From its origins in the late 1930s, the KV series redefined heavy tank warfare, with the KV-1 proving virtually impervious to ...
In this episode, we revisit the extraordinary stand of a Soviet KV-1 tank near the Lithuanian town of Raseiniai in June 1941, during the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa. As German armored ...
Key Point: The KV had potential but wasn’t used right. Morever, they were too tall and easy to spot. A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi tanks were ...
A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi tanks were powering through Lithuania on a race northward to Leningrad. The Luftwaffe knocked out the Soviets’ ...