| Caption | Soviet tank crew raising a flag on a KV-1 heavy tank, Moscow, Russia, 31 Dec 1941 ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Alexander Kapustyanskiy | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseRussian International News Agency | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 266 | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 31 Dec 1941 | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Added Date | 24 Feb 2012 | ||||||||
| Licensing | Creative Commons |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Henning Mikkelsen says:
4 Jan 2017 05:06:25 AM
The text on turret means: For the new year
4 Jan 2017 05:06:25 AM
The text on turret means: For the new year
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17 Mar 2016 08:38:40 AM
The Russians had many of these tanks in 1941 and they along with the T34 were far better than anything the Germans had until the Panther and Tiger in early 1943. How or why the Germans were unaware of their existence amazes me since they were allies until Barbarossa in June 1941 . Anybody know?