Tag: red army
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SU-100
Type: Tank Destroyer Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ravensbrück, Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany Inspired by the German turretless StuG assault guns, the Soviet Union had started to develop a similar vehicle based on the T-34 chassis in the summer of 1942. The resulting SU-122 was equipped with a short 122 mm…
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ISU-152
Type: Self-Propelled Artillery/Tank Destroyer Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, Germany The ISU-152 was a self-propelled assault gun based on the chassis of the IS-2 heavy tank. It looks almost identical to its predecessor SU-152, which had been built on the older KV-1’s hull. You can tell the difference by comparing…
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IS-2 (Model 1944)
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Muzeum Pamiątek 1 Armii Wojska Polskiego w Starych Łysogórkach, Siekierki, Poland The IS-2 (named after Iosif Stalin) was a direct response to the latest generation of German tanks being fielded in 1942 (Tiger) and 1943 (Panther). It was designed to replace the KV-1 heavy…
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T-34/85
Type: Medium Tank Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Gedenkstätte Zuchthaus Brandenburg-Görden, Brandenburg a.d. Havel, Germany This monument tank is located next to the local prison which is by no means a coincidence. Between 1933 and 1945, the “Zuchthaus und Sicherungsanstalt Brandenburg-Görden” held criminals, political prisoners, jews and other “Unerwünschte” (unwanted people). Interestingly,…