138th Separate Tank Regiment

5th Separate Tank Brigade (1962–1980) 138th Separate Tank Regiment (1980–1990) 1962–1990 Soviet Union Soviet Army Armor 2nd Guards Tank Army 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. 5th independent Tank Brigade https://www.ww2.dk/new/army/other/5otbr.htm www.ww2.dk 2016-02-15 Holm Michael History The brigade was activated in May 1962 in Schwerin, part of the 2nd Guards Tank Army. It moved to Primerwalde in 1964. The 24th Separate Tank Battalion and 22nd Separate Motor Rifle Battalion were based at Primerwalde. The 45th and 46th Separate Tank Battalions were at Wustrow. The 58th Separate Tank Battalion was at Garz. The tank battalions were equipped with 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.Feskov et al 2013 177178 In 1974, the brigade had 130 T-54s. 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 12th, 41st and 91st Motor Rifle Divisions. The 46th Separate Tank Battalion and 22nd Separate Motor Rifle Battalion were disbanded. The regiment was also reequipped with T-55 and T-62 tanks, as well as BTR-60 armored personnel carriers.Feskov et al 2013 177178 It was disbanded in April 1990. Состав соединений и частей 2 я танковая армия http://www.gsvg.ru/struktura/130-sostav-soedineniy-i-chastey-2-ya-tankovayaa-armiya.html www.gsvg.ru 2016-02-15 Russian Structure of the 2nd Tank Army 2016-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113121347/http://www.gsvg.ru/struktura/130-sostav-soedineniy-i-chastey-2-ya-tankovayaa-armiya.html dead References Notes Bibliography Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской Feskov V.I. Golikov V.I. Kalashnikov K.A. Slugin S.A. Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing 2013 9785895035306 Tomsk Russian The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces Feskov et al 2013 Category:Regiments of the Soviet Union Category:Armoured units and formations of the Soviet Union Category:Military units and formations established in 1980 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1990