History
The 23rd Budapest Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Corps was a tank corps of the Red Army during World War II.
The corps was formed in 1942. With the 21st Tank Corps, it was earmarked for the Soviet offensive that became the Second Battle of Kharkiv.
At the end of May 1942, during the battle and after large numbers of Soviet troops had been encircled, near the village of Lozovenka, Barvinkove Raion, the brigade took part in the breakthrough from the Barvenkovo pocket as part of the combined tank group of Major General Kuzmin, which consisted of the remnants of 5th Guards, 7th, 37th, 38th, and 43rd tank brigades, as well as the remnants of the 21st and 23rd Tank Corps. The breakthrough was accompanied by very heavy losses for the Soviet troops.
On 6 August, the 23rd Tank Corps was withdrawn for rebuilding.
It would then take part of the Battle of Stalingrad as part of the 1st Tank Army and then later would take part of the Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive and the Odessa Offensive as part of 3rd Ukrainian Front.
23rd Tank Corps would later take part of the battle of Budapest and the Vienna offensive, they would finish the war on the northern bank of the river Danube, on the area northwest of the city.
The corps was formed in 1942. With the 21st Tank Corps, it was earmarked for the Soviet offensive that became the Second Battle of Kharkiv.
At the end of May 1942, during the battle and after large numbers of Soviet troops had been encircled, near the village of Lozovenka, Barvinkove Raion, the brigade took part in the breakthrough from the Barvenkovo pocket as part of the combined tank group of Major General Kuzmin, which consisted of the remnants of 5th Guards, 7th, 37th, 38th, and 43rd tank brigades, as well as the remnants of the 21st and 23rd Tank Corps. The breakthrough was accompanied by very heavy losses for the Soviet troops.
On 6 August, the 23rd Tank Corps was withdrawn for rebuilding.
It would then take part of the Battle of Stalingrad as part of the 1st Tank Army and then later would take part of the Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive and the Odessa Offensive as part of 3rd Ukrainian Front.
23rd Tank Corps would later take part of the battle of Budapest and the Vienna offensive, they would finish the war on the northern bank of the river Danube, on the area northwest of the city.
Featured Missions
| Campaign | Mission |
|---|---|
| Siege of Budapest | The People's Park |
They are featured as the 3rd Tank Brigade part of the 23rd Tank Corps on the Siege of Budapest campaign