Klikuszowa [PL] (18.02.) - Wadowice (28.02.) - Bestwina (06.03.) - Ligota (08.03.)
- Suszec (19.03.) - Wodzisław lčski (26.03.) - Czyżowice (30.03.) - Pogrzebień (07.04.) - Pietrowice Wielkie (15.04.) - Albertovec [CZ] - Bolatice (17.04.) - Ostrava (30.04.) - Fulnek (06.04.) - Prague (10.05.)
- Ostrava (10.06.) [9] |
| Main combats: |
battle of Dukla Pass (08.09.-06.10.1944) [10]
combats at Slovak Carpathian Mountains (06.10.-01.12.1944)
combats at river Ondava (02.-27.12.1945)
liberation of Slovakia (23.01.-04.02.1945) [11]
combats at Jaslo (15.-16.01.1945)
combats in Silesia (southern Poland) (24.03.-15.04.1945)
Ostrava's operation (15.04.-05.05.1945)
liberation of Czech lands (06.-10.05.1945)
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| Unit awards: |
23.04.1945 - Stalin's citation in order no. 241 for liberation of Opava
Cs. war cross from 1939 - battle of Ostrava
Cs. war cross from 1939 - battle of Ostrava
Cs. war cross from 1939 - battle of Ostrava
Cs. medal "For gallantry in the face of the enemy" - b. of Ostrava
Order of Suvorov (2nd grade) - battle of Ostrava
Cs. military order of the white lion "For Victory" (1st grade)
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Armaments & accouterments
| 09/44 [12] | 30.09. | 23.02. | total [13] |
| Armor vehicle [BA-64] | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Light tank [T-70M] | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Mean tank [T-34/76] | 4 | 15 | 14 | 22 |
| Mean tank [T-34/85] | 3 | 3 | 52 | 56 |
| Self-propelled machine [SU-85] | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 [14] |
Structure of the 1st Czechoslovak independent tank brigade
[1] - unit was created on 10.08.1944 by reorganization from the 1st Czechoslovak independent tank regiment founded on 01.04.1944.
[2] - finished reorganization to higher 1st tank corps.
[3] - during his command promoted to major and further to lieutenant colonel.
[4] - during its mission tank brigade lost 265 soldiers, ap. 690 were injured. According other source were killed and missed only 118 soldiers, injured 360 (2/3 members submachine-gun battalion).
[5] - full status of tank brigade expected 1346 persons.
[6] - subordinated to command of the 1st Czechoslovak army corps, during operations beyond main corps forces to Soviet command.
[7] - commander army general Petrov I.E., later Eremenko A.I.
[8] - commander colonel general Moskalenko K.S.
[9] - threat of Czechoslovak-Polish military conflict.
[10] - mechanized submachine-gun battalion moved in combat from beginning, first tanks only from 14.09.
[11] - only mechanized submachine-gun battalion.
[12] - full status of tank brigade expected 65 tanks.
[13] - until 09.05.1945. From them were completely destroyed 13x T-34/76, 46x T-34/85 and 1x SU-85.
[14] - first SU-85 was named after hero from battle of Sokolovo "captain Otakar Jaro".
abreviations:
[wba] = will be added, rw = railway, 1b,2b,3b = 1st, 2nd, 3rd battalions, [SK] = Slovakia, [PL] = Poland, [CZ] = Czech lands
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