The titanic struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union produced the most intense tank battles in history — and two machines defined the fight: the German Panzer IV and the Soviet T-34. When the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The final verdict on the T-34 perhaps is less glowing than the legend that the Soviets weaved around the tank, but the T-34 tipped the balance in favor of the USSR ...

As the backbone of German and Soviet armored forces, the Panzer IV and T-34 clashed on nearly every Eastern Front battlefield. While the T-34 initially outclassed German armor, upgrades like the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The T-34 in the hands of determined Soviet tankers routed the Germans at Kursk, the greatest tank battle of all time. On June 22, 1941, Nazi German launched Operation ...

Russia has imported 30 T-34 tanks from Laos -- because it needs them for military parades, exhibitions, and making movies. The T-34 is a Soviet tank icon, used in conflicts from 1940 until as late as ...

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler's army swept into Russia during Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history. The Red Army was badly organized, under-prepared, and stunned by a rapid Blitzkrieg, ...

Tanks were first invented in World War I, where they were envisioned as invincible land ships that could break the stalemate of trench warfare and lead to victory. Technological shortcomings meant ...