The German Tiger tank is often regarded as one of the most formidable armored vehicles of World War II, feared by both ...

The Soviet Union’s T-34 tanks won an impressive victory in Kursk The T-54 and T-55 were some of the most mass-produced tanks ever The T-14 Armata is the next generation of Russian tank ...

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler's army launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history, sweeping into Russia with devastating speed. The Red Army, poorly organized and underprepared was ...

The initial period of World War II for the USSR was a real catastrophe for the Red Army’s tanks. ... A Soviet tank near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. May of 1945. V. Grebnev / TASS ...

World War II German Field Marshall Ewald Von Kleist was more succinct. ... The T-34 in the hands of determined Soviet tankers routed the Germans at Kursk, the greatest tank battle of all time.

The IS-2 was developed during the last few years of World War II. It went by the name Object 240, as per the Soviet system of naming military prototypes (such as Object 279, the unique Soviet tank ...

This enormous tank was one option experimented with by Soviet engineers, and though it was ultimately too heavy to be practically used, it was certainly a formidable prospect. Here's a closer look ...

This is the story of the Kharkiv V-2, the Russian V12 diesel tank engine that stuck around past World War II, the Cold War, and even into the earliest fringes of the 21st century. Of course, being ...

Ukraine's defense ministry numbers on the losses come amid speculation on social media about the possible appearance in the war of a Soviet-made T-34 tank which was used during World War II.

Estonian authorities has moved to demolish and relocate Soviet-era World War II memorials in the border city of Narva, a decision that earlier sparked warnings and protests from Moscow.