Wednesday, October 19, 2022

A Burning Soviet T-34

Aftermath of the repel of a Soviet tank attack by German forces in the Eastern Front: a hit, burning T 34 tank. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Artur Grimm, early or late 1943 (winter). The T-34 seemed impervious to German weapons and able to destroy German tanks with ease. Panzer commander General Heinz Guderian saw the heavy losses inflicted by the T-34 and realized what a game-changer it was, outclassing his own Panzer IIIs and IVs: “Up to this time we had enjoyed tank superiority, but now the situation was reversed,” Guderian wrote. “The prospect of rapid, decisive victories was fading in consequence."

Source :
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a32439030/t-34-soviet-tank-history/

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