T 34

One of the most important weapons in the Second World War, the T-34 medium tank was also one of the most influential designs in the history of tanks. A

German Field Marshall von Kleist described the Russian T-34 as ‘the best tank of World War Two.’ Panzer leader General Heinz Guderian claimed that the

6th armored division M4A3E2 Sherman, Rochlitz Germany April 1945

The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II. First produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov (Kharkiv, Ukraine), it was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout World War II, and widely exported afterwards. It was the most-produced tank of the war, and the second most-produced tank of all time…

German Field Marshall von Kleist described the Russian T-34 as ‘the best tank of World War Two.’ Panzer leader General Heinz Guderian claimed that the

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The deadly Jagdpanzer V Jagdpanther. The main armament was a powerful 8.8 cm Pak43 or 434 L71. The Jagdpanther was a tank destroyer based on the chassis of...

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An M26 Pershing of the 11th Armored Division leading German prisoners in Zwettl, Austria in May 1945. These POWs were being brought to a turnover point whereupon they would be handed over to the Russians. According to the division’s official history, as many as 34,125 German soldiers fled the Russian army and surrendered to the 11th Armored Division, which actually violated terms written in the surrender documents. The POWs were gathered up and sent over to the Russians.

The BT tank was one of a series of Soviet light tanks produced in large numbers between 1932 and 1941. They were lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for their time, and had the best mobility of all contemporary tanks. The BT tanks were known by the nickname Betka from the acronym, or by its diminutive Betushka. The successor of the BT tanks was the famous T-34 medium tank, introduced in 1940, which would replace all of the Soviet fast tanks, infantry tanks, and light tanks in…