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Military history writer specializing in armoured warfare in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Current events often impact the way we perceive history, and the current war is no exception. Let's talk about #Ukraine and its contribution to the Great Patriotic War.🧵 1/14

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#OTD in 1945 SS Thomas Donaldson from the JW-65 convoy carrying Sherman tanks for the USSR sank after being hit by a German torpedo. Two tanks carried on board were recovered in 2016 and restored. #tanks #history #WW2

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The famous duel between a Pershing and a Tiger was fought #OTD in 1945 in Eldsorf. The Tiger scored a lucky hit on the Pershing's gun sight opening, but got stuck in a building trying to retreat. The Pershing was put back into action a week later. #tanks #history #WW2

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Captured Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.N tank at the Battle of Kursk. This vehicle was one of the first to be captured with a full set of Schürzen armour. #tanks #history #WW2

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Knocked out Tiger II tank in the streets of Osterode, April 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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The introduction of new German heavy tanks in the summer of 1943 was an unpleasant surprise for Soviet anti-tank gunners. New HEAT and APCR ammunition was quickly developed and instructions on how to use it were issued #OTD in 1943. #tanks #history #WW2

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The British found out about the Panther tank from an edition of the Red Star newspaper published #OTD in 1943. Since the British had no way of getting a Panther of their own, the Soviets sent one of their captured Panthers to the UK to be tested. #tanks #history #WW2

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Operation Overlord began #OTD in 1944. Paratroopers were dropped at night and the first wave of landing vessels hit the shore at 06:30. Thanks to extensive misinformation, the Germans consider the attack a cover for a real landing at Pas-de-Calais. #history #WW2 #DDay79 #DDay

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The T-34 tank is trending, and a lot of people seem to think that these tanks were built in 1944. I have to disappoint them: these are post-war T-34-85s produced in Czechoslovakia. There are some tell-tale signs of these variants.

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The Ferdinand and Panther took the spotlight at the Battle of Kursk, but there were plenty of other new weapons. One of the ones that caught the eye of Soviet troops was the Goliath remote controlled mine. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1944 the Red Army discovered a vital upgrade made to Sherman tanks. Instead of the 75 mm gun that ceased to be satisfactory against the latest German armour, new Shermans had high velocity 76 mm guns. These tanks reached the battlefield by early 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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The Canadian Skink AA tank built on the Grizzly chassis was perhaps the best vehicle in its class. Only one prototype went into battle in early 1945, but by that point the Luftwaffe was all but extinct and the Skink had no chances to prove itself in combat. #tanks #history #WW2

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Descriptions of interesting trophies found in Germany were sent to the GBTU #OTD in 1945. These included the Maus, Sturmtiger, Flakpanzer Kugelblitz, and Ardelt Waffentrager. Samples were sent to the USSR for study. #tanks #history #WWII #WW2

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Tank riders are often considered a uniquely Soviet phenomenon, but that is not the case. #OTD in 1941 General von Brauchitsch signed manual 130/2b "Motorized company of an infantry motorized division", which described how to use tank riders in battle. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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#OTD in 1944 the British sent a message to the Military Mission in Moscow with a description of a new German heavy tank. This warning came too late, as the King Tiger had already made its debut against the Red Army almost two weeks prior. #tanks #history #WW2

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Two methods of concealing the Firefly's long gun were examined #OTD in 1944. The first was relatively straightforward and consisted of a fake muzzle brake and white paint to hide the shadow of the forward half of the barrel. #tanks #history #WWII #WW2

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Operation Overlord is often thought to describe just the Normandy landings, but its objectives were much wider than that. The operation ended only #OTD in 1944 after the Germans were pushed across the Seine and it was clear they would never be back. #history #WW2

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Jumbo Sherman tanks turned out to be incredibly resistant even to the enemy's most powerful weapons. #OTD in 1944 a Jumbo from the 6th Armored Division took 6 hits from 88 mm guns without a single penetration. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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The Super Heavy Tank T28 was a heavily armoured vehicle designed for breaking through fortifications. Unlike most tanks, it had no turret. The more appropriate designation Gun Motor Carriage T95 was applied #OTD in 1945. #tanks #History #WW2

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Gave the WW2 Generals Test a shot, wow, what are the odds?

