The titanic struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union produced the most intense tank battles in history — and two machines defined the fight: the German Panzer IV and the Soviet T-34. When the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The final verdict on the T-34 perhaps is less glowing than the legend that the Soviets weaved around the tank, but the T-34 tipped the balance in favor of the USSR ...

Panzer IV: Nazi Germany’s Most Powerful Tank Ever? While not built in the numbers of the American M3 Sherman or Soviet Red Army T-34, the German PzKpfw IV, more commonly known as the Panzer IV, was ...

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler's army swept into Russia during Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history. The Red Army was badly organized, under-prepared, and stunned by a rapid Blitzkrieg, ...