Battalion, Dresden 308th Artillery Brigade, Zeithain (2c5 Hyacinth) 181st Guards Novozybkovskaya Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky Missile Brigade, Kochstedt 432nd Missile Brigade, Wurzen 53rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade, Altenburg 443rd Separate Engineer and Combat Engineering Battalion, Dresden 68th Pontoon Bridge Regiment, Dresden 41st Materiel Support Brigade, Dresden 303rd Separate Repair and Recovery Battalion, Dresden 338th Separate Repair and Recovery Battalion, Dresden 225th Separate Attack Helicopter Regiment, Allstedt (Mil Mi-24) 485th Separate Attack Helicopter Regiment, Brandis (Mil Mi-24) 6th Separate Transport Helicopter Squadron, Klotzsche (Mil Mi-8) 9th Bobruisk-Berlin Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Division, Riesa 11th Guards Berlin-Carpathian Tank Division, Dresden 20th Guards Taganrog Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division Motor Rifle Division, Grimma Reactivation After a 15-year hiatus, the Army was reconstituted in November 2014, probably on 13 November 2014. The army was formed as the main ground forces manoeuvre and reserve operational formation of the Western Military District, in addition to the 6th Combined Arms Army (headquartered in Saint Petersburg) and the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (headquartered in Voronezh). It is considered an elite formation of the Russian Ground Forces. The army carries on the traditions of the chronologically first army of the Soviet Union to reach 'Guards status. It commands the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle and the 4th Guards Tank Divisions, which are considered the elite formations of their respective combat arms. The most decorated divisions of the Soviet Army, they were garrisoned the closest to Moscow for the city's defense. Due to their proximity to the capital, extra scrutiny was applied to personnel of these formations, making these postings especially prestigious. These units received the latest hardware and were thus known as the 'household' divisions of the Soviet Army. Their loyalty to the government was demonstrated by their involvement in the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. The divisions retained their elite status within the Russian Army. The army also included the 6th Separate Guards Tank and the 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigades. While the 4th Guards Tank Division uses T-80 tanks, the rest of the Army uses T-72B and T-90 tanks, and Kurganets-25 fighting vehicles. the Army was composed of: Army Headquarters (Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast) 60th Command Brigade (Selyatino village near Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast) 2nd Guards Motor Rifle 'Tamanskaya' Division (Kalininets, Moscow Oblast) 4th Guards Tank 'Kantemirovskaya' Division (Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast) with T-80 tanks 47th Guards Tank Division