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Comet tanks were equipped with a 77 mm gun that was more powerful than the Cromwell's 75 mm. Unfortunately, the tanks arrived too late to see much tank on tank combat. A rare engagement between Comets of the 11th AD and a Tiger took place #OTD in 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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A large proportion of the German army ran on captured equipment, both used as is and extensively modified. This vehicle is a British Universal Carrier equipped with an Austrian 47 mm Böhler anti-tank gun and a gun shield from a British 2-pounder. #tanks #history #WW2

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Most of a Jagdpanzer 38(t) (Hetzer) left after an internal explosion. Budapest, 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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German tankers had a tendency to count their kills very optimistically. #OTD in 1943 instructions were given by the 18th Army, reminding its tankers that not all enemy tanks that were hit counted as destroyed, especially not those that drove away afterwards. #tanks #history #WW2

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By 1944, Germany was in desperate need of a cheap and light armoured vehicle that could be produced in great numbers within Germany. #OTD in 1944 a variant of the Jagdpanzer 38(t) called Jagdpanzer 38D was chosen for this purpose. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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In honour of @elonmusk : the original electric car. #tanks #history #WW2

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StuG III Ausf.G, Oorlogsmuseum Overloon. This vehicle still has bolted and welded applique armour, but also has late model features such as a cast mantlet with an opening for a coaxial machine gun. #tanks #history #WW2 More photos of this StuG:

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#OTD in 1944 the first company of the 653rd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion was issued its vehicles: eleven refurbished Elefant tank destroyers and a Bergeferdinand recovery tank. The company shipped out to Italy equipped like this. #tanks #History #WW2

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#OTD in 1943 an impressive demonstration of pilot Panther tanks was held for armaments minister Speer. 6 out of the 13 Panthers broke down during the march, hinting at the massive problems with reliability that this vehicle would have in service. #tanks #history #WW2

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French tank building began its rebirth shortly after the liberation of France. Requirements for a new heavy tank were developed in late 1944. #OTD in 1945 the tank got a name: ARL 44. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Pershing tank knocked out #OTD in 1945. Two direct hits with 150 mm HE shells knocked off the commander's cupola, killed the commander, and destroyed a drive sprocket. The damage looks serious, but the tank was back in action after a few weeks. #tanks #History #WW2

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A medic treats a wounded tanker, 2nd Ukrainian Front, 1944. #tanks #History #WW2

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4 months

Merry Christmas to all my readers!

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After assembling one full Maus tank out of the V1 hull and V2 turret, the Red Army shipped the tank to Kubinka for testing. #OTD in 1945 it was reported that the tank was stuck in transit since lifting equipment for such a heavy load was unavailable. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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IS-2 in Ostrava, April 1945. The tank has a DShK AA machine gun that was added to the IS-2 in late 1944. #tanks #History #WW2

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The Budapest Offensive Operation began #OTD in 1944. Even though the German and Hungarian forces were nearly spent, they put up a fierce fight. A breakthrough out of the encircled city was only attempted over three months after the start of the operation. #history #WW2 #WWII

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Soviet trials of a Panther tank finished #OTD in 1943. The trials lasted for two months, but the tank ran for less than 14 hours in that time, as it constantly needed repairs. The Panther was catastrophically unreliable. #tanks #history #WW2

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T-34-85 tanks crossing the Oder on the way to Berlin, February 22nd, 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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Tank riders are often considered a uniquely Soviet phenomenon, but that is not the case. #OTD in 1941 General Walther von Brauchitsch signed manual 130/2b "Motorized company of an infantry motorized division", which described how to use tank riders in battle. #tanks #history #WW2

