The tragic fate of the T-34-76 tank and its commander
Several years ago, an unusual exhibit. This is the legendary T-34-76 tank, which took a direct part in the battle for Stalingrad. Moreover, this machine was also produced at the Stalingrad Tractor Plant, which during the war was considered one of the largest tank-building enterprises.
This tank was discovered in 2013 in the Golubinka River of the Surovikinsky District of the Volgograd Region in a deplorable state. Vandals tore off the turret of the tank and took it away in an unknown direction, dismantled the engine compartment and even tried to cut the tank to pieces, but the T-34 turned out to be too tough for them.
Tank T-34-76 near the museum-reserve «Battle of Stalingrad» Tank T-34-76 near the Battle of Stalingrad Museum-Reserve
So it stood looted until the search engines found it.
Tank T-34 -76 in Volgograd Tank T-34 -76 in Volgograd Most of all the restorers had to work hard to find the original turret of the tank.
Tank T-34-76Tank T-34-76
At present, according to experts, this tank looks practically no different from those that rolled off the STZ (Stalingrad Tractor Plant) assembly line until September 13, 1942, when the battles for the northern part of the city took place directly at the enterprise itself. p> The tragic fate of the T-34-76 tank and its commander
The fate of the tank and its commander is interesting.
According to local residents, the tank was not hit during the fighting, it just got stuck in the mud of the river, becoming an easy prey for the Nazis. In the very place it was found by the search engines, 70 years after the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Tank T-34-76 at the panorama « Battle of Stalingrad in VolgogradTank T-34-76 at the panorama& # 39; Battle of Stalingrad in Volgograd
The fate of the commander of this vehicle is no less tragic. Again, according to local residents, for committing this miscalculation, he was shot. I personally dont know anything about the fate of the crew …
There is also a T-34-76 tank , who died with the crew in the battles for Stalingrad.
Eternal memory to the heroes who died in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
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