This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Soviet Union’s T-34 tanks won an impressive victory ...

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During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...

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In 1943, the Ferdinand Panzer gave Nazi Germany the advantage over the USSR’s T34 tanks–but the Soviets had the numbers. In response, the Wehrmacht put out training films to prepare their men for ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Most historians agree that there was no time on earth ...