KV-1 with Additional Armor

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KV-1 with additional armor
KV-1 Krasnogvardejsk (Gatchina) area, Autumn 1941[6] NEW
Screened KV-1. Unknown tank unit of summer 1941 Screened KV-1. Unknown tank unit of summer 1941 [2]
Following [4] it was from the Reserve Front
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1 heavy tank bearing inscription "Victory will be OURS!" and its heroic crew.
From left to right: Red Army soldiers A. Katyshev, N. Paliony, sergeant I. Piliaev and military technician of the 2nd rank K. Khokhlov.
The inscriptions on the turret sides are not identical. Reserve Front, September 1941. [4]
Screened KV-1 tank hit by artillery fire Luga area, July 1941 Screened KV-1 tank hit by artillery fire Luga area, July 1941 [1, (ASKM)]
Following [5]: The tank belonged to a heavy tank battalion attached to the regiment of the Leningrad Holding the Order of the Red Banner Armoured Troops Courses designed for follow-up schooling of commanders
German soldiers examining hit KV-1 tank (with extra armor). Leningrad's Front, September 1941 German soldiers examining hit KV-1 tank (with extra armor). Leningrad's Front, September 1941 [1,(ASKM)]
German soldiers examining hit KV-1 tank (with extra armor}. Krasnogvardeisk region, 1941. The tank got under heavy artillery fire - It has many signs of shell hits, the gun was blown from the recoil system German soldiers examining hit KV-1 tank (with extra armor}. Krasnogvardeisk region, 1941. The tank got under heavy artillery fire - It has many signs of shell hits, the gun was blown from the recoil system [1,(ASKM)]
Screened KV-1 Regimental Commissar Grishin is assigning a combat task to the crew of a KV-1 (screened)heavy tank operated by the 108th TankDivision, Briansk Front, September 1941.[4]
Screened KV-1 KV tanks screenedwith additional armor-plates are being redeployed into an attack launching position, The task force of the Briansk Frorrt 3rd Army is attacking Guderian's Panzer - Gruppe 2. The task force included tanks of the 108th TankDivision, the 141st TankBrigade and the 4th Cavalry Division. September 1941. [4]
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1
KV-1 heavy tanks screenedwith additional armor plates The 109th Tank Division(?). Reserve Front, 43rd Army, September 1941. [4]
Screened KV-1 heavy tank (it bears inscription "Kill the fascist toad!")
Screened KV-1 heavy tank (it bears inscription "Kill the fascist toad!")
Screened KV-1 heavy tank (it bears inscription "Kill the fascist toad!") conducting exercises on crossing antitank and natural obstacles. Reserve Front, 43rd Army, 109th Tank Division, September 1941.[4]
KV heavy tank screened with additional armor of the 107th Tank Division KV heavy tank screened with additional armor of the 107th Tank Division of the Red Army is moving to its initial attack position. Some tanks of the same model were hit even 200 times but none of the hits could lead to a lesion defeat, despite it was attacked by all artillery systems. Western Front, July 1941. [3]
German officers are examining the damaged Soviet KV-1 heavy tank screened with additional armor German officers are examining the damaged Soviet KV-1 heavy tank screened with additional armor It probably belonged to the 101st Tank Division. Western Front, executive group commanded by Major-General K. Rokossovsky, vicinity of Yartsevo, July 1941.[3]
KV-1 tank (its number "76" is on the rear side of the turret). KV-1 tank (its number "76" is on the rear side of the turret). The vehicle was shot dew in the vicinity of Luga July 1941. [5]
Screened KV-1 tank shot down by German artillery in the vicinity of Allakurti.
Screened KV-1 tank shot down by German artillery in the vicinity of Allakurti.
Screened KV-1 tank shot down by German artillery in the vicinity of Allakurti. The rear side of the turret splays a symbol - letter "B" of the Cyrillic alphabet. Northern Front, the 1st Tank Division, July 1941. [5]
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1
Screened KV-1 [1]


Literature
  1. M. Kolomiets, "1941. Boi v Pribaltike", Frontovaya Illyustratsia/Frontline Illustration, 5/2002, Moscow, (ASKM - archival source)
  2. "Tanki Vtoroy mirovoy voiny" (Album) Moscow, Technika-Molodezhi, 2000
  3. I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov, "Protivostoyaniye. Smolenskoe Srazhenie, 10 Ijyulia, 10 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 1", Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 3, 2003
  4. I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov, "V Bor'be za perelom. Smolenskoe Srazhenie, 10 Ijyulia, 10 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 2", Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 5, 2003
  5. I. Moshchanskiy, I. Khokhlov, "Napravleniye Severo-Zapad. Leningradskaya strategicheskaya oboronitalnaya operatsiya. 10 Ijyulia - 30 Sentyubria 1941 goda. Part 1", Moscow, Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle No. 4, 2002
  6. "Tankovye Vojska RKKA vo Vtoroy Mirovoy Vojne. Serijnye Mashiny 1930-45 gg. Chast III.Tyazhelyje tanki", Tankomaster, special issue 2/2007, Moscow

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