T-34
Wartime Russian tank
The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 through World War II, widely considered one of the most influential tank designs in history.
Its sloped armor, powerful gun, and mechanical reliability gave the Red Army a crucial advantage against German forces on the Eastern Front.
The designation remains iconic in discussions of armored warfare: The T-34 changed tank design forever.
Soviet-German combat theater
- StalingradRenamed Soviet industrial city
- KurskRussian city and submarine
- Operation BarbarossaNazi Soviet invasion
- Red ArmySoviet ground forces
Wehrmacht · panzer · blitzkrieg · Leningrad · siege · battlefield · liberation · resistance
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- emblematicServing as a symbol
- classicOf lasting excellence
- historicOf lasting significance
famous · renowned · influential · celebrated · revered · museum · memorial · monument
Russia's capital city
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- KharkovNortheastern Ukrainian industrial hub
- Ural MountainsRange dividing Europe, Asia
- factoryIndustrial production facility
propaganda · patriotic · industrial · wartime production · victory · motherland
Protruding fortified structure
- armorProtective combat covering
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- diesel engineSparkless internal combustion motor
- tracksMarks showing passage
commander · gunner · loader · driver · hull · ammunition · caliber · machine gun
Eastern Front
Soviet-German combat theater
- StalingradRenamed Soviet industrial city
- KurskRussian city and submarine
- Operation BarbarossaNazi Soviet invasion
Red Army · Wehrmacht · panzer · blitzkrieg · Leningrad · siege · battlefield · liberation · resistance · occupation
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- emblematicServing as a symbol
- classicOf lasting excellence
historic · famous · renowned · influential · celebrated · revered · museum · memorial · monument · preserved
Moscow
Russia's capital city
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- KharkovNortheastern Ukrainian industrial hub
- Ural MountainsRange dividing Europe, Asia
factory · propaganda · patriotic · industrial · wartime production · victory · motherland
turret
Protruding fortified structure
- armorProtective combat covering
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- diesel engineSparkless internal combustion motor
tracks · commander · gunner · loader · driver · hull · ammunition · caliber · machine gun · periscope
scale
Measure of relative size
- kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
- assemblyConstructing from components
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
replica · collectible · diorama · detailing · painting · airbrush · plastic · decals · weathering · accuracy
- Tank warfaretank, tanks, main battle tank, MBT, heavy tank
- military vehiclestank, tanks, supply trucks, fuel tankers, troop carriers
- Red ArmyRed Army, soldiers, riflemen, divisions, regiments
- Soviet MilitaryRed Army, Soviet Navy, Spetsnaz, marshal, marshals
- Soviet WarGreat Patriotic War, Eastern Front, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Berlin, Operation Barbarossa
- tankstanks, storage tank, fuel tank, water tank, oil tank
T-34infantry
Ground combat troops
anti-tank gun · Stuka · artillery · fortification · horse cavalry
T-34Tiger tank
German WWII heavy armor
Panzer · quality over quantity · precision engineering · Wehrmacht · Axis power