T-28

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UpdatedDecember 30, 2007
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T-28 with KT-28 gun

T-28 with L-10 gun

 

T-28 with conical turret

T-28 details

T-28 in Museums

T-28 of the 21st Heavy Tank Brigade, Mir, Sept, 1939 [8]

Damaged T-28 and BT-7 tanks of the 5th Tank Division/3rd Mechanised Corps. Alitus area, June 24, 1941

T-28 probably was built in the year 1938 [1]

German soldiers examining T-28 tank from the 5th Tank Division/3rd Mechinised Corps hit in action. North-Western Front, Alitus area, June 1941 [3]

 

Rem. AMVAS: In [5] the same photos are given as belonging to the 10th Tank Division/15th Mechanised Corps. FI captions though are more reliable than MC.

T-28s from the 5th Tank Division/3rd Mechanised Corps abandoned due to different breakages in Alitus area. June 1941[3,7]
T-28
Pz. Kpfw 35(t) of the 6th Pz.Division passing by abandoned T-28 of the 2nd Tank Division/3rd Mechanised Corps. June 1941. Majority of T-28s organic to the 3rd Mechcorps were old enough and were out of order due to breakages before they had chance to fight [3]
T-28 hit in summer fights of 1941 and left behind the enemy-controlled territory. recaptured. western Front, February 1942 [1]

AMVAS: Seems to be the same vehicle as above [?]

I'll be glad if anybody provides this photo in better quality.

Abandoned T-28 with additional armour. South-Western Front, June 1941. [2]

T-28 tanks from the 4th Mechanised Corps abandoned due to different breakages . South-Western Front, June 1941. [2]

Rem. AMVAS: [5] says the lower T-28 to belong to the 15th Mechinised Corps. By default FI captions are more reliable than MC.

Seems the same T-28 as above [?]

T-28 from the 15th Tank Division/16th Mechanised Corps. South-Western Front, Ukraine, July 1941 [5]

 

Rem. AMVAS: Check also T-28 with similar marking

Burning T-28 Mod. 1936. The tank has old pre-war marking - white continious and broken lines meaning 2nd Company/2nd Battalion of a tank regiment.

The 5th Tank Division/3rd Mechanised Corps. North-Western Front, June 1941 [4]

T-28 captured by Hungarians. July 1941 [6]
Damaged T-28s. Clearly seen details of transmission [7]
Abandoned T-28 [7]
Another T-28 [7]

Literature
  1. M. Kolomiets. "Mnogobashennye tanki RKKA. T-28, T-29", Frontline Illustration/Frontovaya Illyustratsiya, 4/2000, Moscow.
  2. A. Isaev. "1941: Boi na Ukraine", Frontovaya Illyustratsiya/Frontline Illustration, 4/2004, Strategia KM, Moscow
  3. Maxim Kolomiets, "1941. Boi v Pribaltike", Frontovaja Illyustratsiya/Frontline Illustration, 5/2002, Moscow
  4. I. Moshchanskiy, "Oborona Pribaltiki 22 Iyunia - 9 Iyulia 1941 goda", Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle, Armii Mira No. 1, Moscow, 2002
  5. I. Moshchanskiy, "Operatsiya Barbarossa. Tankovoye Srazheniye na Zapadnoy Ukraine. 22 Iyunia - 7 Iyulia 1941 goda", Voyennaya Letopis/Military Chronicle, Bronetankovyi Muzei No. 3, Moscow, 2002
  6. M. Kolomyjec, I. Moszczanski, "T-28, T-29", Militaria, #160, Warszawa, 2002
  7. E-bay preview
  8. J. Magnuski, M. Kolomijec, Czerwony Blitzkrieg", Warszawa, 1994
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