138th Separate Tank Regiment
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5th Separate Tank Brigade
)| 5th Separate Tank Brigade (1962–1980) 138th Separate Tank Regiment (1980–1990) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1962–1990 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Army |
| Type | Armor |
| Part of | 2nd Guards Tank Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Primerwalde |
The 138th Separate Tank Regiment was a Cold War tank regiment of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany's 2nd Guards Tank Army. Formed in 1962 as the 5th Separate Tank Brigade, it was initially tasked with defending the East German Baltic coast. It became the 138th Separate Tank Regiment in 1980. The regiment was disbanded in 1990. [1]
History
The brigade was activated in May 1962 in
T-54 tanks and the motor rifle battalion was equipped with BTR-152 armored personnel carriers. The brigade was tasked with the protection of the Baltic coastline.[2] In 1974, the brigade had 130 T-54s.[1]
In 1980 the brigade was renamed the 138th Separate Tank Regiment, with the task of parachuting and airlanding assaults on Denmark. The 24th, 45th and 58th Separate Tank Battalions were transferred to Mongolia and became part of the
It was disbanded in April 1990.[1][3]References
Notes
- ^ a b c Holm, Michael. "5th independent Tank Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ a b Feskov et al 2013, pp. 177–178.
- ^ "Состав соединений и частей 2 я танковая армия" [Structure of the 2nd Tank Army]. www.gsvg.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
Bibliography
- Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.