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The Jagdpanzer 38 is best known today under the name Hetzer. This was never the official name of this vehicle, but #OTD in 1944 Guderian reported that this nickname popular among German troops. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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#OTD in 1944 Malyshev ordered the Kirovets-1 and IS-2U projects to be combined into one, giving the tank that would later be accepted into service as the IS-3. Its revolutionary shape made it highly resistant to even the most powerful German anti-tank guns. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1943 Nibelungenwerk began producing Ferdinand tank destroyers. Only 91 would be built in total with almost half written off before the end of the year, mostly as a result of the Battle of Kursk. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1944 the 3rd Guards Tank Army ordered a census of captured vehicles. It turned out that not a single tank captured in 1943 or 1944 had been used in combat. Captured German tanks could not withstand a march as short as 120-150 km. #tanks #history #WW2

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It took a long time for information about the Tiger tank to spread through the Red Army, but not so for the King Tiger. #OTD in 1944, less than a month after the tanks were first seen, detailed specifications were distributed to all unit commanders. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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T-34 tank in Berlin, May 1st, 1945. This is a fairly old model that doesn't have a commander's cupola yet. #tanks #History #WW2

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Children posing on a destroyed Panther tank in Berlin. #tanks #history #WW2

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Years into its combat career, the Tiger tank was still tremendously unreliable. An overstrength company (16 tanks) was assembled to combat an American breakthrough near Cisterna in May of 1944 but only two of those tanks were destroyed by enemy fire. #tanks #history #WW2

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Sherman tanks began arriving in the USSR in late 1942, but didn't see action until the summer of 1943. The legendary Battle of Kursk was one of the first battles where this tank was used on the Eastern Front. #tanks #history #WW2

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The IS-3 tank was accepted into service #OTD in 1945. This tank offered radically improved protection over its predecessor without increasing the weight. It was now nearly invulnerable to not only the German 88 mm Pak 43, but also its own 122 mm gun. #tanks #history #WW2

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A group of Soviet mechanics with an IS-3 tank, late 1940s. #tanks #history

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Sunshield device. This lightweight frame disguised British tanks as trucks in order to mask their movements from enemy observers. Combined with decoy tanks, this technique could effectively hide movement of tank forces even from air reconnaissance. #tanks #history #WW2

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The famous duel between a Pershing and a Tiger was fought #OTD in 1945 in Eldsorf. The Tiger scored a lucky hit on the Pershing's gun sight opening, but got stuck in a building trying to retreat. The Pershing was put back into action a week later. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Tiger tanks were used on the Eastern Front in August of 1942, but the Red Army didn't notice them. A few months later, during a push to break the Leningrad blockade, two completely intact Tigers fell into their hands. #tanks #history #WW2

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The GMC M36 tank destroyer was in high demand. The initial order of 300 vehicles grew first to 500, then 600, then #OTD in 1944 increased to a whopping 1400 units. Over 2300 M36, M36B1, and M36B2 tank destroyers were built in total. #tanks #history #WW2

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Alexandra Samusenko is one of the best known female tank commanders. She started the war as an infantry private, but successfully petitioned to enroll in a tank school, reaching the rank of Guards Captain by the time she was killed #OTD in 1945. #tanks #History #WW2

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Preliminary blueprints of the Medium Tank M4A3E2 were finished #OTD in 1944. The tank was visually similar to regular Shermans but highly resistant to German 75 and 88 mm guns. Only 254 were built, even though they were very positively received. #tanks #History #WW2

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Initially, the Pz.Kpfw.III was Germany's main medium tank and the Pz.Kpfw.IV was only a support tank. This changed at a meeting #OTD in 1941, when Hitler decreed that the Pz.Kpfw.IV with the new long 75 mm gun should be prioritized as the new main tank #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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The ARL 44 medium tank was envisioned in 1944 as a way for France to return to tank design after a hiatus during German occupation. This tank was shown to the public #OTD in 1951 during the Bastille Day parade. #tanks #history

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The Battle of Kursk was one of the first battles where the Red Army made use of Sherman tanks. #OTD in 1943 the 229th Independent Tank Regiment was deployed to support the 74th Rifle Division in the eastern part of the northern sector. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Tiger tanks from the 508th Heavy Tank Battalion went into action in Italy #OTD in 1944. The result was a disaster and the battalion slinked back to Rome after having lost more than two thirds of its tanks in two weeks of fighting. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1943 a commission sent from the Kubinka proving grounds to collect samples of new German materiel arrived at the Kursk Salient. Many vehicles including the Panther, Ferdinand, and Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.N were taken back for study. #tanks #history #WW2

