The PPSh-41 was designed during the late 1930s and went into Soviet service in 1941, at the outset of World War II. Its robust and basic design lent itself to mass production, so essential for ...

During the war, each Soviet infantry division was assigned up to thirty-two M1938 howitzers, meaning even a lowly division could hurl 4,032 kilograms of HE shells per minute.

He writes that dozens of Soviet T-34 tanks tumbled into an anti-tank ditch 4.5m (15ft) deep, dug by Soviet infantry, and when the Red Army realised its mistake other T-34s started queuing up to ...

Introduced at the end of World War II, the T-54 medium tank was the first of an entirely new line of Soviet main battle tanks. It featured a new hull and suspension system, new turret and was ...

The initial years of World War II were a real catastrophe for the Soviet Red Army’s tanks. Overcoming the first blows, the Soviet Union not only restored its armoured forces but, recognizing ...

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

He writes that dozens of Soviet T-34 tanks tumbled into an anti-tank ditch 4.5m (15ft) deep, dug by Soviet infantry, and when the Red Army realised its mistake other T-34s started queuing up to ...