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T-28 tanks, with horseshoe radio antennas. The Finns nicknamed the T-28 Postivaunu ("mail coach" or "postal wagon") after a lone Soviet T-28 tank commander was captured with his knocked out tank that carried the monthly salary of, and mail addressed to, the 91st Tank Battalion (this occurred 19–20 December 1939, during the battle of Summa). [4]
A total of 502 T-28 tanks were made 1933–1941. Combat experience in the Winter War led to an upgrade with appliqué armor. The up-armored T-28e tanks were used to break through the Finnish Mannerheim Line, ending the Winter War in 1940. Most of the 400 remaining T-28 tanks were lost during the German invasion in 1941.
White Tiger (Russian: Белый тигр, translit. Byeli tigr) is a 2012 Russian war film, directed by Karen Shakhnazarov and co-written with Aleksandr Borodyansky based on the novel The Tankman, or The White Tiger (Russian: Танкист, или “Белый тигр”, Tankist, ili "Byeli tigr") by Russian novelist Ilya Boyashov.
T-28 (medium tank), a Soviet tank; T28 super-heavy tank, an American experimental self-propelled gun; T28 armored car, an American armored vehicle; Naval vessels.
The film is based on the real story of the feat of the crew of a Soviet KV-1 tank under the command of Semyon Konovalov, [1] which took part in an unequal battle on 13th July 1942, and destroyed 16 tanks, two armored vehicles and eight other vehicles from enemy forces in the area of the village of Nizhnemityakin , Tarasovsky District, Rostov ...
Adventure, Drama, War. Based on the play Nənawā́te. 1988 United States Rambo III: Peter MacDonald: Action, Adventure, Thriller. 1989 Soviet Union Cargo 300: Груз 300: Georgiy Kuznetsov: Drama, War. 1989 Italy United States Afganistan - The Last War Bus: L'ultimo bus di guerra: Pierluigi Ciriaci: Action, War. 1989 Soviet Union Scorched by ...
The film spans the period from the early days of the Great Patriotic War to the middle of winter 1941–1942, culminating in the Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow.This grand narrative of six months of catastrophic retreat followed by a powerful counterstrike is shown through the experiences of one man, Ivan Sintsov (played by Kirill Lavrov), a correspondent for an army newspaper.
Hot Snow (Russian: Горячий снег, romanized: Goryachi Sneg) is a 1972 Soviet war film, directed by Gabriel Yegiazarov.Told through the eyes of a general, his lieutenants, and soldiers, the film portrays the difficult choices forced upon members of the Soviet Army during Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's plan to destroy the Soviet Union.