Well, you should… “Fury” puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the Allied final push into Germany in 1945. In the movie, a U.S. Army sergeant (played by Brad Pitt) commands a medium-size Sherman tank in battle against Nazi forces that have superior firepower, including a well-equipped Tiger I heavy tank. The […]
Guardian of Hitler`s last days Americans produced a lot, so the Germans needed to be more advanced in producing their arsenal. King Tiger was a spectacular tank! Advanced optics, powerful gun and quite a speed for its weight (690 hp; 8 gears forward and 4 in reverse; a max speed of over 40km/h – […]
Unbreakable King Tiger seemed to had many flaws In August 1944 during the Red Army`s Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive in Poland German and Soviet tank titans clashed with each other. Three King Tigers started their attack on bridge over the Vistula River. But something unexpected happened – they had already been spotted by one Red […]
Comrades who saved the day! In December 1943, huge Soviet operation was on-going. Entire north part of SSSR was liberated. However, there were still some difficulties. One of a kind story goes for T-34 that was commanded by Lieutenant Stepan Tkachenko, who got stuck with his tank in a half-frozen swamp close to Pskov […]
How most quiet T-34 tank crew tricked Germans! Can you imagine yourself sitting in a dead-frozen T-34 tank in the middle of the river, for several days? And that’s not all… Captain Gavriil Polovchenya and his tank crew got stuck in a river near the town of Andreapol, in the winter of 1942, which […]
Two brothers in swimming tank This is just one story among many others that was written by the people who were involved in WWII and collected by the BBC. It was contributed by Mr. Laurie Burn who was a tank commander in Sherman tank, located in Sword Beach, Normandy, France. The D-day and voyage […]
Story that many didn’t believed in! When World War II began, Zinoviy Kolobanov already had serious military experience. For example, he fought in the Finnish War of 1939-1940, during which he escaped from a burning tank three times. In 1941, Kolobanov commanded a tank unit during the German advance toward Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). […]
Welcome to the next edition of our Blog. In the previous chapter, we talked about Edvard Benes and Czechoslovakia before the start of the WWII. Today we take a look at Miklos Horty and Hungary. Miklos Horty and Hungary Miklos Horthy was an old-fashioned conservative and officer prone to authoritarian governance. He became an Admiral when […]
Welcome to the next edition of our Blog. In the previous chapter, we talked about Charles De Gaulle and France before the start of the WWII. Today we take a look at Edvard Benes and Czechoslovakia. Edvard Benes and Czechoslovakia Benes was democratically elected which granted him electoral legitimacy. He was recognized and appreciated as […]
Welcome to the next edition of our Blog. In the previous chapter, we talked about Wladyslaw Sikorski and Poland before the start of the WWII. Today we take a look at Charles De Gaulle and France. Charles De Gaulle and France De Gaulle was an officer and primarily a soldier than a politician. His political […]
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