The first (1940) formation of the 11th Tank Division was subordinated to the 2nd Mechanized Corps, itself part of the 9th (independent) Army.

[4] The corps was never permanently attached to a tank army and was subordinated to several fronts during the course of the war.

As the Soviet Army approached victory in April 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, the 11th Tank Corps was part of the 1st Belorussian Front.

[7] During the battle, the corps was used to flank the Seelow Heights from the north, and in the advance into the city from the east.

[9] The division was relocated to Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast in the Baltic Military District in early 1947.