Tag: soviet
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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,…
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T-55
Type: Medium TankNation: Soviet UnionPeriod: Cold War Location: Park Vojaške Zgodovine, Pivka, Slovenia The 36-ton T-55 was first introduced in 1958 as an upgraded version of the very similar T-54 medium tank. Combined, T-54/T-55 is the world’s most produced tank model with about 100,000 units built in the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia and China (as…