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After Germany failed to crush the Kursk Salient, the Red Army began its own major offensive on multiple Fronts, destroying the German forces north at Orel and south at Belgorod. This counteroffensive ended #OTD in 1943. #tanks #history #WW2

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KV-1 tank photographed in the vicinity of Stalingrad. The large amounts of nonpenetrating hits to the side armour shows what a tough target Soviet heavy tanks were for German guns even in late 1942. #tanks #history #WW2

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Even though production ended in 1945, the IS-2 was still modernized for decades to come. #OTD in 1953 an order was given to develop underwater driving equipment for this tank. #tanks #History #ColdWar

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Operation Bagration ended #OTD in 1944. This was an offensive operation of tremendous size involving four Red Army Fronts. This offensive resulted in the destruction of Army Group Center and a whopping 150,000 Germans taken prisoner. #tanks #history #WW2

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The British developed the powerful 183 mm L4 gun to combat the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank. A meeting was held #OTD in 1950 to figure out what vehicle could fit such a monstrous weapon. One of the results was the FV 4005 tank destroyer. #tanks #history #ColdWar

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#OTD in 1945 the 13ème Régiment de Dragons was put into action. The regiment was equipped with French-built tanks recaptured from the Germans. #tanks #history #WW2

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Knocked out Finnish BT-42 tank. This tank combined the Soviet BT-7 with a British 114 mm howitzer. Both weapons were obsolete when the vehicle was accepted into service in 1942. #tanks #History #WW2

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The official name Panzerjäger Panther für 8.8cm Pak 43/3 (Sd.Kfz.173) was quite a mouthful, as was commonly the case with German vehicles. #OTD in 1943 Hitler decided on a more memorable name that is much more commonly used to this day: Jagdpanther. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Tiger and Panther tanks on display in Gorky Park, Moscow, March 1st, 1944. #tanks #history #WW2

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The Australians considered it prudent to develop a tank that could be built in Australia, but needed help to do so. #OTD in 1940 they asked the British War Department to send a tank expert who would be able to help them design an appropriate tank. #tanks #history #WW2

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The British first noticed that they were facing a new type of Tiger tank in September of 1944. Like the original Tiger, the new tank had formidable frontal armour, but an analysis revealed plenty of weaknesses. #tanks #history #WW2

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Egypt received a number of tanks from the Soviet bloc, including a handful of IS-3s. The tanks were shown in the Independence Day parade #OTD in 1956, but used in battle only a decade later in the Six Day War. #tanks #history #ColdWar

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The British had some experience with Panthers thanks to a sample sent from the USSR, but didn't face them until the Normandy landings. With plenty of experience to analyze, the Panther's strengths and weaknesses became clear. #tanks #history #WW2

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German King Tiger tank destroyed by Soviet aircraft near Fischhausen (modern day Primorsk), April 1945. #tanks #History #WW2

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Development of a light tank destroyer on the Pz.Kpfw.38 n.A. chassis was approved #OTD in 1943. Aleksey Surin, the designer of the vehicle, made it his mission to sabotage both the design and the production of this vehicle. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1945 SS Thomas Donaldson from the JW-65 convoy carrying Sherman tanks for the USSR sank after being hit by a German torpedo. Two tanks carried on board were recovered in 2016 and restored. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWIII

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After assembling one full Maus tank out of the V1 hull and V2 turret, the Red Army shipped the tank to Kubinka for testing. #OTD in 1945 it was reported that the tank was stuck in transit since lifting equipment for such a heavy load was unavailable. #tanks #history #WW2

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The order to test IS-3 tank prototypes was given #OTD in 1945. This was a revolutionary tank, as it became nearly immune to German high velocity 88 mm gun and the Soviets' own 122 mm D-25 while retaining the weight of the IS-2 tank. #tanks #history #WW2

