WS098 - GERMAN T34 WWII K&C Eighth Army Next to him is Brigadefuhrer

Next to him is Brigadefuhrer Fritz Witt

the imposing stature of the men made these battle-hardened veterans the shock troops of their day

This same armoured tractor vehicle was also utilized (with a massive trailer attached) as a tank transporter

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WS098 - GERMAN T34 WWII K&C Eighth Army Next to him is BrigadefuhrerWS098 German T34 After the invasion of Russia in 1941 the Germans captured huge amounts of Soviet arms and equipment. One of the most impressive and useful was the all new (at least to the Germans) T34 76 tank. Robust easy to handle and well armoured the T34 came as a nasty shock to the Nazis. Fortunately for them Soviet tank tactics were primitive in the extreme and hundreds of these vehicles were captured intact and in fine working order. The