mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that Hitler approved the construction of a supertank weighing 1,000 tons, over 100 feet long, with a main gun repurposed from the deck gun of a battleship.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down17
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Hitler approved the construction of a supertank weighing 1,000 tons, over 100 feet long, with a main gun repurposed from the deck gun of a battleship.en.wikipedia.orgmo_ztt ✅@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareBlue and Orange@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months ago Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, called it “the finest tank in the world” and Heinz Guderian affirmed the T-34’s “vast superiority” over German tanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34?wprov=sfla1 Another fun bit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34?wprov=sfla1
Another fun bit