239th Guards Tank Regiment (Russia)

239th Guards Tank Regiment
239th Guards Tank Regiment
239-й гвардейский танковый Краснознамённый, орденов Жукова, Суворова, Кутузова и Александра Невского Оренбургский казачий полк (239 гв. тп)
	Shoulder sleeve insignia of the regiment
Active	1941–present
Country	Soviet Union (until 1991); Russia;
Branch	Soviet Army (until 1991); Russian Ground Forces;
Type	Tank Troops
Part of	90th Guards Tank Division
Garrison/HQ	Chebarkul
Engagements	World War II; War in Donbass; Syrian Civil War; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Decorations	Order of Zhukov; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Suvorov 3rd class; Order of Kutuzov 3rd class; Order of Alexander Nevsky;
Battle honours	Orenburg Cossack

The 239th Guards Red Banner Orders of Zhukov, Suvorov, Kutuzov, and Alexander Nevsky Orenburg Cossack Tank Regiment (239 gv. tp) (Russian: 239-й гвардейский танковый Краснознамённый, орденов Жукова, Суворова, Кутузова и Александра Невского Оренбургский казачий полк (239 гв. тп); Military Unit Number (v/ch) 89547) is a tank regiment of the Russian Ground Forces. Part of the 90th Guards Tank Division, the regiment is based in Chebarkul.

The regiment began its history as horse cavalry during World War II. After the end of the war, the regiment was converted into the 42nd Guards Mechanized Regiment in 1945 and became the 295th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment in 1957. The regiment was reorganized as the 7th Separate Guards Tank Brigade in 2009. It was expanded to reform the 90th Guards Tank Division in 2016, and the lineage of the unit continued with the 239th Guards Tank Regiment of the new division. With the division, the 239th Guards was committed to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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