On June 22, 1941 the Red Army had more tanks than every other army in the world combined. Six weeks later the invading Germans had destroyed 90% of them. Re-equipped by Lend-Lease and Soviet industry, revitalized tank forces spearheaded massive offensives in 1944 and 45 that pushed the Germans back to Berlin. This video is a brief look at the colour schemes and markings of the Soviet tank forces in what they called the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
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Overton, Steve “Red Armor: Soviet Tank Units 1941-1945”
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Video: Tank Markings Soviet 1944 45 (WW2 Hungary channel)
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“The tactical insignias of the Soviet armored units”
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