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The Pz.Kpfw.IV tank was always on the brink of replacement, first by the Pz.Kpfw.III and then by the Panther. Regardless, it became the workhorse of the German army, but this split attention hindered the evolution of the design. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1944 Malyshev ordered the Kirovets-1 and IS-2U projects to be combined into one, giving the tank that would later be accepted into service as the IS-3. Its revolutionary shape made it highly resistant to even the most powerful German anti-tank guns. #tanks #history #WW2

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T-34-85 tanks crossing the Oder on the way to Berlin, February 22nd, 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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Even though the Americans and Germans most commonly employed this style of vehicle, the USSR dabbled in halftracks and even tank destroyers and SPGs on this chassis. Orders to test the ZIS-41 on the ZIS-22M chassis were given #OTD in 1942. #tanks #History #WW2

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Knocked out Panzer IV/70 near Berlin, April 1945. The natural camouflage applied by the crew does not appear to have helped. #tanks #history #WW2

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Soviet trials of a Panther tank finished #OTD in 1943. The trials lasted for two months, but the tank ran for less than 14 hours in that time, as it constantly needed repairs. The Panther was catastrophically unreliable. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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T-34-85 tanks driving into battle, East Prussia, 1945. #tanks #History #WW2

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#OTD in 1943 Nibelungenwerk began producing Ferdinand tank destroyers. Only 91 would be built in total with almost half written off before the end of the year, mostly as a result of the Battle of Kursk. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Captured Pz.Kpfw.IV tank used by the 1st Bulgarian Army, 3rd Ukrainian Front, in Hungary 1944-45. #tanks #history #WW2

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Happy New Year, my dear readers! Onwards to 2024!

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SU-100 tank destroyer leaving the factory, 1944-45. #tanks #history #WW2

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A bombing raid delivered 140 tons of bombs to Sankt Valentin #OTD in 1944. One of the targets was the Nibelungenwerk tank factory. The damage was so severe that production of the Jagdtiger had to be paused until the spring of 1945. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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5 months

German tankers had a tendency to count their kills very optimistically. #OTD in 1943 instructions were given by the 18th Army, reminding its tankers that not all enemy tanks that were hit counted as destroyed, especially not those that drove away afterwards. #tanks #history #WW2

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The Battle of the Bzura began #OTD in 1939. Despite being overwhelmed by German numbers, the Polish troops stood their ground valiantly and inflicted heavy losses on their enemy. Sergeant Orlik destroyed 13 German tanks with his TKS tankette in this battle. #tanks #history #WW2

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#OTD in 1943 Hitler was shown a wooden model of the future Jagdtiger. Despite his excitement over the monstrously huge vehicle, only a small number were built and it failed to have any impact on the course of the war. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Plans for the Jagdpanzer 38 were finalized #OTD in 1944. Pressures of time forced reuse of existing components, and the vehicle turned out to be a lot heavier, slower, and less reliable than initially envisioned as a result. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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9 months

The M26 Pershing required a number of improvements to deal with design defects revealed during its brief service in WW2 and post-war testing. The improvements eventually turned it into a whole new tank. #OTD in 1948 it was standardized as the M46 Patton. #tanks #history #ColdWar

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2 years

T-34-85 tanks with infantry riders, Berlin, May 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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1 year

After StuG III production lines were destroyed by bombing, the Germans were in need of a new chassis for their assault guns. The use of a Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis was approved #OTD in 1943, with the resulting vehicle called StuG IV. #tanks #history #WW2

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Weakened by the Munich Agreement, Czechia was fully annexed by Nazi Germany #OTD in 1939. This move handed the Germans an advanced arms industry, including the LT vz.38 light tank that greatly surpassed Germany's own light tanks in performance #tanks #history #WW2 #Czechoslovakia

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2 years

Captured Steyer Waffentrager prototype. This was one of several projects to install the 88 mm Pak 43 on a lightly armoured chassis, since the extreme weight of the gun made it impossible to move by hand. Germany, May 1945. #tanks #history #WW2

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5 months

The Rostov Offensive Operation ended #OTD in 1941. The counterattack by the Red Army's Southern Front against Army Group South liberated Rostov and pushed the Germans back to the Mius river. This was one of the first major victories for the USSR. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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