Sassuntsi-Davit Tank Regiment facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sassuntsi-Davit Tank Regiment |
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Tankers and mechanized infantry from the Sassuntsi-Davit regiment stand next to their T-34/85 tanks. The name of the regiment can be seen inscribed on the turret of the tanks in the Armenian script.
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| Active | January, 1943–1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Tank |
| Type | Tank regiment |
| Role | Tactical attack |
| Size | ca. 5-7,000 men |
| Garrison/HQ | Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia |
| Engagements | Belorussian Offensive, Battle of the Baltic (1944) |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (July 23, 1944), Red Army Guard (1945), Order of the Red Star |
The Sassuntsi-Davit Tank Regiment (Armenian: Սասունցի Դավիթ տանկային շարասյուն; previously the 119th Separate Rifle Tank (Mixed) Regiment) was a Soviet separate tank regiment during the Second World War. It had a lot of ethnic Armenians in it. Other ethnic groups that were in the regiment included Azeris, but they were largely relegated to logistics support and other non-combatant roles.
Images for kids
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Soviet nurse Zoya Grezlova tends to the aid of Lieutenant Stepanov, commander of Tank 40 (seen in the background) of the regiment in July 1944.
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The tanks of the regiment lined up in a ceremonial procession column in June 1944. Tanks 4 and 6 in the column are identified with mine flail devices. The inscription on the turrets, written in Russian, read "David of Sassun."
