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1941: The shock of the T-34 on the Eastern Front

When Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, its armored forces advanced with confidence born of earlier victories. That confidence was shaken when German crews in Ukraine encountered the Soviet T-34 ...
When German forces first encountered the Soviet T-34 in 1941, its sloped armor, mobility and firepower exposed weaknesses in existing Panzer designs. The shock prompted an urgent push to develop a ...