In July 1944, Otto Carius led two German Tiger tanks into one of the most lopsided tank battles of WWII. Outnumbered 17 to 2, ...

Originally produced eight decades ago, the impact of the IS-2 Heavy Tank still reverberates today. The formidable armored vehicle was vital to the Soviet Union during two of its most important ...

In the spring of 1944, the Soviet Union’s new IS-2 heavy tanks met their match when they clashed with Germany’s elite Tiger I ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The day is September 1st, 1939, in the Soviet Union, and you're a middle-management engineer working at the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory in Ukraine. While a particular ...

During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...

Soviet T-34 tanks roll toward Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow, Russia, on June 24, 2020. It was the greatest war that never ...